Village Green Preservation Society
Village Green Preservation Society is a
folk-rock and
psychedelia album by British
rock band The Kinks. Released on
November 22,
1968 (see
1968 in music),
Village Green Preservation Society is a loosely-assembled
concept album, concerning the demise of English rural life.
Songwriter Ray Davies had previously delved into similar territory, such as on the previous album,
Something Else by the Kinks, but managed to inject social commentary into simple observations of life.
Track listing
- The Village Green Preservation Society (Davies) - 2:45
- Do You Remember Walter? (Davies) - 2:23
- Picture Book (Davies) - 2:34
- Johnny Thunder (Davies) - 2:28
- Last of the Steam-Powered Trains (Davies) - 4:03
- Big Sky (Davies) - 2:49
- Sitting by the Riverside (Davies) - 2:21
- Animal Farm (Davies) - 2:57
- Village Green (Davies) - 2:08
- Starstruck (Davies) - 2:18
- Phenomenal Cat (Davies) - 2:34
- All of My Friends Were There (Davies) - 2:23
- Wicked Annabella (Davies) - 2:40
- Monica (Davies) - 2:13
- People Take Pictures of Each Other (Davies) - 2:10
Personnel
- The Kinks - Arranger
- Dave Davies - Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards, Vocals
- Ray Davies - Guitar, Composer, Keyboards, Vocals, Producer
- Mick Avory - Drums
- John Dalton - Bass
- Peter Quaife - Bass
- Alexander Greenlaw Quaife - Bass
