Konk (recording studio) Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One" (1970), "Percy" (1971), "Muswell Hillbillies" (1971) and "Everybody's in Show-Biz" (1972). The Kinks began recording full-time at the studio in about 1973. The group recorded the massive "" (1973 & 1974) project at Konk, and it would remain their main studio until the group disbanded in 1996. It received a considerable amount of attention recently when English Indie rock group the Kooks recorded an album there, entitled "Konk" (2008), which topped the UK albums chart in April 2008. In 1989, Big Audio Dynamite recorded "Megatop Phoenix", their final album together at Konk, and
Café Society (British band) clubs including Bunjies, and were mentored by Alexis Korner. After adopting their new name of Café Society, they won a residency at the Troubadour Club where they were heard by Ray Davies. He signed them to his record label, Konk, and produced their self-titled 1975 album, together with fellow Kinks Dave Davies and John Gosling. However, the album reputedly only sold 600 copies, and the band were unhappy about the instrumentation added in its production. They released a single, "Whitby Two Step", and undertook a nationwide tour supporting Barclay James Harvest before adding a bass player, Nick South (from Vinegar