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At around this time we also had our own label, Konk, which was almost over before it started. We had a leasing deal with ABC, but they weren't really interested in my plans for the label – they just wanted the Kinks. ... I wanted Konk to have the facilities of a big label. But I soon found I was just
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In July 2010, Ray Davies put the studio up for sale as a redevelopment property, presumably to be demolished. In June 2011 Davies announced a delay in the sale saying "It was up for sale but I've got another record I've got to do so we're debating what to do now. It's open for discussion". Since
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Konk the label was most prolific for a few years in the late seventies. It released a handful of unsuccessful 45s and LPs before it ceased in about 1976, with the departure of business manager Tony Dimitriades. Artists in the roster included a young
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The label continued to release records off and on in the next few decades. Kinks re-releases are sometimes under the "Konk" name, although the distribution is handled by Sony Music's Legacy Recordings. The Kinks fell back to their old label when
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was recorded at Konk studios in front of a small invited audience, where the group performed some of their old classics, as well as two new compositions by Ray Davies.
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a middle-man, handing out money to groups. ... We had to pay all the costs, and then deliver albums to them , and they budgeted a top price per album of $ 50,000.
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The main room of Konk is the Neve Room, which was featured in the Kinks' 1983 "State of Confusion"
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The Kinks began recording full-time at the studio in about 1973. The group recorded the massive
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Recording studio and label established and managed by members of the Kinks
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Many famous artists have recorded at the studio. Some of these include
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dropped them in 1994, releasing their last record together,
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Back entrance to Konk Studios, used to access Studio 2
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Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One
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Ray Davies
Dave Davies
Hornsey
England
Mick Avory
recording studio
record label
rock
the Kinks

Pye Records
RCA
Lola
Hornsey
Muswell Hill
Morgan Studios
Willesden
Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One
Percy
Muswell Hillbillies
Everybody's in Show-Biz
Preservation: Acts 1 & 2
English
Indie rock
the Kooks
Konk
Big Audio Dynamite
Megatop Phoenix
Rumor and Sigh

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