The Kinks The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society
2018 Box Set, 2x Vinyl, Vinyl, CD, CD, 3x CD, 3x Vinyl
Psychedelic Rock
Pop Rock
Classic Rock

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BMG, Pye Records
tracks b1, b2, d1, d2, f1, cd1-8, cd1-9, cd1-26, cd2-8, cd2-9, cd2-23, cd3-7, cd4-9, cd4-19, cd4-21, cd5-9 arranged by [string arrangements] David Whitaker
artwork Luke Insect
tracks a1 to cd4-23, cd5-2 to cd5-9 backing vocals Rasa Davies
tracks cd5-14 to cd5-22 bass guitar Dick Nolan
tracks a1 to cd4-23, cd5-2 to cd5-9 bass guitar, backing vocals Pete Quaife
tracks cd5-10 to cd5-13 bass guitar, vocals John Dalton
compiled by Andrew Sandoval
tracks a1 to cd4-4, cd4-6 to cd4-13, cd4-15 to cd4-20, cd4-22 to cd5-22 composed by Ray Davies
tracks cd5-11 to cd5-13 conductor [additional musicians and chorus conducted by] Pip Williams
coordinator [coordination for bmg] Didier Dehauteur
coordinator [coordination for bmg] Emma Curley
coordinator [coordination for bmg] Jon Wilson
coordinator [coordination for ray davies] Fraser Kennedy
design [book design] Luke Insect
design [sleeve], art direction Pye Records Studios
tracks cd5-14 to cd5-22 drums Damon Wilson
tracks a1 to g, i to cd1-16, cd1-18 to cd2-16, cd2-18 to cd3-14, cd3-16 to cd4-23, cd5-2 to cd5-13 drums Mick Avory
tracks cd5-14 to cd5-22 electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals Bill Shanley
tracks a1 to cd4-23, cd5-2 to cd5-9 engineer Alan Florence
tracks a1 to cd4-23, cd5-2 to cd5-9 engineer Alan McKenzie
tracks a1 to cd4-23, cd5-2 to cd5-9 engineer Alan O'Duffy
tracks a1 to cd4-23, cd5-2 to cd5-9 engineer Brian Humphries
tracks cd5-14 to cd5-22 featuring DR RadioSymfoniOrkestret
tracks a1 to cd4-23, cd5-2 to cd5-13 guitar, vocals Dave Davies
guitar, vocals Ray Davies
tracks cd5-11 to cd5-13 horns The Mike Cotton Sound
illustration Giusi Tomasello
tracks cd5-14 to cd5-22 keyboards Ian Gibbons
tracks cd5-10 to cd5-13 keyboards John Gosling
tracks a1 to cd4-23, cd5-2 to cd5-9 keyboards Nicky Hopkins
tracks a1 to cd4-23, cd5-2 to cd5-9 keyboards, harmonica Ray Davies
lacquer cut by Kevin Gray
liner notes [a steam-powered trainspotter's guide to the songs and mixes of the village green preservation society] Andrew Sandoval
liner notes [notes on the cd5 home demos track medley] Ray Davies
liner notes [out of time] Robert Ryan
liner notes [seeing in technicolour] Kate Mossman
liner notes [the kinks are the village green preservation society] Andy Neill
liner notes [village green - england: the kinks' arcadian vision] Pete Townshend
management [coordination for bmg], coordinator [coordination for bmg] Thomas Cerha
mastered by Kevin Gray
mastered by [digital mastering by] Dan Hersch
mixed by [mixing], restoration [audio restoration] Andrew Sandoval
painting [monica moonlight & wicked annabella] Dave Davies
painting [walter] Andy Partridge
photography by Andrew Maclear
photography by Barrie Wentzell
photography by Chris Walter
photography by Joakim Berglund
photography by John Prosser
photography by Ola Svensson
photography by Tony Gale
tracks cd5-1 piano Ray Davies
tracks cd4-2, cd4-3, cd4-5, cd4-6, cd4-8 producer Bernie Andrews
tracks a1 to cd1-8, cd1-10 to cd2-8, cd2-10 to cd2-16, cd2-18 to cd2-22, cd2-24 to cd3-7, cd3-9 to cd3-14, cd3-16 to cd3-24, cd4-1, cd4-4, cd4-7, cd4-9to cd4-14, cd4-16 to cd4-18 producer Ray Davies
tracks cd1-9, cd2-9, cd2-17, cd2-23, cd3-8, cd3-15, cd3-25, cd4-15, cd4-19 producer Shel Talmy
supervised by Andrew Sandoval
transferred by [analog tape transfers] Kevin Vanbergen
transferred by [analog tape transfers] Richard Whittaker
Manufactured By Optimal Media GmbH
Manufactured By Optimal Media GmbH
Manufactured By Optimal Media GmbH
Manufactured By Optimal Media GmbH
Manufactured By Optimal Media GmbH
Phonographic Copyright (p) Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.
Copyright (c) Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.
Copyright (c) BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Published By Carlin Music Corp.
Published By Unichappell Music, Inc.
Published By ABKCO Music, Inc.
Published By Davray Music
Published By Sony ATV
Published By BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Recorded At Pye Studios
Recorded At Piccadilly Studios
Recorded At Playhouse Theatre
Recorded At BBC Music Studio, Television Centre
Recorded At Broadcasting House, London
Recorded At Riverside Studios, London
Recorded At Morgan Studios
Recorded At Ledreborg Slot
Engineered At FX Copyroom
Mixed At Playhouse Theatre
Mixed At Aeolian Hall
Mixed At Beatland
Mastered At Cohearent Audio
Mastered At D2 Mastering
Lacquer Cut At Cohearent Audio
Contents:
LPs: Gatefold 2LP featuring original album new stereo remaster and new mono remaster. Original artwork faithfully reproduced in high resolution.
Continental (Swedish) original, 12 track version of the LP.
CD1: 2018 Stereo Remaster (Andrew Sandoval, from original HD tape transfers) + bonus tracks including singles, B-sides & alternate mixes.
CD2: 2018 Mono Remaster (Andrew Sandoval, from original HD tape transfers) + bonus tracks including singles, B-sides & alternate mixes.
CD3: Village Green Sessions - including alternate versions mixes and backing tracks, many previously unreleased.
CD4: Village Green At The BBC - TV performance track audio and band interviews, many previously unreleased.
CD5: Preservation, Sessions, Live & Demos - including mid 70s recordings, previously unreleased home demos, Ray Davies live in Denmark 2010 and unreleased track 'Time Song'.
7 picture sleeve singles: Days / She’s Got Everything (1968), Starstruck / Picture Book (1968), The Village Green Preservation Society / Do You Remember Walter? (1969).
Book: 52-page hardback photo book with extensive sleeve notes and new band interviews, essays from Pete Townshend and other writers, plus rare and unseen Kinks Village Green related photos and imagery.
Booklet: 24-page stapled CD booklet with detailed track-by-track liner notes.
Memorabilia: Poster of Village Green LP inner gatefold; Empire Liverpool 1968 tour poster; glossy 10 x 8 photos from Hampstead Heath 1968 photoshoot; colour press photo with reproduced band signatures; Bournemouth 1968 gig ticket; PYE Records promo card; 'Days' sheet music.

In June 2019 exactly 100 copies were made available signed on the front cover of the box by Dave Davies. These were exclusive to superdeluxeedition.com and sold out within a few days.

The '########-X-Y' string pattern in the runout grooves indicates that the records were pressed by either [l1522969] or [l1540316].

[Sticker:]
50th anniversary super deluxe box set
Expanded edition of The Kinks' celebrated 1968 masterpiece
• Hardback book: Extensive new notes, essays, unseen photos & interviews with Ray Davies, Dave Davies & Mick Avory
• 2LP (heavyweight vinyl) of original gatefold album, new stereo & mono remasters
• Original Swedish 12 track LP (heavyweight vinyl), new stereo remaster
• 5CDs: Remastered original albums, singles, B-sides, previously unreleased tracks, demos, live, alternative versions & mixes
• 3 reproduced 7 picture sleeve singles
• Reproduced memorabilia
• Audio remastered from HD masters
[The Art Of The Album logo]

[2LP rear sleeve:]
Disc 1 - 2018 stereo remaster / disc 2 - 2018 mono remaster
Mastered [...] at Cohearent Audio, North Hills, CA.
Originally released as Pye NSPL 18233, 22nd November 1968.
All tracks remastered ℗ 2018, ℗ & © 2018 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company.
Manufactured in the E.U. BMG UK, 8th Floor, 5 Merchant Square, Paddington, London, W2 1AS.

[Swedish LP rear sleeve:]
Mastered [...] at Cohearent Audio, North Hills, CA.
Originally released on Pye Records as Swedish LP - NSPL 18233, 22nd November 1968.
All tracks remastered ℗ 2018, ℗ & © 2018 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company.
Manufactured in the E.U. BMG UK, 8th Floor, 5 Merchant Square, Paddington, London, W2 1AS.

[Days 7 rear sleeve:]
Mastered [...] at Cohearent Audio, North Hills, CA.
Originally released on Pye Records, September 1968, as Italian 7 single P-67.002.
Remastered ℗ 2018, ℗ & © 2018 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company.
BMG UK, 8th Floor, 5 Merchant Square, Paddington, London, W2 1AS.

[Starstruck 7 rear sleeve:]
Mastered [...] at Cohearent Audio, North Hills, CA.
Originally released on Pye Records, November 1968, as Netherlands 7 single 7NH-132.
Remastered ℗ 2018, ℗ & © 2018 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company.
BMG UK, 8th Floor, 5 Merchant Square, Paddington, London, W2 1AS.

[The Village Green Preservation Society 7 rear sleeve:]
Mastered [...] at Cohearent Audio, North Hills, CA.
Originally released on Reprise Records, July 1969, as US 7 single 0847.
Remastered ℗ 2018, ℗ & © 2018 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company.
BMG UK, 8th Floor, 5 Merchant Square, Paddington, London, W2 1AS.

[Labels all records:]
Carlin Music Corp.
USA & Canada: Unichappell Music, Inc. & ABKCO Music, Inc. (BMI)

[CD booklet p. 23:]
All tracks published by Carlin Music Corp. apart from CD5 track 10 Davray Music / Sony/ATV
USA & Canada: All tracks published by Unichappell Music, Inc. & ABKCO Music, Inc. (BMI) apart from CD5 track 10 Davray Music / Sony/ATV
Digital mastering [...] at D2 Mastering, Atwater Village, CA
Audio restoration & mixing [...] at Beatland Tours, Atwater Village, CA
Analog tape transfers [...] at FX Copyroom, Acton, London
These compilations ℗ & © 2018 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company.

[Book p. 52:]
First published in Great Britain 2018 by BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., 8th Floor, 5 Merchant Square, Paddington, W2 1AS.
Copyright © 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Barcode: 4 050538 402049 (Box, text)
Barcode: 4050538402049 (Box, scanned)
Barcode: 4 050538 402056 (2LP, text)
Barcode: 4050538402056 (2LP, scanned)
Barcode: 4 050538 402087 (Swedish 12 track LP, text)
Barcode: 4050538402087 (Swedish 12 track LP, scanned)
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