| "Big Black Smoke" | ||||
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| Single by The Kinks | ||||
| A-side | "Dead End Street" | |||
| Released | 18 November 1966 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | 1966 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Pye 7N 17222 (UK) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ray Davies | |||
| Producer(s) | Shel Talmy | |||
| The Kinks singles chronology | ||||
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"Big Black Smoke" is the B-side to The Kinks' single "Dead End Street", written by Ray Davies. The song was not originally included on any album, but has since appeared as a track on the popular 1972 Kink Kronikles compilation and as a bonus track on the CD reissue of Face to Face.
The song makes reference to the recreational use of the drug Drinamyl with the lyric "And every penny she had was spent on purple hearts and cigarettes."
Personnel
- Ray Davies – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Dave Davies – electric guitar, backing vocals
- John Dalton – bass, backing vocals
- Mick Avory – drums
External links
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics