{"id":39433,"date":"2018-08-15T12:28:21","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T11:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=39433"},"modified":"2018-08-15T12:31:45","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T11:31:45","slug":"the-kinks-release-previously-unreleased-track-time-song-and-announce-are-the-village-green-preservation-society-50th-anniversary-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/08\/the-kinks-release-previously-unreleased-track-time-song-and-announce-are-the-village-green-preservation-society-50th-anniversary-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kinks Release Previously Unreleased Track ‘Time Song’ And Announce ‘Are The Village Green Preservation Society’ 50th Anniversary Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kinks will release a 50th Anniversary Edition of one of the greatest British rock albums of all time \u2018The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society\u2019 on BMG October 26th.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

This essential album by one of the world\u2019s best ever bands is defined by the extraordinary catalogue of Ray Davies\u2019 songs, driven by brother Dave Davies\u2019 power pop guitar and became the foundation of generations of British guitar pop. \u2018The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society\u2019 cemented Ray Davies’ reputation as one of Britain\u2019s greatest ever songwriters of his and any generation.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think\u00a0The Village Green Preservation Society\u00a0is about the ending of a time personally for me in my life,\u201d says Ray. \u201cIn my imaginary village. It\u2019s the end of our innocence, our youth. Some people are quite old but in the Village Green, you\u2019re never allowed to grow up. I feel the project itself as part of a life cycle.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Somewhat overlooked upon its release in November 1968, \u2018The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society\u2019 is now regarded as one of the best British albums ever recorded. Created in difficult circumstances by a band on the verge of disintegration and who refused to follow fashion, it is an album of timeless, perfectly crafted songs about growing up and growing old, and the decline of national culture and traditional ways. Enduring and unsurpassed, with its wit, sadness, quiet anger, regret and charm, it is generally considered the high point of The Kinks\u2019 outstanding career and Ray Davies\u2019 masterpiece.<\/p>\n

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Included in this anniversary edition are many previously unreleased tracks and versions, including the previously unreleased track \u2018Time Song\u2019. Despite never been included on a release, \u2018Time Song\u2019 was performed by The Kinks at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in January 1973, celebrating Britain\u2019s entry into the Common Market.<\/p>\n