The Village Green Preservation Society - Classic Folk Rock Album by The Kinks | Perfect for Vinyl Collectors & Music Enthusiasts

This is one of those "classic" albums you always hear about, part of the late 60's "concept" album trend. However, there are no BIG hits (the title track, Starstruck and Days were hits but not BIG hits here in North America). This is also true for some other Kinks albums, which are well reputed but have few, if any, major hits. I am very familiar with and love all of the Kinks' big hits, so I took a chance on this... and I'm very glad I did.The entire album is very cohesive and flows together well. I like EVERY song and the running order. It's not a "heavy" album, there are no songs like "You Really Got Me". It's more folky and acoustic, with some Ray Davies British music hall type songs, and some very "different" pop/rock songs. Even though it's from the 1960's, the song writing does not sound dated and I think many songs could have been written at any time since. The lyrics are very interesting, witty and unique as well... in a good way. It only took a few plays for this entire CD to grow on me. I've played it many times since and I rate it as one of my favourite albums by anyone.Another thing I like is that this CD includes both the mono and stereo versions of the complete album, plus the single version of Days. A great bargain for the price. So I need to warn you that there are SEVERAL different versions of this CD available on Amazon (single CD, multi-CD, mono, stereo, Deluxe, etc.), so you have to be careful about which you want. I highly recommend this version with both the mono and stereo versions... if you want more then get the Deluxe version which adds a bonus CD of rare versions of the songs.In North America, the Kinks have always been overshadowed by the Beatles, Stones, Who, etc. in terms of popularity, exposure, and availability of material. I'll be ordering more classic Kinks and I hope they're as good as this one.UPDATE --- I did order 3 more classic 1960's Kinks albums, and I did not like them in the same way. While I love the Kinks for their singles, this is the only Kinks album that I love and can listen to all the way through (other than their hits compilation albums).