Dave Davies has spoken out against a new Kinks book, saying he cannot endorse it because it contains “misinformation”.
All Day and All of the Night: The Day-By-Day Story Pt 1: 1940-1971, written by Andrew Sandoval and Doug Hinman, was published earlier this year. It’s blurbed as an exhaustive, chronological account of the British band’s history.
But Davies, who co-founded the band with his brother, Ray, has taken issue with some of its content – namely, the rumored involvement of Jimmy Page.
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Writing on X, Davies said: “I cannot endorse the new Kinks book by Doug Hinman and Andrew Sandoval because there’s misinformation in it about our early recording sessions. I signed some copies for charity before I had read the errors.”
He later added that he was “optimistic that a correction or two will be issued in due course,” while flagging concerns over the book’s mentions of Page.
In two other tweets, Davies fact-checked the book, saying: “Jimmy Page did not play rhythm guitar on All Day and All the Night.” He also states that Page did not “put distortion on I Need You either.”
He did, however, respond to someone else’s tweet that confirmed Page’s actual involvement on early Kinks records, including playing 12-string acoustic guitar on I’m a Lover Not a Fighter, and I’ve Been Driving on Bald Mountain.
Davies called it a “beautiful book,” but bemoans not being given the chance to proofread it before its publication.
The rumors over Jimmy Page's supposed involvement in early Kinks material has been debunked many times over the years, by Davies and others.
In the past, both the Kinks producer Shel Talmy and Jimmy Page have dismissed rumors that Page appeared on the sessions for All Day and All the Night. Rumors that he played on You Really Got Me have also been shot down.
Indeed, Davies has previously called the rumors of Page playing on You Really Got Me as “ridiculous.” At the time of writing, Sandoval has not made a public response to Davies’ tweets.
