Btw I ended up exploring the albums from the debut through Arthur, all on Spotify. I was able to also explore a lot of the great non album tracks.
Personal taste but I’d rank in terms of quality:
Face to Face (4.5 stars)
Something Else (4.5 stars)
Village Green Preservation Society (4 stars)
Arthur (3.5 stars)
Kinda Kinks (3.5 stars, largely on the strength of the 1965 singles which are bonus tracks on the Spotify version)
Kink Kontroversy (3 stars)
Kinks (2 stars)
So I’m finally getting around to listening to Volume 1! Very good music, if you like Horace’s music you won’t be disappointed - though it’s not the best HT I have heard.
They were indeed great.
They played a Hemphill tune and Berne told a funny story - he’d seen Hemphill playing this tune with Lester Bowie and Don Moye in a venue with 3 people in the audience - Berne, Marty Ehrlich and one other person. This was the first time Berne and Ehrlich met.
Imho the best seasons are:
4 (this is the Producers season)
6 (the Seinfeld reunion one)
7 (the one that partly takes place in NYC)
i haven’t watched the newest season, and found the last few to be disappointing (though certainly they have their moments)
Contrary to the original post I think the best stuff on these sessions are the lengthy opening tracks. (Obviously just my own preference not a blanket statement!)