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A "Kinks in Mono" box set is due for release overseas shortly and in America on December 16th.

The good news is that all of the original albums in the box were cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearant Mastering supervised by Andrew Sandoval, using the original UK Pye NPL analog masters.

Only the 1970 compilation "twofer" The Kinks (the double black jacket hits package) was digitally sourced, which makes sense for a compilation. Flat digital transfers of the original analog masters were used to produce the high resolution cutting files, which were matched to an original pressing for level, track spacing, etc.

In addition to the Kinks first eight albums the box includes Live at Kelvin Hall, plus the previously mentioned "black" twofer. The box also includes a forty eight page hardcover booklet featuring never before seen photos and new interviews with Ray Davies, Dave Davies and Mick Avery.

When I interviewed Ray for The Tracking Angle back in the 1990s, he wasn't particularly enthusiastic about vinyl. Glad he's had a change of heart and even happier that this box is being done AAA!