Lincoln County (song)

1968 single by Dave Davies

"Lincoln County"

Dutch picture sleeve

Single by Dave Davies
B-side| "There Is No Life Without Love"
Released| 30 August 1968
Recorded| March 1968[1]
Studio| Pye, London
Genre|

* Folk rock[2]
* country[3]

Length| 3:12
Label| Pye
Songwriter(s)| Dave Davies
Producer(s)| Ray Davies
Dave Davies singles chronology
| "Susannah's Still Alive"
(1967)  | "Lincoln County"
(1968)  | "Hold My Hand"
(1969)

|
|

Official audio
"Lincoln County" on YouTube

"Lincoln County" is a 1968 song by British musician Dave Davies, who is best known as a guitarist for the rock band the Kinks. It was his third single.

## Recording

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"Lincoln County" was recorded around the sessions of The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, and, like his previous two singles, "Death of a Clown" and "Susannah's Still Alive", featured all of the members of the Kinks participating.[4]

## Release

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Dave Davies' third solo 45 had a checkered history: two release dates came and went before it was released. Contrary to popular belief, the single was not released and withdrawn, although a handful of promo copies were date stamped with the previous release dates. The delays were partly down to the record label, Pye Records, not wanting competing Kinks product and the Kinks' uncertainty of what their next single would be. As a result, the single was delayed until an appropriate gap in the release schedule became available. "Lincoln County" was eventually released in June 1968, backed with "There Is No Life Without Love". Unlike the previous two Dave Davies singles, "Lincoln Country" flopped internationally and at home, only hitting #15 on the Dutch Singles Chart and missing the charts elsewhere. There was only modest promotion of the single by Pye, but surprisingly it did get good airplay on the fledgling BBC Radio 1 station as well a promotional film recorded to support its release. After this, Davies would only release one more single ("Hold My Hand") before putting his solo career on hold until the 1980 album AFL1-3603 (other than some solo dabblings in the mid '70s after the Kinks' own recording studios Konk opened in 1973).

"Lincoln County", along with Davies' other solo singles from the time, was originally intended to be released on a studio album. However, the singles' lack of success, and Davies' disaffection with the material, caused him to abandon the project. (The album did not yet have a name when Davies stopped working on it, although Davies, in one interview, stated ironically that it would be titled A Hole in the Sock of (Dave Davies), which has led some fans to refer to it by that name.) The recorded material, including "Lincoln County", was eventually released on the 1987 Dave Davies compilation album The Album That Never Was, then again, in remastered form, on the 2011 compilation album Hidden Treasures. It was also included, along with "Susannah's Still Alive", on the 1998 and 2004 reissues of the album Something Else by the Kinks.

## Reception

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"Lincoln County" has generally received positive reviews from critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic cited the song as a highlight from the Dave Davies compilation album Hidden Treasures.[5] Richie Unterberger, also of AllMusic, called the track a highlight from The Album That Never Was.[6] Author Andy Miller called the single "fabulous."[4]

## Personnel

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According to band researcher Doug Hinman:[7]

The Kinks

* Dave Davies - lead vocal
* Ray Davies - organ
* Pete Quaife - bass
* Mick Avory - drums, tambourine[8]

Additional musicians

* David Whitaker - string arrangement[9]
* Unidentified session musicians - string section[10]

## References

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1. ^ Hinman 2004, pp. 111, 119.
2. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Great Moments in Folk Rock: Lists of Author Favorites". Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023 - via www.richieunterberger.com.
3. ^ Sheffield, Rob (20 June 2019). "The Kinks Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021.
4. ^ a b Miller, Andy. Kinks' The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society.
5. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "AllMusic 'Hidden Treasures'". AllMusic.
6. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "AllMusic 'The Album That Never Was'". AllMusic.
7. ^ Hinman 2004, p. 119.
8. ^ Smith 2011, p. 23.
9. ^ Sandoval 2018.
10. ^ Smith 2011, p. 11.

### Sources

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* Hinman, Doug (2004). The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night: Day by Day Concerts, Recordings, and Broadcasts, 1961–1996. San Francisco, California: Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-765-3.
* Sandoval, Andrew (2018). The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (50th Anniversary) (Liner notes). The Kinks. BMG, ABKCO. BMGAA09USBOX.
* Smith, Russell (2011). Hidden Treasures (Liner notes). Dave Davies. Universal UMC. 277 765-3.

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1960s singles
(UK & US)|

1964
"Long Tall Sally"
"You Still Want Me"
"You Really Got Me"
"All Day and All of the Night"

1965
"Tired of Waiting for You"
"Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy"
"Set Me Free"
"See My Friends"
"Who'll Be the Next in Line"
"A Well Respected Man"
"Till the End of the Day"

1966
"Dedicated Follower of Fashion"
"Sunny Afternoon"
"Dead End Street"

1967
"Mister Pleasant"
"Waterloo Sunset"
"Death of a Clown" (Dave Davies solo)
"Autumn Almanac"
"Susannah's Still Alive" (Dave Davies solo)

1968
"Wonderboy"
"Days"
"Lincoln County" (Dave Davies solo)

1969
"Starstruck"
"Hold My Hand" (Dave Davies solo)
"Plastic Man"
"Drivin'"
"The Village Green Preservation Society"
"Shangri-La"
"Victoria"

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1970
"Lola"
"Apeman"

1971
"God's Children"
"20th Century Man"

1972
"Supersonic Rocket Ship"
"Celluloid Heroes"

1973
"One of the Survivors"
"Sitting in the Midday Sun"
"Sweet Lady Genevieve"
"Where Have All the Good Times Gone"

1974
"Money Talks"
"Mirror of Love"
"Mirror of Love" (band version)
"Holiday Romance"
"Preservation"

1975
"Everybody's a Star (Starmaker)"
"Ducks on the Wall"
"You Can't Stop the Music"

1976
"I'm in Disgrace"
"No More Looking Back"

1977
"Sleepwalker"
"Juke Box Music"
"Father Christmas"

1978
"A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy"
"Live Life"
"Black Messiah"

1979
"(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman"
"A Gallon of Gas"
"Catch Me Now I'm Falling"
"Moving Pictures"
"Pressure"

1980s singles
(UK & US)|

1980
"Lola" (live)
"You Really Got Me" (live)

1981
"Better Things"
"Destroyer"
"Predictable"

1982
"Come Dancing"

1983
"Don't Forget to Dance"

1984
"Good Day"
"Do It Again"

1985
"Living on a Thin Line" (radio promo only)
"Summer's Gone"

1986
"Rock 'n' Roll Cities"
"How Are You"

1987
"Lost and Found"

1988
"The Road"

1989
"Down All the Days (Till 1992)"

1990s singles
(UK & US)|

1990
"How Do I Get Close"

1993
"Only a Dream"
"Scattered"

Other singles
(non-UK/US)|

1966
"Dandy" (Europe)

1969
"Picture Book" (Australia)
"Australia" (Australia)

1983
"State of Confusion" (Germany)

1991
"Did Ya" (Europe)

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