Dave Davies - Lincoln County (1969)

In 1967 Dave Davies released his first solo single. 'Death Of A Clown' was a co-write with his brother Ray, and although Dave had been writing songs for years, they tended to be overshadowed by his brother's, and ended up as B-sides and album filler. This was his shot at the big time, and it was a surprise hit, reaching number two in the charts. A second single was released the same year, but 'Susannah's Still Alive' only reached number 20, and so although Pye had started to ready things for an album to be released in 1968 or 1969, they wanted one more single to be released to make sure the record would sell. However, 'Lincoln County' failed to chart, and after a couple more flops both Davies and the record company lost interest, and so the album, jokingly referred to by Ray in an interview as being called 'A Hole In The Sock of Dave Davies' (possibly referring to an amalgamation of 'A Day In The Life' and 'Hole In My Shoe') was shelved. Davies had recorded enough demos for the proposed release, and along with his songs that were used by The Kinks, we're able to piece together what it might have sounded like, based on a track listing proposed by Doug Hinman, and retitled as the less jokey 'Lincoln County'.

Track listing

01 Susannah's Still Alive
02 There Is No Life Without Love
03 This Man He Weeps Tonight
04 Mindless Child Of Motherhood
05 Hold My Hand
06 Do You Wish To Be A Man
07 Are You Ready
08 Creeping Jean
09 I'm Crying
10 Lincoln County
11 Mr. Shoemaker's Daughter
12 Mr. Reporter
13 Groovy Movies