The Kinks - Mr. Reporter (Rare 1966 Demo)

Unreleased February 1966 demo of "Mr. Reporter", with Ray Davies on lead vocals. A scathing attack on pop press reporters that Kinks managers and Pye Records never allowed to be released on record. Includes Nicky Hopkins on piano.

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Music

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• Kinks
• Rock
• Ray
• Davies
• British
• Invasion
• Demos
• 60s
• 1966
• reporter

[PC3900]

Agreed - but Ray and Dave both seemed to have a bit of a self-sabatoge gene.

[sinclairmac]

Great rare song. I have it as bonus on Face to Face album, that great gem of several other gems of the same period. I wish a compilation would come out of all the rare, unreleased, odds and ends of their music from 1965-69. There is so much of it, but many of them are scattered around in different places, and some are simply not available on Cd

[PC3900]

The new 6-disc box set which came out today (Dec. 8) in the UK has this track (its first official release), and a few other rarities.

[jwwutube]

The master of this song has Dave Davies singing lead in two keys with his vocals double tracked. There is a big band sound on it also which sounds marvelous. This version has some different lyrics,than the master.

[PC3900]

The Dave Davies version was recorded in 1969, for his canceled first solo album.

[art72]

I loved their "fuck off" attitude....they stayed pretty much true to themselves throughout their carreer

[uniformsmoker]

Thank you so much for posting this, never heard it, my favorite band ever; they were always on a mission to educate? communicate? not like the Beatles or the Stones who were always about money, the most 'English' band ever but from a true heart.

[PC3900]

@Staffleberry This was recorded first, but was never released. It only found it's way out on bootlegs much later. The first "official" release was Dave's version as a bonus track on the 1998 Face to Face CD reissue.

[alonenjersey]

Sounds to good to be a demo. I bet this puppy would have charted well had it been released.

[newfuckingwave]

@elleJify don't forget keith olbermann

[AtomicVHPunk]

lady gaga should cover this one xD it would be mondial crisis

[Henryformusic]

Thank you very much PC 3900!!

This is such a rare piece wow

With Ray singing instead of Dave it sounds so different but great as well

Thanks again!

[elleJify]

this is dedicated to Beck, Limbaugh, S. Palin and all those "religious" nuts ,keep reporting LIES. No one believes you LIARS !

[Staffleberry]

@StevieWonder501 Yes I think its a job for the Ministry Of Truth Comrade Snitchy.

[Staffleberry]

@PHAEDRIDER Indeed. Except for "When I Turn Off The Living Room Light".

[StevieWonder501]

@Staffleberry Hmm...the government will have to look into this. It could be a conspiracy...sadly, I'm too lazy an unmotivated to even care. I guess we'll never know...go Kinks! (?...!)

[Staffleberry]

@StevieWonder501 Definitely- I wonder which one came first cause the Byrds song was released in '66 too.