The Kinks

 

Artist:  The Kinks 
Origin:   London, England
Genre:  Rock, Pop, British Invasion, Rock & Roll, Album Rock, Contemporary Pop, AM Pop, Early Pop

Original line-up:

Ray Davies:  Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Piano
Dave Davies:  Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Pete Quaife:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Mick Avory:  Drums

The Kinks were an English Rock Band formed in Muswell Hill, North London in 1964, by brother Ray Davies (Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar) and Dave Davies (Lead Guitar), Pete Quaife (Bass) and Mike Avory (Drums). The Kinks are the one of the most important and influential rock group of the 60s era and as a British Invasion Band to USA along with The Beatles and with many classic hits:  "You Really Got Me", "All Day And All Of The Night", "Tire Of Waiting For You", "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy", "Set Me Free", "Sunny Afternoon", "Waterloo Sunset", "Victoria", "Lola", "Apeman" and many more.  The Kinks were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame as well as the UK Music Hall Of Fame in 2005.

Title:  The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (2024)

Genre:  Rock, Pop, British Invasion, Rock & Roll, Album Rock, Contemporary Pop, AM Pop, Early Pop

Label:

Rating:   *****

Format:   LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1. The Village Green Preservation Society (2:49)

 2.  Do You Remember Walter (2:28)

 3.  Picture Book (2:38)

 4.  Johnny Thunder (2:33)

 5.  Last Of The Steam-Powered Trains (4:03)

 6.  Big Sky (2:49)

 7.  Sitting By The Riverside (2:21)

Side 2:

 1.  Animal Farm (2:57)

 2.  Village Green (2:08)

 3.  Starstruck (2:22)

 4.  Phenomenal Cat (2:37)

 5.  All Of My Friends Were There (2:23)

 6.  Wicked Annabella (2:40)

 7.  Monica (2:13)

 8.  People Take Pictures Of Each Other (2:10)

Personnel:

Ray Davies:  Lead Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards

Dave Davies:  Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals on Track 2/6

Pete Quaife:  Bass, Backing Vocals

Mick Avory:  Drums

Additional Musicians:

Rasa Davies:  Backing Vocals

Nicky Hopkins:  Keyboards

David Whitaker:  Orchestral Arrangement on Tracks:  2/1, 2

Uhidentified:  Congas on Track 2/7

Unidentified Session Musicians:  Oboe, Cello, Viola, Piccolo on Track 2/2, String Section on Track 2/1

The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society is the sixth studio album by The Kinks, originally released on November 22, 1968 by Pye Records, remastered and reissued on October 18, 2024 by Sanctuary Records/BMG.  50th Anniversary Stereo Edition.