THE KINKS.VILLAGE GREEN PRES. SOC.LP.1968 RARE MONO.1ST PRESS.EX TO MINT.CON.

	£		180
	$		239

Artist or Band: THE KINKS

Album Title: The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society.

Producer(s): Ray Davies.

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: The Village Green Preservation Society; Do You Remember Walter; Picture Book; Johnny Thunder; Last of the Steam-Powered Trains; Big Sky; Sitting by the Riverside.

Side 2: Animal Farm; Village Green; Starstruck; Phenomenal Cat; All of My Friends Were There; Wicked Annabella; Monica; People Take Pictures of Each Other.

Label/Format: Pye – original black and blue format.

Label Conditions: Clean, fresh, attractive and no spindle marks.

Cat Number: NPL 18233.

Mode / Speed: Mono / 33.3 rpm.

Weight of this Record: 168 grams. A massive Pye pressing so typical of this classic period.

Country of Manufacture: England.

Rarity: Rare in both mono and stereo formats, I have never found either format easy to find as this record did not sell well. Highly in demand these days, there simply are not enough originals to go round. The cover is one of the most fragile ever issued and just finding one in intact is a bonus. This one on offer is excellent apart from some lamination "lift" on left side of front of the gatefold cover and there are two small pieces of Sellotape top and bottom of cover where the disc has been sealed.

More information on this further down. The record has hardly,if ever been played.I have had the disc since new and cannot recall playing it due to it being in storage for 30 years while I travelled abroad. The Price Guide values on this album are now soaring and at last getting realistic, but this is still in real terms still undervalued. With so few sales and those that sold being played into submission, finding any copy that plays well is hard enough. Now regarded by many as one of the greatest albums ever issued, a sentiment I totally agree with, available copies are almost getting rarer by the day.

Original Year of Release: 1968

Matrix Nos: NPL 18233 A-3W (With "13W" Scratched out) * NPL 18233 B 3W

Stamper Codes: F 1 / B 1

Brief Artist & Album Info: Only listed under 'Rock Classic' because 'Rock Masterpiece' was not available. By 1968 The Kinks had fallen from public grace in the UK, a bizarre fact made even more inexplicable as Ray Davies was at the height of creative brilliance. Still receiving high critical acclaim, this album, totally failed to capture the imagination of most record buyers of the time. Still writing beautifully honest pop songs about everyday events no longer appealed to Kinks fans and it simply failed to sell. Listening to this now for a more mature record seller, simply brings home just how this man’s mind worked at the time, a work of absolute nostalgic brilliance and (for me) a strong contender for the best album ever – yes TRUE! – as time passes – like quality wine – this matures and just gets better and Better and BETTER! 

VINYL CONDITION: EX to MINT (One minor blemish on side 2.No surface,sleeve scratches) 

GATEFOLD COVER CONDITION: VG to EX.(See description above) 

INNER SLEEVE : MINT.Original paper/plastic :"UK Patent No. 1,072,844 & Foreign Patents Pending"

RECORD LABELS: MINT.No "Snails trails" at spindle centre

(SEE PHOTOS).

THE ITEM HAS BEEN STORED UPRIGHT IN SECURE,DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS.THE OWNER HAVING RECENTLY RETURNED FROM LIVING AND WORKING OVERSEAS.A VISUALLY EXCELLENT DISC WHICH STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL DEEP BLACK SHINE (SEE PHOTO(S).

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RECORD GRADING POLICY:

MINT: RECORD IS BRAND NEW.NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY.COVER AND EXTRAS ARE PERFECT.

EX: RECORD MAY SHOW SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED AND MAY HAVE MINOR SCUFF MARKS BUT VERY LITTLE LESSENING OF SOUND QUALITY.COVER AND EXTRAS MAY SHOW SIGNS OF SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

V.G: RECORD PLAYED MANY TIMES BUT DISPLAYS NO SIGNS OF MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY DESPITE HAVING NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCHES.

GOOD: RECORD PLAYED A LOT SO MAY SHOW SIGNS OF SOUND QUALITY DETERIORATION,MILD SCRATCHES. COVER AND EXTRAS MAY HAVE SIGNS OF CREASING AND FOLDING,SCUFFING OF EDGES,SPINE SPLITS,DISCOLOURATION ETC.

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