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.
- 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
- 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
