A scintillating remaster of a terrific collection of songs, "Come Dancing" sounds glorious.
For a group that usually comes in fourth on the list of the greatest British rock bands (Beatles, Stones, Who...), this disc collates their later period.

As you'll see, however, they manage to "cover" their earlier hits as well.

They have a number of killer singles here, opening with "Come Dancing". The Kinks have always excelled in bringing witty little 'slices of life' to their tunes, in a way we didn't see until the earlier Squeeze records.

Their rock songs have a surprising crunch to them, and it is a testament to their quality that Green Day could cover "Do It Again" note for note, and the youngsters in the crowd wouldn't know the difference.

Then again, The Kinks sorta cover themselves throughout this disc. There are the live versions of "Lola" and "You Really Got Me". Then there are the chords from the aforementioned "Do It Again"...
...but it reaches an apex with "Destroyer", which cribs liberally from "All Day and All of The Night", mentions "Lola" and pretty much introduces the Sixties half of the Kinks' career to the Seventies' fans...
...it's a total party of a song...

"Low Budget", "Misfits", "Don't Forget To Dance"...all great spins.

And then we get "Father Christmas"! One of the great modern Christmas rockers.

Sweet liner notes and a gatefold LP-like cover make this uncommonly easy to recommend.

Tracklist:
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01. Come Dancing [0:03:57.33]
02. Low Budget [0:03:49.57]
03. Catch Me Now I'm Falling [0:05:59.41]
04. A Gallon Of Gas [0:03:50.03]
05. (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman (Disco Edit) [0:05:59.61]
06. Sleepwalker [0:04:05.01]
07. Full Moon [0:03:53.04]
08. Misfits [0:04:42.66]
09. A Rock'n'Roll Fantasy [0:05:00.14]
10. Do It Again [0:04:12.73]
11. Better Things [0:02:58.69]
12. Lola (Live) [0:04:48.35]
13. You Really Got Me (Live) [0:03:39.39]
14. Good Day [0:04:35.05]
15. Living On A Thin Line [0:04:16.64]
16. Destroyer [0:03:47.66]
17. Don't Forget To Dance [0:04:39.34]
18. Father Christmas [0:03:43.68]