THE KINKS - VILLAGE GREEN Klassik Kollekible DAVIES 68

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Nice clean VINTAGE *VINYL* gatefold of 1968 KLASSIC KINKS!

              THE KINKS   

   The Village Green Preservation Soicety 

...USA - Reprise - 6327

Old but clean vintage VINYL first pressing recorded in 1968 in thick stiff gatefold cover -- one of the Kinks great unsung, sometimes overlooked albums...here's why: 

As The Beatles released 'The White Album', as The Rolling Stones were redefining themselves and coming back more powerful than ever. As blues-rock bands were formed up and down the country. The Kinks were releasing an album about village-greens. An album that takes another Kinks view of England, that of the English countryside. 'Village Green Preservation Society' was as far away from almost everything else that was happening in popular music at the time, that its no small wonder really it didn't sell. It's a shame, as greater exposure for this work would have reversed the common perception of The Kinks as a singles act. Following on from 'Face To Face' and 'Something Else', this album proves that The Kinks were putting together a string of albums as strong as anybody. The genesis for this album went back as far as 1966, with the recording of a song titled 'Village Green'. Two years later, Ray's concept is fully fledged, 'Village Green' is joined by the title song and 13 other pieces of escapism and story-telling. It's a beautiful work. The title song kicks things off with classic Kinks word-play, 'Do You Remember Walter' is bouncy and both these opening songs are pop songs. Hummable, singable. The lack of sales this album has suffered from down the years certainly isn't down to the material not being approachable! It's a truth apparent right through to the end and the closing 'People Take Pictures Of Each Other', such a funny song!

'Village Green', which is the 'other' title song, if you will, is a work of brilliance. Lovely harmonies, very clever lyrics that don't just suggest or place images in your mind, they get out a paintbrush, too. 'Big Sky' and 'Starstruck' are two of the more uptempo, 'rockier' songs here, if rockier is the correct term to use. 'Big Sky' in particular adds needed variety. One possible complaint that can be levelled at this album is the sameness of sound many of the tracks display. It's a minor point, as even though the overall feel is reflective, descriptive and gentle - songs as nice as the undulating charm of 'Sitting By The Riverside' or the too hilarious to believe 'All Of My Friends Were There' are just that good. Oh, i'm gonna mention 'Last Of The Steam Powered Trains' alongside the likes of the guitar pop of 'Starstruck' and the guitar sound of 'Big Sky'. A nice bluesy feel to this track is very welcome indeed. 'Johnny Thunder' is another highlight on an album full of them, a gentle album that infuses a picturesque countryside sunday picnic with doses of charm and humour. Everything combines well to provide a lasting timeless appeal.

That Davies was living in a different world to his 60s peers is pretty obvious . His lyrical concerns were miles away from the swinging 60s . Sometimes davies does come over like the pub bore with his nostalgia and reveries of english childhood but fortunately he couches these lyrical conceits with pretty ace tunes . Its a strong melodic album , one can only marvel at how the kinks take a howlin wolf tribute like "Steam Trains" and turn into something so english ,"wicked annabella" is 60s rock as childs nightmare and "Picture Book" and "Johnny Thunder" show davies could match anyone in the 60s powerpop arena while "Sitting By The Riverside" and "Starstruck" show the kinks were tuned into another traditional music form -- that of vaudeville and the variety and radio shows of Davies youth .

The Village Green Preservation Society

Do You Remember Walter

Picture Book

Johnny Thunder

Last Of The Steam Powered Trains

Big Sky

Sitting By The Riverside

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Animal Farm

Village Green

Starstruck

Phenomenal Cat

All Of My Friends Were There

Wicked Annabella

Monica

People Take Pictures Of Each Other

CONDITION: The thick gatefold cover is stiff and clean VG++ meaning just slight prior use visible, very nice, sharp orners and the gatefold squeeks when opend -- it's that stiff!

The vinyl is ALL glossy smooth M-

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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