Something Better Beginning (track)
by The Kinks
Year: 1965
From the album Kinda Kinks (track #12)
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Something Better Beginning appears on the following album(s) by The Kinks:
- Kinda Kinks (track #12) (this album) (1965)
- Greatest Hits! (track #4) (compilation) (1966)
- Tired Of Waiting For You (track #5) (compilation) (1995)
- The Kinks Greatest Hits (track #14) (compilation) (1989)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 01/14/2026 05:02 | Exist-en-ciel | 161,474 | 71/100 |
| ! | 12/17/2025 10:50 | Siromynian | 17,775 | 71/100 |
| ! | 11/09/2025 19:31 | MaxStorm98 | 51,527 | 99/100 |
| ! | 10/29/2025 13:30 |  AAL2014 | 39,781 | 76/100 |
| ! | 06/26/2025 03:01 | Garyf1972 | 8,105 | 62/100 |
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