Photo by Petra Niemeier/RedfernsIt's funny how anything nice and just out of one's price range becomes "the perfect holiday gift" this time of year, as all the stuff we don't really need becomes stuff we desperately want. Here's the next item to add to the covet list: Picture Book, the Kinks' very first box set. Sanctuary/Universal will release Picture Book on December 8.Picture Book collects over 130 tracks across six chronologically ordered CDs, sprinkling rarities, live tracks, and demos (including early ones recorded under the name the Ravens) among the Kinks' classic singles and album tracks. The accompanying 60-page booklet features a biography, a Kinks timeline, and previously unseen photos.The whole thing was put together with the help of lead singer/songwriter Ray Davies, who recently sent Kinks fans into a tizzy when he told BBC News that a reunion might be in the cards. He said, "We've started a little bit of this and that. It depends if there's good music. We want good new music. I'd like to do it as a more collaborative thing than we used to do." No word on who, exactly "we" is, since Ray's brother/former bandmate Dave Davies still seems to hate Ray's guts, as Billboard.com pointed out.Ray Davies also told BBC News that he'd like to put out a duets album featuring Chuck Berry, Snow Patrol, and Johnny Borrell from Razorlight. To which we say: No. Please don't.For now, Davies has some U.S. tour dates starting November 28 in Tampa, Florida. The band Locksley will both act as Davies' backing band as well as open all of the shows.read more