The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society

Album by The Kinks

Released 22 November 1968

pop rock classic rock rock

4.45

Tracklist

12" Vinyl 1: Original 1968 Stereo Release
1
The Village Green Preservation Society
4.5 ★
2
Do You Remember Walter?
4.5 ★
3
Picture Book
4.4 ★
4
Johnny Thunder
3.5 ★
5
Last of the Steam‐Powered Trains
3.0 ★
6
Big Sky
3.0 ★
7
Sitting by the Riverside
3.0 ★
8
Animal Farm
3.5 ★
9
Village Green
4.0 ★
10
Starstruck
4.5 ★
11
Phenomenal Cat
3.0 ★
12
All of My Friends Were There
2.5 ★
13
Wicked Annabella
4.5 ★
14
Monica
3.0 ★
15
People Take Pictures of Each Other
3.0 ★
12" Vinyl 2: Original 1968 Mono Release
1
The Village Green Preservation Society
4.0 ★
2
Do You Remember Walter?
4.0 ★
3
Picture Book
4.0 ★
4
Johnny Thunder
3.5 ★
5
Last of the Steam‐Powered Trains
4.0 ★
6
Big Sky
2.0 ★
7
Sitting by the Riverside
4.0 ★
8
Animal Farm
4.0 ★
9
Village Green
4.0 ★
10
Starstruck
4.0 ★
11
Phenomenal Cat
3.0 ★
12
All of My Friends Were There
3.0 ★
13
Wicked Annabella
3.0 ★
14
Monica
3.0 ★
15
People Take Pictures of Each Other
4.0 ★
12" Vinyl 3: Original 1968 Swedish 12 Track LP
1
The Village Green Preservation Society
4.5 ★
2
Do You Remember Walter?
3
Picture Book
4.4 ★
4
Johnny Thunder
3.5 ★
5
Monica
3.0 ★
6
Days
7
Village Green
4.0 ★
8
Mr. Songbird
9
Wicked Annabella
4.5 ★
10
Starstruck
4.5 ★
11
Phenomenal Cat
3.0 ★
12
People Take Pictures of Each Other
CD 4: Original Stereo Album 2018 Remaster + Bonus Tracks
1
The Village Green Preservation Society
2:51
2
Do You Remember Walter?
2:29
3
Picture Book
2:39
4.4 ★
4
Johnny Thunder
2:33
3.5 ★
5
Last of the Steam‐Powered Trains
4:13
3.0 ★
6
Big Sky
2:52
3.0 ★
7
Sitting by the Riverside
2:26
3.0 ★
8
Animal Farm
3:01
3.5 ★
9
Village Green
2:11
4.0 ★
10
Starstruck
2:24
4.5 ★
11
Phenomenal Cat
2:41
3.0 ★
12
All of My Friends Were There
2:28
2.5 ★
13
Wicked Annabella
2:45
4.5 ★
14
Monica
2:18
3.0 ★
15
People Take Pictures of Each Other
2:14
3.0 ★
16
Days (original stereo mix)
2:53
17
She’s Got Everything (original stereo mix)
3:10
18
Mr. Songbird (original stereo mix)
2:26
19
Wonderboy (original stereo mix)
2:46
20
Polly (original stereo mix)
2:51
21
Berkeley Mews (original stereo mix)
2:39
22
Rosemary Rose (stereo mix)
2:00
23
Misty Water (original stereo mix)
3:04
24
Did You See His Name? (original stereo mix)
1:58
25
Do You Remember Walter? (European stereo mix)
2:26
26
Animal Farm (alternate stereo mix)
3:03
27
People Take Pictures of Each Other (European stereo mix)
2:23
CD 5: Original Album 2018 Mono Remaster + Bonus Tracks
1
The Village Green Preservation Society
2:55
4.0 ★
2
Do You Remember Walter?
2:30
4.0 ★
3
Picture Book
2:38
4.0 ★
4
Johnny Thunder
2:33
3.5 ★
5
Last of the Steam‐Powered Trains
4:13
4.0 ★
6
Big Sky
2:53
2.0 ★
7
Sitting by the Riverside
2:27
4.0 ★
8
Animal Farm
3:03
4.0 ★
9
Village Green
2:12
4.0 ★
10
Starstruck
2:29
4.0 ★
11
Phenomenal Cat
2:41
3.0 ★
12
All of My Friends Were There
2:27
3.0 ★
13
Wicked Annabella
2:45
3.0 ★
14
Monica
2:22
3.0 ★
15
People Take Pictures of Each Other
2:21
4.0 ★
16
Days (mono single mix)
2:55
17
She’s Got Everything (mono single mix)
3:09
18
Mr. Songbird (mono)
2:25
19
Wonderboy (mono single mix)
2:50
20
Polly (mono single mix)
2:51
21
Till Death Us Do Part (mono)
3:19
22
Berkeley Mews (mono)
2:39
23
Village Green (alternate vocal)
2:12
24
Lavender Hill (mono)
2:57
25
Rosemary Rose (mono)
1:45
26
Pictures in the Sand (mono)
2:47
27
Misty Water (original mono mix)
3:10
28
Did You See His Name? (mono)
1:58
29
Last of the Steam‐Powered Trains (mono mix)
3:18
CD 6: Village Green Sessions
1
The Village Green Preservation Society (alternate mix)
3:15
2
Do You Remember Walter? (backing track)
2:52
3
Picture Book (alternate mix)
2:52
4
Johnny Thunder (stereo remix)
2:43
5
Last of the Steam‐Powered Trains (alternate mix)
4:41
6
Big Sky (alternate mix with session chat)
2:58
7
Animal Farm (takes 16 & 17 alternate mix)
3:13
8
Village Green (unissued acetate mix)
2:10
9
Starstruck (alternate mix)
2:45
10
Phenomenal Cat (alternate mix)
2:55
11
Monica (alternate mix)
2:31
12
People Take Pictures of Each Other (alternate mix)
2:31
13
Egg Stained Pyjamas (backing track)
2:31
14
Days (alternate mix)
3:34
15
She’s Got Everything (alternate mix)
3:19
16
Misty Water (alternate mix)
3:32
17
Mr. Songbird (alternate mix)
2:35
18
Pictures in the Sand (backing track)
3:10
19
Berkeley Mews (alternate mix)
2:42
20
Easy Come, There You Went (backing track)
2:23
21
Did You See His Name? (alternate mix)
2:08
22
Mick Avory’s Underpants (backing track)
2:18
23
Spotty Grotty Anna (backing track)
2:11
24
Lavender Hill (backing track)
3:12
25
Village Green (backing track)
2:18
CD 7: Village Green at the BBC
1
Interview: Ray Talks About Working
1:40
2
Days
2:48
3
Waterloo Sunset
2:15
4
Interview: Ray Talks About Solo Records
0:35
5
Love Me Till the Sun Shines
2:44
6
Monica
2:09
7
Interview: Ray Talks About Village Green
1:22
8
The Village Green Preservation Society
2:47
9
Animal Farm (BBC mix)
3:08
10
Last of the Steam‐Powered Trains (with live vocals)
4:33
11
Picture Book (with live vocals)
2:39
12
Interview: Ray and Dave Talk About Last of the Steam‐Powered Trains
1:30
13
Do You Remember Walter? (BBC mix)
2:18
14
Dedicated Follower of Fashion / A Well Respected Man / Death of a Clown (TV pre‐mix)
3:12
15
Sunny Afternoon (TV pre‐mix)
2:23
16
Picture Book (TV pre‐mix)
2:33
17
Days (TV pre‐mix)
2:55
18
Lazy Old Sun (TV pre‐mix)
3:09
19
Two Sisters (TV pre‐mix)
2:02
20
Monica (TV pre‐mix)
2:29
21
Lincoln County (TV pre‐mix)
3:14
22
Where Did My Spring Go? (Mono)
2:08
23
When I Turn Off the Living Room Light (mono)
2:20
CD 8: Demos, Sessions, Preservation & Live
1
Home Demos Medley
8:23
2
Days (acoustic version)
2:55
3
Mr. Songbird (alternate mix)
2:26
4
The Village Green Preservation Society (alternate mix)
2:57
5
Johnny Thunder (backing track)
2:31
6
Big Sky (alternate mix)
2:52
7
Phenomenal Cat (backing track)
2:59
8
Picture Book (vocals and guitar)
2:34
9
Animal Farm (backing track)
3:02
10
Time Song (monitor mix)
2:11
11
The Village Green Preservation Society (Preservation version)
3:09
12
Medley: Picture Book / People Take Pictures of Each Other (Preservation version)
5:10
13
Village Green Overture (Preservation version – stereo)
1:51
14
Days (live in Denmark 2010)
4:04
15
Ray Davies Spoken Intro (live in Denmark 2010)
0:38
16
Village Green (live in Denmark 2010)
3:07
17
Picture Book (live in Denmark 2010)
2:30
18
Big Sky (live in Denmark 2010)
3:00
19
Do You Remember Walter? (live in Denmark 2010)
3:34
20
Johnny Thunder (live in Denmark 2010)
2:11
21
The Village Green Preservation Society (live in Denmark 2010)
2:29
22
The Way Love Used to Be (live in Denmark 2010)
2:27
7" Vinyl 9
1
Days
2
She’s Got Everything
7" Vinyl 10
1
Starstruck
4.0 ★
2
Picture Book
4.0 ★
7" Vinyl 11
1
The Village Green Preservation Society
2
Do You Remember Walter?

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Release credits

Dave Davies
guitar [3.1, 3.3-5, 3.7, 3.9-11, 1.1-15, 4.3-15], lead vocals [3.9, 1.13, 4.13]
Mick Avory
drums (drum set) [1.1-15, 3.1, 3.3-5, 3.7, 3.9-11, 4.3-15]
Pete Quaife
bass guitar [4.3-15, 1.1-15, 3.1, 3.3-5, 3.7, 3.9-11]
Ray Davies
lead vocals [3.1, 3.3-5, 3.7, 3.10-11, 4.3-12, 4.14-15, 1.1-12, 1.14-15], producer [4.3-15, 1.1-15, 2.7, 2.9, 2.11, 3.1, 3.3-5, 3.7, 3.9-11, 5.7, 5.9, 5.11]
The Kinks
arranger [1.1-15, 3.1, 3.3-5, 3.7, 3.9-11, 4.3-15]