The Kinks - Where Was Spring? (1969)

The Kinks must have more unreleased songs hidden away than almost any other band that I know of, and after reading about their involvement in a 60's sketch show called 'Where Was Spring?', starring Eleanor Bron and John Fortune, and aired in 1969/1970, I decided to try and find some of them. The Kinks were booked to record one song for each of the six shows, which they did, but it turns out that only two of them - 'Where Did My Spring Go?' and 'When I Turn Off The Living Room Light' - would ever make it onto record. However, along the way I did find another dozen or so rare singles and out-takes that make up this late 60's compilation, which I've titled 'Where Was Spring?' after the TV show.

Track listing

01 Till Death Us Do Part (1968 out-take)
02 Lavender Hill (1967 out-take)
03 Groovy Movies (1969 out-take)
04 Rosemary Rose (1967 out-take)
05 When I Turn Off The Living Room Light (from 'Where Was Spring?')
06 The Way Love Used To Be (from the 'Percy' soundtrack)
07 Plastic Man (unreleased stereo version of 1969 single)
08 This Man He Weeps Tonight (1969 out-take)
09 Pictures In The Sand (1968 out-take)
10 Where Did My Spring Go? (from 'Where Was Spring?')
11 King Kong (b-side to 'Plastic Man')
12 Drivin' (1969 single)
13 Mindless Child Of Motherhood (b-side to 'Drivin')
14 Did You See His Name (1968 out-take)
15 Mr. Shoemaker's Daughter (1969 out-take)

Cover borrowed from Albums Forgotten Reconstructed, who also have their own version of the album.