The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society MONO 1968 vinyl LP NPL18233

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The Kinks ?– The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society

Label: Pye Records ?– NPL 18233,

Rare blue label U.K. first Pressing

Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Gatefold Cover

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): NPL18233A -13 ??W? - 3?W

Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): NPL19233B - 3?W

Condition

All records are played and cleaned with the latest AudioQuest Anti-Static Brush before listing.

Record :  Side one, track one, that’s the title track, at the end, as the track fades towards infinity it sticks and repeats and you have to lift the needle.  What a bummer, I guess this makes it “good”.  If you can live with that read on, because it gets a lot better.

The vinyl is glossy and bright only a few light marks. Minimal surface noise but overall it sounds great.  The record is flat without warping.  Label is clean with minor spindle wear, original  blue colour is bright, little dimmed by its 50 years. Without the stick it would have an excellent grade.

Inner Sleeve is white, with a few creases.

Gatefold Cover Very Good-.

It’s a bit worn. It remains fully intact and protective but with noteable storage corner dinting and edge wear. It has the remnants of a price label on the front RH top corner.  Moderate wear on the open edge with minor wear on the other edges. 1cm splits at top & bottom of fold. Outside gloss retains much of its original vibrancy with a little blistering in the spine margin.  Inside full colour cover is clean with only minor diminution in quality. 

Nice.

An iconic record.  Quite simply a masterclass in Ray Davies' song writing, but it hardly sold and the album is now highly collectable.  This outstanding album is the best from the Kinks and one of the best pop albums ever.  Well that’s what I think.

Country: UK

Released: 22 Nov 1968

Psychedelic Rock, Pop Rock, Classic Rock

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   Phenominal Cat    

B5   All Of My Friends Were There      

B6   Wicked Annabella 

B7   Monica   

B8   People Take Pictures Of Each Other   

Credits

Written and Produced- Raymond Douglas Davies

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards,– Raymond Douglas Davies

Vocals, Guitar – David Russell Gordon Davies

Bass – Peter Alexander Greenlaw Quaife

Drums – Michael Charles Avory

Sleeve Design & Art Direction – Pye Records Studios

Engineer – Alan McKenzie, Brian Humphries

Photography – John Prosser

Made in England.

All tracks published by Davray / Carlin.

Matrix / Runout (Side A label): NPL.18233-A

Matrix / Runout (Side B label): NPL.18233-B

Matrix number

A matrix number is an alphanumeric code (and on occasion, other symbols) stamped or handwritten (or a combination of the two) into the run-out groove area of a phonograph record. This is the non-grooved area between the end of the final band on a record's side and the label, also known as the run-off groove area, end-groove area, matrix area, or "dead wax".

On my retirement I said to my children “my collect ion of records, books and comics will be yours”, “ not interested, get rid of them” was their reply.  I’m well on with the comics and books and it’s now time to sell my vinyl.

Most were purchased during my late teens through my mid-twenties.  Many remained unplayed for 30+ years some having been replaced by CDs while others just stored, their music unheard.  In preparation for their sale I have played each one to check for sound quality and to make sure there were no flaws.  I used my new AudioQuest Anti-Static brush each time.  It was so good listening to this wonderful music and revisting my younger self. I was amazed at what good taste I had when I was young!

Hope you enjoy them as much as me.  

See below for notes on my Grading Strategy

Tom Fisher of near-mint second hand emporium Rat Records describes the fairly universal grading system he uses.  If it's good enough for Tom, It’s good enough for me.

Cover and Record are graded separately.

Vinyl Grading System

Mint (M) – Absolutely perfect in every way. Never been played and usually sealed.

Near Mint (NM) – The record has been on a shelf between other records. The vinyl looks glossy and clearly has only been played a few times. There are no marks on the vinyl and the whole package is complete.

Excellent (E) – Same but I’d tolerate very light marks where the vinyl has been in and out of the inner sleeve a few times, or tiny signs of use generally.

Very Good Plus (VG+) – A few further faults are acceptable, but nothing that really compromises the record visually or audibly. A little rub, light inaudible marks, a little background crackle.

Very Good (VG) – It’s seen a bit of life, but is still usable. Light pops and clicks, an edge split, light visible scratches. You can still listen to it and enjoy looking at it, but it is visually and audibly USED.

Good (G) – To be honest you’re making trouble for yourself here, as Good means Bad. I’d only be selling something really desirable in this condition, with a bargain price and a full, no holds barred description to match.

Poor (P), Fair (F) Attempting to listen will be a disturbing experience. Expect major noise issues, skipping or repeating. The record itself is cracked, badly warped and has deep scratches. The cover is also approaching death.