Kinks Are The Village Green Preservat

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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Vinyl LP Details

Number of Records: 11
Released: October 26, 2018
Originally Released: 2018
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.Animal Farm
2.Do You Remember Walter?
3.Picture Book
4.Johnny Thunder
5.All Of My Friends Were There
6.Big Sky
7.Days
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 (Original Stereo Mix)
17.She's Got Everything (Original Stereo Mix)
18.Mr. Songbird (Original Stereo Mix)
19.Wonderboy (Original Stereo Mix)
20.Polly (Original Stereo Mix)
21.Berkeley Mews (Original Stereo Mix)
22.Rosemary Rose (Stereo Mix)
23.Misty Water (Original Stereo Mix)
24.Did You See His Name? (Original Stereo Mix)
25.Do You Remember Walter? (European Stereo Mix)
26.Animal Farm (Alternate Stereo Mix)
27.People Take Pictures Of Each Other (European Stereo Mix)

Tracks on Disc 2:

1.Animal Farm
2.Do You Remember Walter?
3.Picture Book
4.Johnny Thunder
5.All Of My Friends Were There
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)
17.She's Got Everything (Mono Single Mix)
18.Mr. Songbird (Mono)
19.Wonderboy (Mono Single Mix)
20.Polly (Mono Single Mix)
21.Till Death Us Do Part (Mono)
22.Berkeley Mews (Mono)
23.Village Green (Alternate Vocal)
24.Lavender Hill (Mono)
25.Rosemary Rose (Mono)
26.Pictures In The Sand (Mono)
27.Misty Water (Original Mono Mix)
28.Did You See His Name? (Mono)
29.Last Of The Steam-Powered Trains (Mono Mix)

Tracks on Disc 3:

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.Animal Farm (Takes 16 & 17 Alternate Mix)
8.Village Green (Unissued Acetate Mix)
9.Starstruck (Alternate Mix)
10.Phenomenal Cat (Alternate Mix)
11.Monica (Alternate Mix)
12.People Take Pictures Of Each Other (Alternate Mix)
13.Egg Stained Pyjamas (Backing Track)
14.Days (Alternate Mix)
15.She's Got Everything (Alternate Mix)
16.Misty Water (Alternate Mix)
17.Mr. Songbird (Alternate Mix)
18.Pictures In The Sand (Backing Track)
19.Berkeley Mews (Alternate Mix)
20.Easy Come, There You Went (Backing Track)
21.Did You See His Name? (Alternate Mix)
22.Mick Avory's Underpants (Backing Track)
23.Spotty Grotty Anna (Backing Track)
24.Lavender Hill (Backing Track)
25.Village Green (Backing Track)

Tracks on Disc 4:

1.Interview: Ray Talks About Working
2.Days
3.Waterloo Sunset
4.Interview: Ray Talks About Solo Records
5.Love Me Till The Sun Shines
6.Monica
7.Interview: Ray Talks About Village Green
8.The Village Green Preservation Society
9.Animal Farm (BBC Mix)
10.Last Of The Steam-Powered Trains (With Live Vocals)
11.Picture Book (With Live Vocals)
12.Interview: Ray And Dave Talk About Last Of The Steam-Powered Trains
13.Do You Remember Walter? (BBC Mix)
14.Dedicated Follower Of Fashion / A Well Respected Man / Death Of A Clown (TV Pre-Mix)
15.Sunny Afternoon (TV Pre-Mix)
16.Picture Book (TV Pre-Mix)
17.Days (TV Pre-Mix)
18.Lazy Old Sun (TV Pre-Mix)
19.Two Sisters (TV Pre-Mix)
20.Monica (TV Pre-Mix)
21.Lincoln County (TV Pre-Mix)
22.Where Did My Spring Go? (Mono)
23.When I Turn Off The Living Room Light (Mono)

Tracks on Disc 5:

1.Home Demos Medley
2.Days (Acoustic Version)
3.Mr. Songbird (Alternate Mix)
4.The Village Green Preservation Society (Alternate Mix)
5.Johnny Thunder (Backing Track)
6.Big Sky (Alternate Mix)
7.Phenomenal Cat (Backing Track)
8.Picture Book (Vocals And Guitar)
9.Animal Farm (Backing Track)
10.Time Song (Monitor Mix)
11.The Village Green Preservation Society (Preservation Version)
12.Medley: Picture Book / People Take Pictures Of Each Other (Preservation Version)
13.Village Green Overture (Preservation Version - Stereo)
14.Days (Live In Denmark 2010)
15.Ray Davies Spoken Intro (Live In Denmark 2010)
16.Village Green (Live In Denmark 2010)
17.Picture Book (Live In Denmark 2010)
18.Big Sky (Live In Denmark 2010)
19.Do You Remember Walter? (Live In Denmark 2010)
20.Johnny Thunder (Live In Denmark 2010)
21.The Village Green Preservation Society (Live In Denmark 2010)
22.The Way Love Used To Be (Live In Denmark 2010)