The Kinks and The Journey Part 3 mark 60 years of songs
Published on 09/02/2026 at 14:43 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
The Kinks mark six decades as one of Britain’s defining rock bands with The Journey – Part 3, a career-spanning anthology released on July 11, 2025 via BMG that focuses on their late-1970s and early-1980s output. According to a BMG-backed announcement and the band’s official site, this third volume closes their curated 60th anniversary series with newly remastered tracks and rare live cuts.
How The Journey Part 3 completes the series
The Journey – Part 3 is presented as the final chapter of a trilogy that began with Part 1 in March 2023 and Part 2 in November 2023, both designed and sequenced by Ray Davies, Dave Davies and original drummer Mick Avory to tell the band’s story thematically rather than chronologically. A detailed feature in Best Classic Bands notes that Part 3, released on July 11, 2025, covers the period from 1977 to 1984, capturing the era when The Kinks moved from their original British Invasion status into an arena-ready rock act with songs like Sleepwalker, Come Dancing and Do It Again represented in freshly remastered form. Best Classic Bands report
The band’s official site further emphasizes that this is the first anthology series to be personally curated by The Kinks themselves, describing Part 3 as the conclusion of a special 60th anniversary project that organizes their songs around themes such as fame, identity and resilience rather than simply by release date. The track list published there highlights remastered versions of songs including Catch Me Now I’m Falling, (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman, Living on a Thin Line, Come Dancing and Do It Again, giving listeners a concise overview of their late-1970s and early-1980s period in a single set. The Kinks official anthology page
What the German connection shows
For listeners in Germany, The Kinks’ catalogue has long had a strong presence, even if the current anniversary series is being led from the UK and US. A detailed German-language history compiled by Helge Buttkereit documents how singles such as Sunny Afternoon and Waterloo Sunset became regular fixtures in the German charts in the 1960s, with Dandy even reaching number one and staying on the charts for 20 weeks. The same source notes that the compilation album Kinks in Germany entered the German charts in December 1965 and peaked at number 22, underlining how early the band’s material found an audience in the Federal Republic. This long-standing reception helps explain why their current remaster and anthology campaign is also closely followed by collectors and rock radio programmers in Germany. German chart history overview
Against that backdrop, The Journey – Part 3 can be read as a bridge between the band’s original chart era in countries like Germany and their later period as a globally touring rock act, even though there is no new German chart entry attached to this release. For German-based fans, the anthology offers an accessible way to hear key late-1970s and early-1980s tracks in updated sound quality without having to track down individual original albums such as Sleepwalker or State of Confusion.
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What defines The Kinks’ sound today
Musically, the material highlighted on The Journey – Part 3 shows how The Kinks evolved from the raw R&B and early hard rock of You Really Got Me into a more expansive, often narrative-driven style. Songs such as Living on a Thin Line and Come Dancing combine guitar-driven arrangements with detailed storytelling about class, memory and cultural change, while Do It Again reflects the band’s ability to write anthemic choruses without losing their characteristic irony. In combination with earlier reissues of albums like Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One, which BMG has also remastered in deluxe editions, the anthology gives a fuller picture of how their songwriting straddles classic rock, music-hall influences and sharp social observation.
Where the band stands now
The Kinks currently have no announced live date under their own name and continue to operate as a legacy act focused on archival releases rather than new tours or studio albums.
The Kinks at a glance
- Act: The Kinks
- Genre: Rock / pop rock
- Origin: London, United Kingdom
- Active: 1964-1996
- Lineup: Ray Davies (vocals, guitar), Dave Davies (guitar, vocals), Mick Avory (drums), various bassists and later members across different periods
- Label: BMG (catalogue reissues)
- Key works: The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968), Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969), Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One (1970), State of Confusion (1983)
- Current album/single: The Journey – Part 3, released July 11, 2025
- Charts / certifications: In Germany, singles such as Dandy and Sunny Afternoon reached the upper regions of the singles charts in 1966, with Dandy peaking at number one, while the compilation Kinks in Germany entered the album charts and peaked at number 22 in 1965.
- Next live date: no announced live date at present
Frequently asked questions about The Kinks
What is The Journey – Part 3 by The Kinks?
The Journey – Part 3 is the third and final volume in The Kinks’ 60th anniversary anthology series, released on July 11, 2025 via BMG. It focuses on their 1977-1984 period and collects newly remastered tracks from albums such as Sleepwalker and State of Confusion.
How important is Germany for The Kinks’ history?
Germany was one of the earliest markets where The Kinks’ singles regularly entered the charts. Historical chart data shows that songs like Sunny Afternoon and Dandy became major hits there in the mid-1960s, with Dandy reaching number one and staying in the charts for 20 weeks.
Are The Kinks currently touring?
As of early September 2026, There is no officially announced tour under The Kinks’ own name. Their current activity centers on archival releases, remasters and curated anthology projects rather than new live shows.
