The Kinks The Village Green Preservation Society [Deluxe Edition] (2-CD)
Rolling Stone: 5 stars out of 5 -- "Songs like the existentially angsty 'Animal Farm,' the wistful 'Do You Remember Walter?' and the quirky 'People Take Pictures of Each Other' are among the best Davies ever wrote."
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CD Details
- Number of Discs: 2
- Released: October 26, 2018
- Originally Released: 1968
- Label: Sanctuary Records
Entertainment Reviews:
Rolling Stone
5 stars out of 5 -- "Songs like the existentially angsty 'Animal Farm,' the wistful 'Do You Remember Walter?' and the quirky 'People Take Pictures of Each Other' are among the best Davies ever wrote."Rolling Stone - 6/14/69, p.35
"...The bass and drums sound so easy and sure....Such very fine vocals. The tune, the rhythm, are more of a delight with each verse..."Rolling Stone - p.82
5 stars out of 5 - "Underneath its genteel English whimsy lurk some of Davies' most gorgeous songs, as well as his most astute observations and character studies."Spin - p.123
"[I]ts back-to-the-English-garden pop, full of harpsichords and faintly ironic la-la-las, is rife with more shiny hooks than a Home Depot hardware aisle."Q - p.134
4 stars out of 5 - "It deserves a place alongside the decade's best."Uncut - p.112
5 stars out of 5 - "The songs are informed not by cozy nostalgia but fear and anomie and a plea for safe haven and sanctuary."Magnet
"[H]ands-down one of the best and most influential rock albums ever....Absolutely essential."Magnet
"[A] haunted, yet lush and charming place to nestle."Magnet - p.93
"Escapist, pastoral and psychedelic, Davies' vision has never been stronger."Mojo (Publisher) - pp.114-15
5 stars out of 5 - "The Kinks could, and did, do it all: as their last, late flowering, VGPS uncannily predates today's nostalgia-saturated pop culture at the same time as it transcends it through its charm, generosity and psychological depth."Tracks on Disc 1:
- 1.The Village Green Preservation Society
- 2.Do You Remember Walter?
- 3.Picture Book
- 4.Johnny Thunder
- 5.Last of the Steam-Powered Trains
- 6.Big Sky
- 7.Sitting by the Riverside
- 8.Animal Farm
- 9.Village Green
- 10.Starstruck
- 11.Phenomenal Cat
- 12.All of My Friends Were There
- 13.Wicked Annabella
- 14.Monica
- 15.People Take Pictures of Each Other
- 16.Days [Mono Single Mix] - (remix, mono)
- 17.She's Got Everything [Original Stereo Mix] - (remix)
- 18.Mr. Songbird [Stereo Mix] - (remix)
- 19.Wonderboy [Mono Single Mix] - (remix, mono)
- 20.Polly [Original Stereo Mix] - (remix)
- 21.Berkeley Mews [Stereo Mix] - (remix, previously unreleased)
- 22.Rosemary Rose [Stereo Mix] - (remix, previously unreleased)
- 23.Misty Water [Stereo Mix] - (remix, previously unreleased)
- 24.Till Death Us Do Part [Mono Mix] - (remix, mono)
Tracks on Disc 2:
- 1.The Village Green Preservation Society
- 2.Do You Remember Walter?
- 3.Picture Book
- 4.Johnny Thunder
- 5.Last of the Steam-Powered Trains
- 6.Big Sky
- 7.Sitting by the Riverside
- 8.Animal Farm
- 9.Village Green
- 10.Starstruck
- 11.Phenomenal Cat
- 12.All of My Friends Were There
- 13.Wicked Annabella
- 14.Monica
- 15.People Take Pictures of Each Other
- 16.Lavender Hill [Mono Mix] - (remix, mono)
- 17.Rosemary Rose [Mono Mix] - (remix, mono)
- 18.Pictures in the Sand [Mono Mix] - (remix, mono)
- 19.Where Did My Spring Go? [Mono Mix] - (remix, mono)
- 20.When I Turn Off the Living Room Light [Mono Mix] - (remix, mono)
- 21.Did You See His Name? [Original Stereo Mix] - (remix)
- 22.Time Song [Monitor Mix] [Stereo] - (remix)
- 23.Village Green Preservation Society [Preservation Version] [Stereo Mix], The - (remix, previously unreleased)
- 24.Medley: Picture Book / People Take Pictures of Each Other [Preservation Version] [Stereo Mix] - (remix, previously unreleased)
- 25.Village Green Overture [Preservation Version] [Stereo Mix] - (remix, previously unreleased)
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Product Info
- UPC: 4050538420821
- Shipping Weight: 0.31/lbs (approx)
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