Are the village green preservation society
THE KINKS
950 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 2022062 |
| Excel File Row | 271 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 14:06:36 |
| Pressing Year | 1968 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | UK |
| Record Label | PYE |
| Stereo / Mono | MONO |
| Catalogue Number | NPL 18233 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | NPL18233A-13◇W 3◇W J 1 ("Gatefold, UK 1st Press - light blue Pye Label""run-out barrato") |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | NPL18233B-3◇W L 1 KT |
| Sleeve Condition | VG+ |
| Media Condition | M |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | NM |
| Genre | Classic Rock & Roots |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
This first PYE pressing from 1968 of "The Village Green Preservation Society" embodies a historical paradox: a masterpiece that at the time was a resounding commercial failure. Released in an era dominated by psychedelia and progressive rock, its intimate, bucolic and profoundly English sound, nostalgically celebrating lost innocence, appeared decidedly out of time. Also due to the Kinks' enduring ban on touring in the United States (imposed from 1965), the album struggled enormously to find its audience, being almost ignored by contemporary critics and the charts. Yet, precisely this uniqueness and Ray Davies' uncompromising vision, elevated it over the years to cult status. Today, this vinyl is tangible proof of a concept album ahead of its time, whose profound beauty and lyricism are finally recognised as essential in the history of British rock.
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Official Tracklist
- A1 - The Village Green Preservation Society
- A2 - Do You Remember Walter
- A3 - Picture Book
- A4 - Johnny Thunder
- A5 - Last Of The Steam-Powered Trains
- A6 - Big Sky
- A7 - Sitting By The Riverside
- B1 - Animal Farm
- B2 - Village Green
- B3 - Starstruck
- B4 - Phenomenal Cat
- B5 - All Of My Friends Were There
- B6 - Wicked Annabella
- B7 - Monica
- B8 - People Take Pictures Of Each Other
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