Kinks - Village Green Preservation Society UK *MONO* LP

	£		670
	$		888

THE KINKS - 'THE VILLAGE GREEN PRESERVATION SOCIETY'

Released on the 22nd November 1968 (the same day as The Beatles' 'White Album') this influential landmark album is arguably the crown jewel in the Kinks album catalogue.

This superb sounding 15-track UK MONO 1st pressing, featuring the true dedicated mono mix, is on the pale blue & black Pye records label: NPL.18233

Matrix numbers: NPL 18233A-(13W crossed out) 3W & NPL 18233B-3W

Stamper codes: 1/H & 1/I

Disc weight: 161g

Housed in a front laminated, inner-flipback gatefold cover with mono catalogue number on the rear panel.

Complete with its original poly-lined inner-sleeve.

CONDITION

Disc

Labels: NEAR MINT

An exceptional set with no more than two or three barely visible spindle trails around each totally unworn centre hole.

Visual: EXCELLENT

Superb deep-gloss playing surface which retain all of their 'as new' shine with no dulling or clouding from overplay or poor storage conditions. There are a small handful non-feelable surface marks on each side but certainly no scratches or any other significant visual blemisihes. Close inspection directly beneath my unforgiving, powerful halogen desk lamp reveals little more than a small number of harmless wispy paper hairlines but again, nothing major. Both sides of this quality, heavy disc lie 100% flat on the turntable when playing.

Sound Quality: NEAR MINT

This wonderful true mono mix is presented here in outstanding unworn sound quality. Played just a few times on top-quality equipment, my single careful play-check at volume could find no trace of any grove/playwear distortion on any track or in either channel. The sound quality is perfectly clean, warm & clear throughout with just a hint of light background between tracks but no clicks, pops or any other such distraction. Tough to find a better sounding original copy.

Cover: VERY GOOD +

This notoriously fragile cover has survived the past 45 years in respectable shape with only light storage/handling wear and no major faults. The delicate front leaf is clean with just a touch of wear to the exposed edges and a few spine wrinkles. The rear panel too has a few light bends and there is a small (1cm) tear to the lower right corner where it meets the spine. Inside is perfectly clean & unworn with just a small split to the lower end of the centre hinge. Both seams are unstressed and unsplit and the spine is clean & fully worded.

Inner-sleeve: EXCELLENT

Clean & flat with minor storage wrinkles but no writing, tears or seam splits.

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