The Kinks 1962. The band performed under several names between 1962 and 1963—the Pete Quaife Band, the Bo-Weevils, the Ramrods, and the Ravens—before settling on the Kinks in early 1964. Ray has stated that a performance at Hornsey Town Hall on Valentine's Day 1963 was when the band were truly born. The Kinks made their first tour of Australia and New Zealand in January 1965 as part of a "package" bill that included Manfred Mann and the Honeycombs. They performed and toured relentlessly, headlining package tours throughout 1965 with performers such as the Yardbirds and Mickey Finn. Tensions began to emerge within
Misfits (The Kinks album) have the UK LP track order and include a shorter "Live Life" as a bonus track (different than the US version). Arista released a ten track CD (Arista 260 173) that reproduces the original, non-UK LP version. The Kinks Other musicians Production Misfits (The Kinks album) Misfits is the sixteenth studio album by the English rock band The Kinks. The album was released in 1978. Following the minor success of "Sleepwalker" in the United States, "Misfits" featured a more rock-oriented style than many other Kinks records of the 1970s. Despite internal conflicts within the band, leading to both bassist Andy