Waterloo Sunset

~ Recording by The Kinks

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Waterloo Sunset?:??The KinksWaterloo SunsetThe KinksSingle
  • GB1967-05-05
Pye Records7N.17321
1.1Waterloo Sunset?:??The KinksWaterloo SunsetThe KinksSingle
Pye RecordsHT 300103
1.13Waterloo Sunset3:17The KinksSomething Else by The Kinks (mono)The KinksAlbum
  • GB1967-09-15
Pye RecordsNPL 18193
1.13Waterloo Sunset3:17The KinksSomething Else by The Kinks (stereo)The KinksAlbum
  • GB1967-09-15
Pye RecordsNSPL 18193
1.13Waterloo Sunset3:17The KinksSomething Else by The Kinks (stereo)The KinksAlbum
Reprise RecordsRS 6279
1.13Waterloo Sunset3:15The KinksSomething Else by The KinksThe KinksAlbum
PRT Records (PRT (Precision Records & Tapes) was formerly Pye Records)201 091-241
1.11Waterloo Sunset3:17The KinksGreatest HitsThe KinksAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1984-11-30
PRT Records (PRT (Precision Records & Tapes) was formerly Pye Records)KINK 7251
1.11Waterloo Sunset3:18The KinksHit SinglesThe KinksAlbum + Compilation
  • DE1987-09-28
PRT Records (PRT (Precision Records & Tapes) was formerly Pye Records)8.26680 ZR
1.11Waterloo Sunset3:18The KinksHit SinglesThe KinksAlbum + Compilation
PRT Records (PRT (Precision Records & Tapes) was formerly Pye Records)PYL 4001
1.11Waterloo Sunset3:18The KinksHit SinglesThe KinksAlbum + Compilation
PRT (UK label)PYC 4001
1.11Waterloo Sunset3:18The KinksHit SinglesThe KinksAlbum + Compilation
Carrère (just "CARRERE", not "CARRERE MUSIC")
1.11Waterloo Sunset3:14The KinksHit SinglesThe KinksAlbum + Compilation
PRT Records (PRT (Precision Records & Tapes) was formerly Pye Records)6.26680, 6.26680 BL
1.13Waterloo Sunset3:15The KinksSomething Else by The KinksThe KinksAlbum
PRT Records (PRT (Precision Records & Tapes) was formerly Pye Records)PYM 6006
1.11Waterloo Sunset3:18The KinksThe Ultimate CollectionThe KinksAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1989-09-04
Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC)CTVCD 001
1.13Waterloo Sunset3:17The KinksSomething Else by The KinksThe KinksAlbum
  • FR1989-12-18
Castle Classics (LC 6448)CLACD 159
1.13Waterloo Sunset3:17The KinksSomething Else by The Kinks (stereo)The KinksAlbum
  • US1990-05-15
Reprise Records6279-2
2.3Waterloo Sunset3:16The KinksFab Forty: The Singles Collection 1964–1970The KinksAlbum + Compilation
Decal RecordsCD LIK D 74
1.11Waterloo Sunset3:18The KinksThe Complete CollectionThe KinksAlbum + Compilation
Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC)CCSCD 300
1.1Waterloo Sunset3:16The KinksPop Giganten: Hits der 60erVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past)354 229, 354229-263
2.2Waterloo Sunset3:18The KinksTurn Back the Hands of Time: More 60sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
3.11Waterloo Sunset3:16The KinksDie Party BoxVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.8Waterloo Sunset3:18The KinksThe KinksThe KinksAlbum + Compilation
EMI Music Australia (not for release label use!)8298362
1.14Waterloo Sunset3:19The KinksThe Definitive CollectionThe KinksAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.)516 465-2
1.3Waterloo Sunset3:16The KinksAll the Hits ... and MoreThe KinksAlbum + Compilation
  • -1993
PRT Records (PRT (Precision Records & Tapes) was formerly Pye Records)7243 8 27243 2 2
1.14Waterloo Sunset3:15The KinksYou Really Got Me: The Very Best of The KinksThe KinksAlbum + Compilation
  • AT1994-04-08
  • DE1994-04-08
  • CH1994-04-08
Edel Company (edel Company music AG)0028332EDL
1.2Waterloo Sunset?:??The KinksYou Really Got MeThe KinksAlbum + Compilation
Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label), Karussell550 722-4, KA500
1.2Waterloo Sunset3:14The KinksYou Really Got MeThe KinksAlbum + Compilation
Karussell, Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)550 722-2
1.12Waterloo Sunset3:13The KinksThe Best Sixties Album in the World…Ever!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1995-11-01
Circa Records (imprint of Circa Records Ltd., UK), Virgin TV7243 8 41132 2 3, VTDCD 66
1.31Waterloo Sunset3:16The KinksIRMA 1000 - ikke akkurat hudfargede knestrømperKari & BarbaraAlbum
1.24Waterloo Sunset3:14The KinksThe Story of The KinksThe KinksAlbum + Compilation
Paradiso (Belgian label)PA 653-2
1.14Waterloo Sunset3:18The KinksThe Very Best OfThe KinksAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1997-03-31
PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.)537 554-2
2.20Waterloo Sunset3:13The KinksModropheniaVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1997-05-05
Global TelevisionRADCD62
1.15Waterloo Sunset3:16KinksThe Singles Collection / Waterloo SunsetKinksAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1997-09-29
Essential! Records (division of Castle Communications)ESS CD 592, GAS 0000592ESS
1.12Waterloo Sunset3:19The KinksClassic Rock: 1967-1968Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicTL 559/12
1.15Waterloo Sunset?:??KinksThe Singles Collection / Waterloo SunsetKinksAlbum + Compilation
Essential! Records (division of Castle Communications)ESS MC 592, ESSMC 592, GAS 0000592ESS
1.13Waterloo Sunset3:16The KinksSomething Else by The KinksThe KinksAlbum
  • GB1998-03-30
Essential! Records (division of Castle Communications)ESM CD 480
1.4Waterloo Sunset3:13The KinksThe SixtiesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1999-11-15
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)VTDCDX 270
1.11Waterloo Sunset3:15The KinksThe Best of The Kinks: You Really Got MeThe KinksAlbum + Compilation
Castle Music (subsidiary of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.)0865602
1.11Waterloo Sunset3:15The KinksThe Best of The Kinks: You Really Got MeThe KinksAlbum + Compilation
Castle SelectSELCD 560
1.11Waterloo Sunset3:15The KinksThe Best of The Kinks: You Really Got MeThe KinksAlbum + Compilation
Castle SelectSEL MC 560
4.12Waterloo sunset3:15The KinksThe New Anthology of MusicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Edition PetersEP 7591CD
1.13Waterloo Sunset3:17The KinksSomething Else by The Kinks (stereo)The KinksAlbum
  • GB2001-08-20
Castle Music (subsidiary of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.)CMTCD303
1.15Waterloo Sunset3:16KinksThe Singles CollectionKinksAlbum + Compilation
Castle Music (subsidiary of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.), Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present)CMRCD212
1.6Waterloo Sunset3:13The Kinks50 Years of the Greatest Hit SinglesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2002-11-11
Virgin TVVTDCD X 491
1.13Waterloo Sunset3:16The KinksSomething Else by The KinksThe KinksAlbum
  • GB2004-04-26
Sanctuary MidlineSMRCD029
1.15Waterloo Sunset3:16KinksThe Singles CollectionKinksAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2004-06-15
Sanctuary MidlineSMRCD024
1.13Waterloo Sunset3:16The KinksSomething Else by The KinksThe KinksAlbum
  • JP2007-09-05
BMG Japan, Sanctuary MidlineBVCM-37974
2.16Waterloo Sunset3:16The KinksPicture BookThe KinksAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2008-12-08
Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present), Universal UMC531 3049
2.16Waterloo Sunset3:13The KinksPicture BookThe KinksAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2008-12-08
Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present)5313049DIG
1.6Waterloo Sunset3:14The KinksThe Solid Silver 60s Greatest Hits, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2010-02-22
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)5325689
1.1Waterloo Sunset3:21The KinksLondon 2012: 20 Classic Songs of the CityVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2012-06-18
Universal UMC5339004
5.13Waterloo Sunset3:17The KinksThe Mono CollectionThe KinksAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2016-11-18
Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88985323281, KINKSBOX003
1.13Waterloo Sunset3:15The KinksSomething Else by The Kinks (24/96)The KinksAlbum
Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present)
1.13Waterloo Sunset3:19The KinksTop of the Pops: Summer of LoveVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
UMC (related to United Musix Corporation do Brasil Ltda.; NOT related to Universal Music)UMC 5383379
1.6Waterloo Sunset3:15The Kinks50 Years of the Greatest Hit SinglesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
2.8Waterloo Sunset3:14The KinksBBC Radio 2: More Songs of the CenturyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.7Waterloo Sunset3:14The KinksHits of the SixtiesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.12Waterloo Sunset3:15The KinksSunny AfternoonsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Promotion
1.13Waterloo Sunset3:17The KinksSomething Else by The Kinks (mono)The KinksAlbum
Reprise RecordsR 6279

Relationships

producer:Shel Talmy
lead vocals:Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
sampled by:Waterloo Station by Jane Birkin
part of:The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 14) (order: 14)
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 32) (order: 31)
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 42) (order: 42)
recording of:Waterloo Sunset

Waterloo Sunset

lyricist and composer:Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
Davray Music Ltd.
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Carlin (in 1967)
Davray (publisher) (in 1967)
And Son Music Ltd. (from 1980 to present)
later translated versions:Korneuburg Sonnenuntergang
later versions:Waterloo Sunset