The Kinks are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
Vinyl rip @ 24/96 | FLAC | Artwork | 828Mb inc. 5% recovery
Rapidshare | Rock | Mid 70s Canadian Pye re-press / NSPL 18233
Vinyl rip @ 24/96 | FLAC | Artwork | 828Mb inc. 5% recovery
Rapidshare | Rock | Mid 70s Canadian Pye re-press / NSPL 18233
Ray Davies' sentimental, nostalgic streak emerged on Something Else, but it developed into a manifesto on The Village Green Preservation Society, a concept album lamenting the passing of old-fashioned English traditions. As the opening title song says, the Kinks – meaning Ray himself, in this case – were for preserving "draught beer and virginity," and throughout the rest of the album, he creates a series of stories, sketches, and characters about a picturesque England that never really was. It's a lovely, gentle album, evoking a small British country town, and drawing the listener into its lazy rhythms and sensibilities. Although there is an undercurrent of regret running throughout the album, Davies' fondness for the past is warm, making the album feel like a sweet, hazy dream. And considering the subdued performances and the detailed instrumentations, it's not surprising that the record feels more like a Ray Davies solo project than a Kinks album. The bluesy shuffle of "Last of the Steam-Powered Trains" is the closest the album comes to rock & roll, and Dave Davies' cameo on the menacing "Wicked Annabella" comes as a surprise, since the album is so calm. But calm doesn't mean tame or bland – there are endless layers of musical and lyrical innovation on The Village Green Preservation Society, and its defiantly British sensibilities became the foundation for generations of British guitar pop. Stephen Thomas Erlewine AMG.
Tracklisting:
A1. The Village Green Preservation Society
A2. Do You Remember Walter
A3. Picture Book
A4. Johnny Thunder
A5. Last Of The Steam Powered Trains
A6. Big Sky
A7. Sitting By The Riverside
B1. Animal Farm
B2. Village Green
B3. Starstruck
B4. Phenominal Cat
B5. All Of My Friends Were There
B6. Wicked Annabella
B7. Monica
B8. People Take Pictures Of Each Other
All composed by Raymond Douglas Davies
Produced by Raymond Douglas Davies
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Pink Triangle LPT with
Funk Firm Achromat.
Moth Arm.
Audio Technica AT33PTG MC Cart.
Harman Kardon PM660 Integrated Amp.
Creative S80300 ADC. Gold Interconnects.
Click Repair.
Split and manual de-click with Adobie Audition.