The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (deluxe edition)

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Tracklist

▶ 12" Vinyl 1: Original 1968 Stereo Release
▶ 12" Vinyl 2: Original 1968 Mono Release
▶ 12" Vinyl 3: Original 1968 Swedish 12 Track LP
▼ CD 4: Original Stereo Album 2018 Remaster + Bonus Tracks
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1The Village Green Preservation Society
recorded at:
Pye Studios, Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-08)
recording of:
The Village Green Preservation Society (in 1968-08)
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”), Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:52
2Do You Remember Walter?
recorded at:
Pye Studios, Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-04)
recording of:
Do You Remember Walter? (in 1968-04)
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”), Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:30
3Picture Book
producer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
bass guitar:
Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist) (in 1968-04)
drums (drum set):
Mick Avory (in 1968-04)
guitar:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) (in 1968-04)
lead vocals:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (in 1968-04)
arranger:
The Kinks
recorded at:
Pye Studios, Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-04)
recording of:
Picture Book (in 1968-04)
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”), Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
4.52:39
4Johnny Thunder
producer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
bass guitar:
Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist) (in 1968-04)
drums (drum set):
Mick Avory (in 1968)
guitar:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) (in 1968-04)
lead vocals:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (in 1968-04)
arranger:
The Kinks
recorded at:
Pye Studios, Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-04)
recording of:
Johnny Thunder (in 1968-04)
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”), Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
42:33
5Last of the Steam‐Powered Trains
producer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
bass guitar:
Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist) (in 1968-10)
drums (drum set):
Mick Avory (in 1968-10)
guitar:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) (in 1968-10)
lead vocals:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (in 1968-10)
arranger:
The Kinks
recorded at:
Pye Studios, Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-10)
recording of:
Last of the Steam-Powered Trains (in 1968-10)
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”), Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
4:13
6Big Sky
producer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
bass guitar:
Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist) (from 1968-09 until 1968-10)
drums (drum set):
Mick Avory (from 1968-09 until 1968-10)
guitar:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) (from 1968-09 until 1968-10)
lead vocals:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (from 1968-09 until 1968-10)
arranger:
The Kinks
recorded at:
Pye Studios, Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1968-09 until 1968-10)
recording of:
Big Sky (from 1968-09 until 1968-10)
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”), Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:53
7Sitting by the Riverside
producer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
bass guitar:
Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist) (in 1968-07)
drums (drum set):
Mick Avory (in 1968-07)
guitar:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) (in 1968-07)
lead vocals:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (in 1968-07)
arranger:
The Kinks
recorded at:
Pye Studios, Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-07)
recording of:
Sitting by the Riverside (in 1968-07)
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”), Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:26
8Animal Farm
producer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
bass guitar:
Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist) (in 1968-04)
drums (drum set):
Mick Avory (in 1968-04)
guitar:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) (in 1968-04)
lead vocals:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (in 1968-04)
arranger:
The Kinks
recorded at:
Pye Studios, Studio 1 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-04)
recording of:
Animal Farm (in 1968-04)
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”), Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
43:02
9Village Green
producer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
bass guitar:
Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist) (on 1966-11-25)
drums (drum set):
Mick Avory (on 1966-11-25)
guitar:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) (on 1966-11-25)
lead vocals:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (on 1966-11-25)
arranger:
The Kinks
recorded at:
Pye Studios, Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-11-25) and Pye Studios, Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1967-02: strings)
recording of:
Village Green (from 1966-11-25 until 1967-02)
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”), Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:11
10Starstruck
producer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
bass guitar:
Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist) (in 1968-07)
drums (drum set):
Mick Avory (in 1968-07)
guitar:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) (in 1968-07)
lead vocals:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (in 1968-07)
arranger:
The Kinks
recorded at:
Pye Studios, Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-07)
recording of:
Starstruck (in 1968-07)
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”), Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
52:24
11Phenomenal Cat
producer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
bass guitar:
Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist) (in 1968)
drums (drum set):
Mick Avory (in 1968)
guitar:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) (in 1968)
lead vocals:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (in 1968)
arranger:
The Kinks
recorded at:
Pye Studios, Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968)
recording of:
Phenomenal Cat (in 1968)
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”), Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:41
12All of My Friends Were There
producer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
bass guitar:
Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist) (in 1968-07)
drums (drum set):
Mick Avory (in 1968-07)
guitar:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) (in 1968-07)
lead vocals:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (in 1968-07)
arranger:
The Kinks
recorded at:
Pye Studios, Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-07)
recording of:
All of My Friends Were There (in 1968-07)
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”), Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
22:28
13Wicked Annabella
producer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
bass guitar:
Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist) (in 1968)
drums (drum set):
Mick Avory (in 1968)
guitar and lead vocals:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) (in 1968)
arranger:
The Kinks
recorded at:
Pye Studios, Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968)
recording of:
Wicked Annabella (in 1968)
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”), Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
52:45
14Monica
producer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
bass guitar:
Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist) (in 1968-05)
drums (drum set):
Mick Avory (in 1968-05)
guitar:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) (in 1968-05)
lead vocals:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (in 1968-05)
arranger:
The Kinks
recorded at:
Pye Studios, Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-05)
recording of:
Monica (in 1968-05)
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”), Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:19
15People Take Pictures of Each Other
producer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
bass guitar:
Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist) (in 1968-07)
drums (drum set):
Mick Avory (in 1968-07)
guitar:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) (in 1968-07)
lead vocals:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (in 1968-07)
arranger:
The Kinks
recorded at:
Pye Studios, Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-07)
recording of:
People Take Pictures of Each Other (in 1968-07)
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”), Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:14
16Days (original stereo mix)
recorded at:
Pye Studios, Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-05)
recording of:
Days (in 1968-05)
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”) and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:54
17She’s Got Everything (original stereo mix)
recorded at:
Pye Studios, Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-02-07)
recording of:
She’s Got Everything (on 1966-02-07)
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”), Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
3:10
18Mr. Songbird (original stereo mix)
recorded at:
Pye Studios, Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1967-11 until 1967-12)
recording of:
Mr. Songbird (from 1967-11 until 1967-12)
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”) and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:26
19Wonderboy (original stereo mix)
recorded at:
Pye Studios, Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-03)
recording of:
Wonderboy (in 1968-03)
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”), Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:46
20Polly (original stereo mix)
recorded at:
Pye Studios, Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1967-03)
recording of:
Polly (in 1967-03)
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”), Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:51
21Berkeley Mews (original stereo mix)
recorded at:
Pye Studios, Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968)
recording of:
Berkeley Mews (in 1968)
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”), Unichappell Music, Inc., Carlin (in 1970) and Davray (publisher) (in 1970)
2:40
22Rosemary Rose (stereo mix)
recorded at:
Pye Studios, Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1967-06)
recording of:
Rosemary Rose (in 1967-06)
writer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:01
23Misty Water (original stereo mix)
recorded at:
Pye Studios, Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-05)
recording of:
Misty Water (in 1968-05)
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”) and Unichappell Music, Inc.
3:05
24Did You See His Name? (original stereo mix)
recorded at:
Pye Studios, Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-03)
recording of:
Did You See His Name? (in 1968-03)
writer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Unichappell Music, Inc.
1:58
25Do You Remember Walter? (European stereo mix)
recorded at:
Pye Studios, Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-04)
recording of:
Do You Remember Walter? (in 1968-04)
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”), Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:27
26Animal Farm (alternate stereo mix)
recorded at:
Pye Studios, Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-04)
recording of:
Animal Farm (in 1968-04)
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”), Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
3:03
27People Take Pictures of Each Other (European stereo mix)
recorded at:
Pye Studios, Studio 2 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-07)
recording of:
People Take Pictures of Each Other (in 1968-07)
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”), Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:24
▶ CD 5: Original Album 2018 Mono Remaster + Bonus Tracks
▶ CD 6: Village Green Sessions
▶ CD 7: Village Green at the BBC
▶ CD 8: Demos, Sessions, Preservation & Live
▶ 7" Vinyl 9
▶ 7" Vinyl 10
▶ 7" Vinyl 11