The Kinks – Misfits

Title: The Kinks - Misfits
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1978, Art Rock, Pop Rock, Power Pop, London, England 10/26
Matrix #: AB 4167
Condition: VG+ sounds great (TC) | Members: The Kinks (N/A) | Producer: Ray Davies
Cultural Facts:

1. Ray Davies Wrote About Outsiders: The title song was unusually personal even by Davies' standards, focusing on people who never quite fit the expected mold. That theme matched the Kinks themselves, who had spent years operating slightly outside the center of mainstream rock fashion while building one of Britain's most distinctive catalogs.
2. American Comeback Era: Misfits arrived during a period when the Kinks were rebuilding their audience in the United States after years of uneven commercial fortunes. Heavy touring and a harder-edged stage show gradually turned them into a major American concert act again by the late 1970s.
3. Brothers Who Fought Constantly: Ray and Dave Davies built the Kinks together, but their relationship was famously volatile, with arguments, insults and onstage tension becoming part of the band's history. Despite that, they continued making records side by side for decades, turning one of rock's most dysfunctional sibling relationships into an extraordinarily long creative partnership.