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  "name": "The Kinks",
  "description": "The Kinks appears once in our Merseybeat list, placing as high as No. 5. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-31",
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  "distinctRecordings": 1,
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    "first": 1964,
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      "trackKey": "the-kinks--you-really-got-me",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/the-kinks--you-really-got-me/",
      "title": "You Really Got Me",
      "year": 1964,
      "label": "Pye",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "Dave Davies slit his amplifier speaker with a razor blade and invented a guitar sound. The point where beat music stops being cheerful and starts being a threat.",
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