This edition of The Essential 10, our quickfire introduction to a wide range of my favourite artists, features The Kinks; an act that managed a staggering 26 studio albums over a career that spanned 1963 to 1996. I have trawled their catalogue to come up with ten of my favourite tracks by them, including a few surprises (although, if you don’t know much about them, they may all be surprises). The Kinks came into my life very early on, as there were several of their singles am

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For this playlist, we head back to the 1960s. All of the bands on the list should be familiar to most of you. So, where's the twist?...