The Kinks 50th: Dave Davies - 'The media has changed for the better in a lot of ways'

Tom Pakinkis

When Dave Davies experimented by slicing the speaker cone in his amplifier in 1964, he created a distorted guitar sound that would become as legendary as the song it embellished. You Really Got Me topped the 

charts in the UK and went on to become a worldwide, timeless hit. 

The track was later included on the band’s 1964 debut album Kinks – the start of a journey that would see The Kinks become one of the most vital outfits ...

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