THE KINKS: THE VILLAGE GREEN PRESERVATION SOCIETY LP

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THE KINKS:

THE VILLAGE GREEN PRESERVATION SOCIETY

 VINYL LP DISK

(Reprise RS 6327 –November 1968)

Vinyl 12-inch, 33 1/3 rpm

             You would be bidding for the vinyl 12-inch record, The Kinks’ The Village Green Preservation Society.

       Rolling Stone Magazine In 2003 ranked the album as  number 255 on its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Track listing:

(All songs by Ray Davies)

Side one

   1. "The Village Green Preservation Society" – 2:45

   2. "Do You Remember Walter?" – 2:23

   3. "Picture Book" – 2:34

   4. "Johnny Thunder" – 2:28

   5. "Last of the Steam-powered Trains" – 4:03

   6. "Big Sky" – 2:49

   7. "Sitting by the Riverside" – 2:21

Side two

   1. "Animal Farm" – 2:57

   2. "Village Green" – 2:08

   3. "Starstruck" – 2:18

   4. "Phenomenal Cat" – 2:34

   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, guitar, keyboards, harmonica

   Dave Davies – lead guitar, backup vocals, lead vocals on "Wicked Annabella"

   Pete Quaife – bass, backup vocals

   Mick Avory – drums, percussion

   Nicky Hopkins – keyboards, mellotron

   Rasa Davies – backup vocals

        We have again played both sides of the record through and judge the disk to be very good + to near mint grade. There is some light surface noise between tracks but we could not detect any on the music tracks. The record label is clean and spindle hole shows no wear.

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We judge the gate fold jacket to be very good grade. There is shelf wear on the top edge but no splint seams. There is some ring wear in the dark areas of the front and back sides.  The inside of the gate fold is clean and clear of defects. There are no corner cuts or tape. 

This record is from the seller’s private collection, and has been in his possession since the album was released.

 The record will be carefully packaged and shipped in special LP mailer with cushioning and extra stiffener. The LP, in its inner sleeve, will be shipped outside the outer jacket to prevent damage to jacket seams.

USPS Media Mail $4.00/ Priority Mail: $6.50. Delivery confirmation with tracking is included in shipping and handling charge.

Shipping rates for outside U.S. will be more than for U.S. domestic mailing. For shipping/handling rates outside U.S., please email seller before bidding.

We strongly urge that the buyer purchase insurance.  The seller will make every effort to package this item carefully and securely, and is not responsible for loss or damage to items during shipping.

            Payment would be appreciated within five days of winning the bid. PayPal payment only for this auction. Thanks