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Limited edition 180-gram violet-colored vinyl

Reissue of The Kink’s breakthrough album!

Includes the classic hit “Sunny Afternoon” which hit No. 14 on the U.S. Singles Chart as well as “Dandy” which peaked at No. 83

Face To Face is credited as one of the first rock ‘n’ roll concept albums and is the first album from The Kinks consisting entirely of Ray Davies compositions

180-gram reissue of this 1966 album from the British Rock legends. Face to Face was the fourth U.K. studio album by The Kinks. It was released on Pye Records in the United Kingdom and on Reprise Records in the United States.

A major artistic breakthrough for Kinks’ songwriter Ray Davies, the LP represents the first full flowering of Davies’ use of narrative, observation, and wry social commentary in his songs. The album’s songs are rife with Davies’ sardonic wit, skewering the vapid Don Juan of “Dandy” and the self-absorption and hypocrisy of the wealthy elite on “House In The Country” and “Most Exclusive Residence For Sale.”

Davies’ humanity is also on display in tracks such as “Rosy, Won’t You Please Come Home,” an unusual 1960s pop song that sided with the plight of parents against the cruelty of a rebellious child (a true harbinger of the Kinks’ growing affinity for unfashionable but timeless themes). Other highlights include “Sunny Afternoon,” the world-weary “Too Much On My Mind,” the foreboding “Rainy Day In June” and the Eastern-tinged, enigmatic “Fancy.”

The album heralded The Kinks’ move away from the hard-driving rock and roll style of 1964-65, which had catapulted the group to international stardom. It was the first Kinks album consisting entirely of Ray Davies compositions, and was their first album recorded over several months, rather than in one concentrated session.

“…one of the finest collections of pop songs released during the ’60s…filled with wonderful moments…one of the most distinctive and accomplished albums of its time.” — AllMusic