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Village Green Preservation Society [Super Deluxe Edition]
Village Green Preservation Society [Super Deluxe Edition]
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Format: LP (11 disc)
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Contains original 15-track mono album as well as 12-track stereo version.
The Kinks: Ray Davies (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Dave Davies (vocals, guitar); Pete Quaife (bass, background vocals); Mick Avory (drums).
Additional personnel: Nicky Hopkins (keyboards); Rasa Davies (background vocals).
Recorded at Pye Studios, London, England. Includes liner notes by Peter Doggett.
It's easy to imagine the confusion with which this manifesto for the defense of the status quo was received on its release in 1968. The world was in turmoil and the pose of the Street Fighting Man, rebellious and politically aware, was far sexier than the quaint homebody image the Kinks present here. The title track finds Ray Davies proudly declaring himself a preservationist of custard pies, vaudeville, and such comic book characters as Desperate Dan. However, these slices of suburban life have weathered a lot better than most of their contemporaries.
The Kinks were working in their own homey little world, as evidenced by songs such as the album's title track, "Picture Book," about family snapshot albums, and "All of My Friends Were There" whose very un-rebellious subject is public embarrassment. To compound the weirdness there's also "Big Sky," a classic Kinks song about God that's not remotely religious, and a rocker about a steam engine. The overarching theme of VILLAGE GREEN is that of unalloyed nostalgia--it's only today, now that many of the things Davies feared would disappear have actually vanished, that the truth and clarity of his vision is apparent.
The Kinks: Ray Davies (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Dave Davies (vocals, guitar); Pete Quaife (bass, background vocals); Mick Avory (drums).
Additional personnel: Nicky Hopkins (keyboards); Rasa Davies (background vocals).
Recorded at Pye Studios, London, England. Includes liner notes by Peter Doggett.
It's easy to imagine the confusion with which this manifesto for the defense of the status quo was received on its release in 1968. The world was in turmoil and the pose of the Street Fighting Man, rebellious and politically aware, was far sexier than the quaint homebody image the Kinks present here. The title track finds Ray Davies proudly declaring himself a preservationist of custard pies, vaudeville, and such comic book characters as Desperate Dan. However, these slices of suburban life have weathered a lot better than most of their contemporaries.
The Kinks were working in their own homey little world, as evidenced by songs such as the album's title track, "Picture Book," about family snapshot albums, and "All of My Friends Were There" whose very un-rebellious subject is public embarrassment. To compound the weirdness there's also "Big Sky," a classic Kinks song about God that's not remotely religious, and a rocker about a steam engine. The overarching theme of VILLAGE GREEN is that of unalloyed nostalgia--it's only today, now that many of the things Davies feared would disappear have actually vanished, that the truth and clarity of his vision is apparent.
Tracks:
Disc 1:
1 - 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
Disc 2:
1 - 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
Disc 3:
1 - Village Green Preservation Society [Swedish Version]
2 - Do You Remember Walter? [Swedish Version]
3 - Picture Book [Swedish Version]
4 - Johnny Thunder [Swedish Version]
5 - Monica [Swedish Version]
6 - Days [Swedish Version]
7 - Village Green [Swedish Version]
8 - Mr. Songbird [Swedish Version]
9 - Wicked Annabella [Swedish Version]
10 - Starstruck [Swedish Version]
11 - Phenomenal Cat [Swedish Version]
12 - People Take Pictures of Each Other [Swedish Version]
Disc 4:
1 - 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 [Stereo Mix]
17 - She's Got Everything [Stereo Mix]
18 - Mr. Songbird [Stereo Mix]
19 - Wonderboy [Stereo Mix]
20 - Polly [Stereo Mix]
21 - Berkeley Mews [Stereo Mix]
22 - Rosemary Rose [Stereo Mix]
23 - Misty Water [Stereo Mix]
24 - Did You See His Name? [Stereo Mix]
25 - Do You Remember Walter? [European Stereo Mix Without Tambourine]
26 - Animal Farm [Alternate Stereo Mix]
27 - People Take Pictures of Each Other [European Stereo Mix With Big Band Coda]
Disc 5:
1 - 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]
17 - She's Got Everything [Single Mix]
18 - Mr. Songbird
19 - Wonderboy [Mono Single Mix]
20 - Polly [Single Mix]
21 - Till Death Us Do Part [Mono Mix]
22 - Berkeley Mews [Single Mix]
23 - Village Green [Alternate Vocal]
24 - Lavender Hill [Mono Mix]
25 - Rosemary Rose [Mono Mix]
26 - Pictures in the Sand [Mono Mix]
27 - Misty Water [Mono Mix]
28 - Did You See His Name?
29 - Last of the Steam-Powered Trains [With Alternate Ending]
Disc 6:
1 - Village Green Preservation Society [Alternate Mix With Session Chat]
2 - Do You Remember Walter? [Backing Track]
3 - Picture Book [Alternate Mix With Session Chat]
4 - Johnny Thunder [Alternate Mix With Session Chat]
5 - Last of the Steam-Powered Trains [Alternate Mix With Session Chat]
6 - Big Sky [Alternate Mix With Session Chat]
7 - Animal Farm [Takes 16 & 17 With Session Chat]
8 - Village Green [Unissued Mix From Acetate]
9 - Starstruck [Alternate Mix With Session Chat]
10 - Phenomenal Cat [Alternate Mix With Session Chat]
11 - Monica [Alternate Mix With Session Chat]
12 - People Take Pictures of Each Other [Alternate Mix With Session Chat]
13 - Egg Stained Pyjamas [Backing Track]
14 - Days [Alternate Mix With Session Chat]
15 - She's Got Everything [Alternate Mix With Session Chat]
16 - Misty Water [Alternate Stereo Mix]
17 - Mr. Songbird [Alternate Mix]
18 - Pictures in the Sand [Backing Track] [Stereo Mix]
19 - Berkeley Mews [Alternate Mix With Session Chat]
20 - Easy Come, There You Went [Backing Track] [Alternate Mix Stereo]
21 - Did You See His Name? [Alternate Mix With Session Chat]
22 - Mick Avory's Underpants [Backing Track] [Mono Mix]
23 - Spotty Grotty Anna [Stereo Backing Track]
24 - Lavender Hill [Stereo Backing Track]
25 - Village Green [Backing Track] [Stereo Mix]
Disc 7:
1 - Interview: Ray Talks About Working [Recorded July 1968]
2 - Days [Top Gear, Recorded 1st July 1968]
3 - Waterloo Sunset [Top Gear, Recorded 1st July 1968]
4 - Interview: Ray Talks About Solo Records [Recorded July 1968]
5 - Love Me Till the Sun Shines [Top Gear, Recorded 1 July 1968]
6 - Monica [Top Gear, Recorded 1st July 1968]
7 - Interview: Ray Talks About Village Green [Recorded November 1968]
8 - Village Green Preservation Society [Saturday Club, Recorded 26th November 1968]
9 - Animal Farm [Live at the BBC, Saturday Club, 26th November 1968]
10 - Interview: Ray & Dave Talk About Last of the Steam-Powered Trains [Saturday Club, Broadcast 18th January 1969] [Mono]
11 - Last of the Steam-Powered Trains [Live at Julie Felix Show, 7 January 1969] [Mono]
12 - Picture Book [Live Vocals] [Julie Felix Show, Recorded 7 January 1969] [Mono]
13 - Do You Remember Walter? [BBC Mix] [Symonds on Sunday, Recorded 2 April 1968]
14 - Medley: Dedicated Follower of Fashion/A Well Respected Man/Death of a Clown [TV Pre-Mix of Uniquely Recorded Medley]
15 - Sunny Afternoon [TV Pre-Mix Minus Melodica] [Colour Me Pop, Recorded 22 July 1968]
16 - Picture Book [Live TV Pre-Mix] [Colour Me Pop, Recorded 22 July 1968]
17 - Days [TV Pre-Mix] [TV Pre-Mix] [Colour Me Pop, Recorded 22 July 1968]
18 - Lazy Old Sun [TV Pre-Mix] [Colour Me Pop, Recorded 22 July 1968]
19 - Two Sisters [TV Pre-Mix] [Colour Me Pop, Recorded 22 July 1968]
20 - Monica [TV Pre-Mix] [Colour Me Pop, Recorded 22 July 1968]
21 - Lincoln County [TV Pre-Mix Minus Strings Overdub] [Colour Me Pop, Recorded 22 July 1968]
22 - Where Did My Spring Go? Where Was Spring? [Recorded 1969]
23 - When I Turn Off the Living Room Light (Where Was Spring?) [Recorded 1969]
Disc 8:
1 - Medley: Home Demos
2 - Days [Acoustic Version]
3 - Mr. Songbird [Alternate Mix] [Stereo]
4 - Village Green Preservation Society [Alternate Mix] [Stereo]
5 - Johnny Thunder [Backing Track] [Stereo Mix]
6 - Big Sky [Alternate Mix] [Stereo]
7 - Phenomenal Cat [Backing Track]
8 - Picture Book [Vocals and Guitar] [Stereo Mix]
9 - Animal Farm [Backing Track] [Stereo Mix]
10 - Time Song [Monitor Mix] [Stereo]
11 - Village Green Preservation Society [Preservation Version] [Stereo]
12 - Medley: Picture Book/People Take Pictures of Each Other [Preservation Version] [Stereo]
13 - Village Green (Overture) [Preservation Version] [Stereo]
14 - Days [Live]
15 - Village Green Suite: Ray Davies Spoken (Intro)
16 - Village Green Suite: Village Green
17 - Village Green Suite: Picture Book [Live]
18 - Village Green Suite: Big Sky
19 - Village Green Suite: Do You Remember Walter?
20 - Village Green Suite: Johnny Thunder
21 - Village Green Suite: The Village Green Preservation Society [Live]
22 - Way Love Used to Be
Disc 9:
1 - Days [Mono Single Mix]
2 - Starstruck
Disc 10:
1 - Starstruck
2 - Picture Book
Disc 11:
1 - Village Green Preservation Society
2 - Do You Remember Walter?
1 - 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
Disc 2:
1 - 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
Disc 3:
1 - Village Green Preservation Society [Swedish Version]
2 - Do You Remember Walter? [Swedish Version]
3 - Picture Book [Swedish Version]
4 - Johnny Thunder [Swedish Version]
5 - Monica [Swedish Version]
6 - Days [Swedish Version]
7 - Village Green [Swedish Version]
8 - Mr. Songbird [Swedish Version]
9 - Wicked Annabella [Swedish Version]
10 - Starstruck [Swedish Version]
11 - Phenomenal Cat [Swedish Version]
12 - People Take Pictures of Each Other [Swedish Version]
Disc 4:
1 - 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 [Stereo Mix]
17 - She's Got Everything [Stereo Mix]
18 - Mr. Songbird [Stereo Mix]
19 - Wonderboy [Stereo Mix]
20 - Polly [Stereo Mix]
21 - Berkeley Mews [Stereo Mix]
22 - Rosemary Rose [Stereo Mix]
23 - Misty Water [Stereo Mix]
24 - Did You See His Name? [Stereo Mix]
25 - Do You Remember Walter? [European Stereo Mix Without Tambourine]
26 - Animal Farm [Alternate Stereo Mix]
27 - People Take Pictures of Each Other [European Stereo Mix With Big Band Coda]
Disc 5:
1 - 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]
17 - She's Got Everything [Single Mix]
18 - Mr. Songbird
19 - Wonderboy [Mono Single Mix]
20 - Polly [Single Mix]
21 - Till Death Us Do Part [Mono Mix]
22 - Berkeley Mews [Single Mix]
23 - Village Green [Alternate Vocal]
24 - Lavender Hill [Mono Mix]
25 - Rosemary Rose [Mono Mix]
26 - Pictures in the Sand [Mono Mix]
27 - Misty Water [Mono Mix]
28 - Did You See His Name?
29 - Last of the Steam-Powered Trains [With Alternate Ending]
Disc 6:
1 - Village Green Preservation Society [Alternate Mix With Session Chat]
2 - Do You Remember Walter? [Backing Track]
3 - Picture Book [Alternate Mix With Session Chat]
4 - Johnny Thunder [Alternate Mix With Session Chat]
5 - Last of the Steam-Powered Trains [Alternate Mix With Session Chat]
6 - Big Sky [Alternate Mix With Session Chat]
7 - Animal Farm [Takes 16 & 17 With Session Chat]
8 - Village Green [Unissued Mix From Acetate]
9 - Starstruck [Alternate Mix With Session Chat]
10 - Phenomenal Cat [Alternate Mix With Session Chat]
11 - Monica [Alternate Mix With Session Chat]
12 - People Take Pictures of Each Other [Alternate Mix With Session Chat]
13 - Egg Stained Pyjamas [Backing Track]
14 - Days [Alternate Mix With Session Chat]
15 - She's Got Everything [Alternate Mix With Session Chat]
16 - Misty Water [Alternate Stereo Mix]
17 - Mr. Songbird [Alternate Mix]
18 - Pictures in the Sand [Backing Track] [Stereo Mix]
19 - Berkeley Mews [Alternate Mix With Session Chat]
20 - Easy Come, There You Went [Backing Track] [Alternate Mix Stereo]
21 - Did You See His Name? [Alternate Mix With Session Chat]
22 - Mick Avory's Underpants [Backing Track] [Mono Mix]
23 - Spotty Grotty Anna [Stereo Backing Track]
24 - Lavender Hill [Stereo Backing Track]
25 - Village Green [Backing Track] [Stereo Mix]
Disc 7:
1 - Interview: Ray Talks About Working [Recorded July 1968]
2 - Days [Top Gear, Recorded 1st July 1968]
3 - Waterloo Sunset [Top Gear, Recorded 1st July 1968]
4 - Interview: Ray Talks About Solo Records [Recorded July 1968]
5 - Love Me Till the Sun Shines [Top Gear, Recorded 1 July 1968]
6 - Monica [Top Gear, Recorded 1st July 1968]
7 - Interview: Ray Talks About Village Green [Recorded November 1968]
8 - Village Green Preservation Society [Saturday Club, Recorded 26th November 1968]
9 - Animal Farm [Live at the BBC, Saturday Club, 26th November 1968]
10 - Interview: Ray & Dave Talk About Last of the Steam-Powered Trains [Saturday Club, Broadcast 18th January 1969] [Mono]
11 - Last of the Steam-Powered Trains [Live at Julie Felix Show, 7 January 1969] [Mono]
12 - Picture Book [Live Vocals] [Julie Felix Show, Recorded 7 January 1969] [Mono]
13 - Do You Remember Walter? [BBC Mix] [Symonds on Sunday, Recorded 2 April 1968]
14 - Medley: Dedicated Follower of Fashion/A Well Respected Man/Death of a Clown [TV Pre-Mix of Uniquely Recorded Medley]
15 - Sunny Afternoon [TV Pre-Mix Minus Melodica] [Colour Me Pop, Recorded 22 July 1968]
16 - Picture Book [Live TV Pre-Mix] [Colour Me Pop, Recorded 22 July 1968]
17 - Days [TV Pre-Mix] [TV Pre-Mix] [Colour Me Pop, Recorded 22 July 1968]
18 - Lazy Old Sun [TV Pre-Mix] [Colour Me Pop, Recorded 22 July 1968]
19 - Two Sisters [TV Pre-Mix] [Colour Me Pop, Recorded 22 July 1968]
20 - Monica [TV Pre-Mix] [Colour Me Pop, Recorded 22 July 1968]
21 - Lincoln County [TV Pre-Mix Minus Strings Overdub] [Colour Me Pop, Recorded 22 July 1968]
22 - Where Did My Spring Go? Where Was Spring? [Recorded 1969]
23 - When I Turn Off the Living Room Light (Where Was Spring?) [Recorded 1969]
Disc 8:
1 - Medley: Home Demos
2 - Days [Acoustic Version]
3 - Mr. Songbird [Alternate Mix] [Stereo]
4 - Village Green Preservation Society [Alternate Mix] [Stereo]
5 - Johnny Thunder [Backing Track] [Stereo Mix]
6 - Big Sky [Alternate Mix] [Stereo]
7 - Phenomenal Cat [Backing Track]
8 - Picture Book [Vocals and Guitar] [Stereo Mix]
9 - Animal Farm [Backing Track] [Stereo Mix]
10 - Time Song [Monitor Mix] [Stereo]
11 - Village Green Preservation Society [Preservation Version] [Stereo]
12 - Medley: Picture Book/People Take Pictures of Each Other [Preservation Version] [Stereo]
13 - Village Green (Overture) [Preservation Version] [Stereo]
14 - Days [Live]
15 - Village Green Suite: Ray Davies Spoken (Intro)
16 - Village Green Suite: Village Green
17 - Village Green Suite: Picture Book [Live]
18 - Village Green Suite: Big Sky
19 - Village Green Suite: Do You Remember Walter?
20 - Village Green Suite: Johnny Thunder
21 - Village Green Suite: The Village Green Preservation Society [Live]
22 - Way Love Used to Be
Disc 9:
1 - Days [Mono Single Mix]
2 - Starstruck
Disc 10:
1 - Starstruck
2 - Picture Book
Disc 11:
1 - Village Green Preservation Society
2 - Do You Remember Walter?