It really got me: Kinks rocker Dave Davies slams Guitar World magazine after it claimed Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page played on You Really Got Me

There has been a long-running debate over whether Page played on the 1964 hit 

Rocker Dave Davies has slammed Guitar Magazine over an article it published claiming that Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page contributed to The Kinks’ number one track You Really Got Me.

There has been a long-running debate over whether Page played on the 1964 hit, which is known for its iconic riff, with Davies and Page himself denying over the years that he did.

The controversy was been revived in an interview this week with record producer Eddie Kramer, who reportedly claimed that he recalled Page coming into the studio and recording an overdub on the song.

‘I met Jimmy while he was working with The Kinks in the early 1960s when they were doing You Really Got Me,’ he is quoted as saying.

‘I know the Davies brothers will say otherwise, but I recall seeing Jimmy coming in and doing an overdub on that song,’ before reportedly admitting: ‘There’s some contention about that, but that’s how I remember it.’

Rocker Dave Davies has slammed Guitar Magazine over an article claiming that Jimmy Page contributed to The Kinks’ legendary track You Really Got Me

Jimmy Page has himself denied any involvement in the track. Pictured: Page performing with Led Zeppelin in 1977

Davies claimed Kramer told him that Page playing in the session was ‘not clear in my memory’

The article reports that while Page may have played on the song sessions, according to the veteran producer, that is not to say his contribution ever made the final version.

Within hours of the story going up, Davies, the younger brother of the band’s singer Ray, took to X to deny the claims.

‘I demand an immediate retraction from Guitar World and Guitar, I spoke to [Ed Kramer] yesterday and he denies ever saying that Jimmy Page played on the Kinks YRGM.

‘I played all the guitar parts on YRGM, Ed Kramer told me yesterday he was misquoted.’

Guitar.com responded to the post the next day, sharing an audio clip with the caption: ‘Hi Dave, please find audio of our Eddie Kramer interview, where he recalls Jimmy Page recording overdubs for The Kinks.

‘As per our story, we at no point suggest Page’s contributions appear on the final version of You Really Got Me we all know and love.’

In the recording, rock producer Kramer, who has since worked with The Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix, said: ‘I think, on that song – You Really Got Me – or on one of the others, I remember seeing Jimmy Page come in and doing an an overdub.

‘Now, there’s some contention about that. But, that’s how I remember it. I was still an assistant engineer in those days.

The article reports that while Page may have played on the song sessions, according to the veteran producer (pictured in 1993), that is not to say his contribution ever made the final version

‘But, he was the guy, you know, you would always bring this young, amazing guitar player as a sessioner, 17 or 18 years old – I don’t know. But damn, he was good.’

Davies hit back, sharing a text he says he received from Kramer in which the producer told him that Page playing in the session was ‘not clear in my memory’.

The 71-year-old thanked Guitar World for its follow-up piece, which reports his claims that Kramer had been misquoted.

He also posted a denial from his brother, who had been the British band’s main songwriter, denying that Page had been involved.

British group The Kinks, formed by brothers Ray and Dave Davies in 1963, are among the most influential rock bands of all time

Page himself has denied any involvement in the track, suggesting mistaken internet theories were responsible for the rumours in a 2014 radio interview.

‘Yes, I was on The Who’s I Can’t Explain. I wasn’t on You Really Got Me, but I did play on the Kinks’ records,’ he said.

That’s all I’m going to say about it. But every time I do an interview, people ask me about You Really Got Me. So maybe somebody can correct Wikipedia so people won’t keep asking me.’

The song’s distorted two-chord progression is considered pivotal in rock history, with some describing it as the first heavy metal riff.

Guitar.com has been contacted for comment.