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F.A.Q.
Who? Retired sound engineer who loves music from the 60's & early 70's.
What? My aim is to make rare stuff publicly available again with the best possible sound quality.
Hard to imagine being more excited about one of your projects than this one, but you outdo yourself time and again. Many thanks for your incredible effort. I'm going to play this one to death.
Thank You.Always Enjoyed This Album.it Makes My Glad To Know I'm Now Listening to it The way It Was meant To Be Heard.And Through Your Ears.God Save Prof. Stoned
An absolute dream of mine over the past few years was to have all the Village Green tracks in one place. Thank you for everything concerning this project. Very much appreciated!
This sounds fantastic! Usually brighter, yes, but it sounds 'right' since the vocals are quite neutral-sounding. It's a lot like your transfer of the Spanish Aftermath pressing, which makes it apparent that the recent mono reissue rolls off the high-end.
Thanks so much ,The Kinks have been a part of my life since I was introduced to them because I was a Jam fan many moons ago .I wish people like yourself were involved in the official releases but hey great work this sounds amazing .
Thanks Prof 1967-1970 my favorite era of The Kinks. I do like the so called mixes of the era. But if the multi track tapes still existed I also wouldn't mind hearing remixes of this whole era. All that bouncing would end up in one place now. ( aka Sgt Pepper but done correctly mastering speaking ) These legendary recordings IMO are very significant and I think are due to be heard as they were originally recorded on multi track tape so you can hear all the original detail.
@buttawitz: Apparently 'Johnny Thunder' is the only track for which they have all the multi's. They remixed it for the 2004 VG (sounds very nice) and again for the Anthology (less good).
Holy Crap!!! I didn't know about all these versions and extra tracks!!! Major kudos to you, Prof! I'm downloading now, and will put the headphones on and vegetate while enjoying another great rip by you!!! Thanks!!!
On Part II, tracks 15 and 16 are reversed. Which track order do you prefer? I think "Living Room Light" should indeed come before "Where Did The Spring Go," and it is easy for me to fix myself. Thank you for your work mastering these.
Oh man this is glorious in MONO as I have been more often turning to an early CD of the Stereo to avoid the not so hot deluxe edition mastering style; but this album will always be the last Kinks album that is a must MONO for me so many many thanks
I think I have most of this on vinyl, but it's very convenient to have it digitally as well! Just have to wait until the download traffic dies down before I can get the RAR files. Thanks Prof!
Wow. Just WOW. It's like you're in my mind, Good Prof. This particular lp...just a absolutely PERFECT choice, a lp that got lost in the massive release date of 11/22/68 (among others, that was the release date of the massive set of the Beatles' White Album), and thus didn't get the attention or praise it so clearly deserved...
Ok, i'm off on a free-associational binge of praise once again to you, so I'll just leave it here and get busy downloading.
"Thanks" just doesn't cut it, really, but thank you from the pit of my music lovin' heart, Prof. Stoned. Every time. Whoo HOOOOOOO :)
I must have owned at least four or five different versions of this album on various formats (not to mention the Kronikles and Great Lost comps as well) but always found them sonically lacking in one way or another. What you've gathered together here is probably the best I've come across yet so a huge thanks for the time and effort you've put in putting this project together. Fantastic collection!
Beautiful! As others have shared, I have several versions of TK-TVGPS in my collection as well. I am absolutely positive that if you felt the need to put the work into assembling this project, that it will move to the top of my playlist and source for this late 60's classic. Thanks for all that you do!
It's not that well known but the South African release had 16 tracks...they tacked the single mix of Days onto the end of side 1. Sound quality if quite average though.
Holy crap. THIS is beyond great, I run out of adjectives, but PLEASE know this one is a special treat indeed. Thanks just doesn't cut it, but THANKS nonetheless!!
You have outdone yourself with this release Prof! Even if I could track down high-end copies of the albums used as sources, I doubt I could afford them. I did have to chuckle at using Golden Hour Of The Kinks as the source for 'Wonderboy' though - when I had this LP many years ago, the arm of my automatic turntable always picked up before the last minute or so of the last track on Side Two finished (they crammed far too many songs on to that side!). Thank you so much for sharing this great music - from sources so rarely heard - with all of us.
The Stones The Who The Beatles The Kinks and the Kinks never made it into the US Pantheon of Rock Gods as Arbited by the Rolling Stone magazine. It is a crime that the arbiters of rock godness have convicted the Kinks of the crime of being Too English
I disagree with the comment directly above. After 1966, England forgot about Kinks forever and it was American critical acclaim in the late 60's (including Rolling Stone) that made the Kinks a cult-band and allowed them to survive the nuclear winter. The Americans loved them precisely BECAUSE of their Englishness, not in spite of it.
Wow!! Thanks once again for all the amazing amount of work you've put into this. Due to the loss of tapes, I imagine we'll never hear it better. Awesome achievement!!!
Greetings and many thanks from sunny Scotland. I am a great admirer of The Kinks The Village Green Preservation Society.I appreciate your efforts and look forward to listening with new ears to this class album.
Absolutely stunning work here. I've never heard VGPS with so much clarity before. And I've heard a lot of those in the recent years. The punchiness of Big Sky on Disc III is amazing and I liked you decided to maintain the high ends on it. Changes everything about the album in my mind. I hope you are able to reach more Kinks albums in the future. Something Else would be one with the greatest need of all after VGPS... Kudos!
Great work.. thank you! Great to hear these as an alternative to the modern mastering. You are quite the Kinks Kompletist. I agree, Something Else would benefit from this Kinda work.
I have everything by The Kinks already (everything!!), but had heard people rave about your work so I had to hear it for myself. They were right, thank you!!!
Superb work as always. I got most of your files through http://twilightzone-rideyourpony.blogspot.com/ Where you posted many of them but not this one. Many thanks for this great job. Fred
Even with the 50th Anniversary Edition, your rips and audio prowess will prove to be the Gold Standard when it comes to preserving the original intention of this Kinks masterpiece. Thank you for striving for excellence and providing us with the pinnacle of what is the genuine article.
Do you know why they remixed Do You Remember Walter for the 15-track album? You wrote that People Take Pictures was remixed because of that bit of sampling at the end so I thought you might know. Best wishes, Justin.
There is such warmth and love for home, in the songwriting and performance. Warmth also comes through the vinyl. The love that you put into this shines as well. Thank you.
Thank you so much for this. Like many I've bought this (happily enough) many times, from being just a normal fan buying the album proper to seeking out betting sounding, mono mixes, deluxe versions, and hi-res. You do beautiful caring work, thank you!
Thank you for all the effort and care in putting this together. Great to have all of these songs together in one package. Haven't listened to the Kinks in awhile, so this is a treat.
This is a magnificent effort, Prof! Such a lovely improvement in quality, indeed. For me, the real gold here is Part II, the VGPS-era gems, in particular the simply astonishing "Where Did the Spring Go?". Many years ago I found that wonderful obscurity "The Great Lost Kinks Album and treasured the rarities there, including "Spring". But they never sounded as your efforts do. I can't thank you enough. Wonderful! Best wishes, - Laughing Stock.
Fantastic! Thank you very much! Never heard better versions.
No pressure of course but since you are already dipping your toes into stereo remixes with The Beatles and others, if there ever was a classic 60's album deserved of a proper remix...
I have been listening to The Village Green Preservation Society for decades, but this feels like the first time I have ever heard it as intended! Thank you!
Thanks very much for all the wonderful music you provide. The Kinks were a great band and it will very nice to listen to the different versions.
ReplyDeleteHard to imagine being more excited about one of your projects than this one, but you outdo yourself time and again. Many thanks for your incredible effort. I'm going to play this one to death.
ReplyDeleteThank You.Always Enjoyed This Album.it Makes My Glad To Know I'm Now Listening to it The way It Was meant To Be Heard.And Through Your Ears.God Save Prof. Stoned
ReplyDeleteA clean original mono copy? Expensive, indeed. Thanks so very much.
ReplyDeleteThis is tremendous!! Thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteI love anything Kinks! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteAn absolute dream of mine over the past few years was to have all the Village Green tracks in one place. Thank you for everything concerning this project. Very much appreciated!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I have always wanted a copy of the original 12 track stereo so this is a dream come true.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for The Kinks!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds fantastic! Usually brighter, yes, but it sounds 'right' since the vocals are quite neutral-sounding. It's a lot like your transfer of the Spanish Aftermath pressing, which makes it apparent that the recent mono reissue rolls off the high-end.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much ,The Kinks have been a part of my life since I was introduced to them because I was a Jam fan many moons ago .I wish people like yourself were involved in the official releases but hey great work this sounds amazing .
ReplyDeleteWow! An unbelievable collection! Thanks very much for all your work on this.
ReplyDeleteThanks again Prof! So very grateful for all your hard work!!! I'm very much looking forward to hearing the different versions, especially the mono!
ReplyDeleteThanks Prof 1967-1970 my favorite era of The Kinks. I do like the so called mixes of the era. But if the multi track tapes still existed I also wouldn't mind hearing remixes of this whole era. All that bouncing would end up in one place now. ( aka Sgt Pepper but done correctly mastering speaking ) These legendary recordings IMO are very significant and I think are due to be heard as they were originally recorded on multi track tape so you can hear all the original detail.
ReplyDeleteBloody brilliant as always Prof
ReplyDeleteMany thanks!
ReplyDelete@buttawitz: Apparently 'Johnny Thunder' is the only track for which they have all the multi's. They remixed it for the 2004 VG (sounds very nice) and again for the Anthology (less good).
ReplyDeleteFantastic! Thanks, Prof!
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for an opportunity to hear this with the meticulous love and care you put into all your work. Priceless, and so much appreciated! hi-fi
ReplyDeleteThanks Prof - I have all of this multiple times over but somehow still excited to hear it all again!
ReplyDeleteThanks for another great post.
ReplyDeleteTruelly exhaustive presentation. Many thanks
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Kinks era; one in which they really spread their wings. Thank you so much for this amazing presentation.
ReplyDeleteI had never given this album a complete listen until downloading your version. Thanks for your introduction to this record.
ReplyDeleteHoly Crap!!! I didn't know about all these versions and extra tracks!!! Major kudos to you, Prof! I'm downloading now, and will put the headphones on and vegetate while enjoying another great rip by you!!! Thanks!!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful effort, thanks so much
ReplyDeleteWow. This is a real treat to have all of this Village Green material in one package. Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteWow Prof, you've really outdone yourself! As a certified Kinks fanatic, you have my eternal gratitude.
ReplyDeletethankyouthankyouthankyou!
ReplyDeleteOn Part II, tracks 15 and 16 are reversed. Which track order do you prefer? I think "Living Room Light" should indeed come before "Where Did The Spring Go," and it is easy for me to fix myself. Thank you for your work mastering these.
ReplyDeleteThanks again for your hard and pleasurable work , a real British summer treat!!!
ReplyDelete@hungrypirate: An honest mix-up. As per the booklet of "At The BBC (2012)": 'Living Room' recorded Feb 4, 1969 & 'My Spring' on Jan 28, 1969.
ReplyDeleteOh man this is glorious in MONO as I have been more often turning to an early CD of the Stereo to avoid the not so hot deluxe edition mastering style; but this album will always be the last Kinks album that is a must MONO for me so many many thanks
ReplyDeletequite an undertaking fantastic sound
ReplyDeletethank you
Great work, and much appreciated, as always. Great sound as usual
ReplyDeleteThanks again for your fine work. As usual you make me appreciate mono more with each one of your projects.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to hear this. The albums you've been uploading lately have been amongst some of my favorites. Love to hear these definitive versions.
ReplyDelete- Joaquin Antique
These sound amazing! God Save The Kinks and God Save Prof Stoned!
ReplyDeleteSounds very good. Thanks for posting.
ReplyDeleteWow, what an undertaking here, tremendous work. I very much admire your approach to interesting releases and the quality you put into the posts.
ReplyDeleteI think I have most of this on vinyl, but it's very convenient to have it digitally as well! Just have to wait until the download traffic dies down before I can get the RAR files. Thanks Prof!
ReplyDeleteWow. Just WOW. It's like you're in my mind, Good Prof. This particular lp...just a absolutely PERFECT choice, a lp that got lost in the massive release date of 11/22/68 (among others, that was the release date of the massive set of the Beatles' White Album), and thus didn't get the attention or praise it so clearly deserved...
ReplyDeleteOk, i'm off on a free-associational binge of praise once again to you, so I'll just leave it here and get busy downloading.
"Thanks" just doesn't cut it, really, but thank you from the pit of my music lovin' heart, Prof. Stoned. Every time. Whoo HOOOOOOO :)
Thank you for putting all of these versions into one download. This will be in heavy rotation. Appreciate all that you do Prof Stoned!
ReplyDeleteI must have owned at least four or five different versions of this album on various formats (not to mention the Kronikles and Great Lost comps as well) but always found them sonically lacking in one way or another. What you've gathered together here is probably the best I've come across yet so a huge thanks for the time and effort you've put in putting this project together. Fantastic collection!
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Beautiful! As others have shared, I have several versions of TK-TVGPS in my collection as well. I am absolutely positive that if you felt the need to put the work into assembling this project, that it will move to the top of my playlist and source for this late 60's classic. Thanks for all that you do!
ReplyDeleteThanks for this and your hard work. I'm looking forward to having a good listen.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this, love it
ReplyDeleteOne of your best projects Prof. Stoned...thanks for the hard work!
ReplyDeleteMr.Lowe
Thanks for this!
ReplyDeleteYou also got a song title wrong, good sir. It's "Till Death US DO Part", not "Till Death DO US Part". A very common mistake.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this Labour OF Love...
ReplyDeleteFantastic post, gets my vote for best of the year ( so far).
A nice way to discover this superb album ! Thank you for your EXCELLENT+++ and hard work.
ReplyDeleteMaxime
One of my fave albums - thanks!
ReplyDeleteIt's not that well known but the South African release had 16 tracks...they tacked the single mix of Days onto the end of side 1. Sound quality if quite average though.
ReplyDeleteThanks, this looks extremely cool.
ReplyDeleteSuperb work as always. Many thanks.
ReplyDeletewow
ReplyDeletethanks!
Amazing work! thanks.
ReplyDeleteHoly crap. THIS is beyond great, I run out of adjectives, but PLEASE know this one is a special treat indeed. Thanks just doesn't cut it, but THANKS nonetheless!!
ReplyDelete:) :) :)
Thank you for everything you do, dude!
ReplyDeleteYou have outdone yourself with this release Prof! Even if I could track down high-end copies of the albums used as sources, I doubt I could afford them. I did have to chuckle at using Golden Hour Of The Kinks as the source for 'Wonderboy' though - when I had this LP many years ago, the arm of my automatic turntable always picked up before the last minute or so of the last track on Side Two finished (they crammed far too many songs on to that side!). Thank you so much for sharing this great music - from sources so rarely heard - with all of us.
ReplyDeleteThe Stones The Who The Beatles The Kinks and the Kinks never made it into the US Pantheon of Rock Gods as Arbited by the Rolling Stone magazine. It is a crime that the arbiters of rock godness have convicted the Kinks of the crime of being Too English
ReplyDeleteI disagree with the comment directly above. After 1966, England forgot about Kinks forever and it was American critical acclaim in the late 60's (including Rolling Stone) that made the Kinks a cult-band and allowed them to survive the nuclear winter. The Americans loved them precisely BECAUSE of their Englishness, not in spite of it.
ReplyDeleteWow!! Thanks once again for all the amazing amount of work you've put into this. Due to the loss of tapes, I imagine we'll never hear it better. Awesome achievement!!!
ReplyDeleteGreetings and many thanks from sunny Scotland. I am a great admirer of The Kinks The Village Green Preservation Society.I appreciate your efforts and look forward to listening with new ears to this class album.
ReplyDeleteIncredible work! You are putting a service for true fans of music... This is amazing. Can't thank you enough, just incredible!
ReplyDeletethank you very much!
ReplyDeleteRobert
Wow! Amazing,simply amazing. THANK you.
ReplyDeleteThank you for making this record available in superior quality! I'm a big fan of this blog :)
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning work here. I've never heard VGPS with so much clarity before. And I've heard a lot of those in the recent years. The punchiness of Big Sky on Disc III is amazing and I liked you decided to maintain the high ends on it. Changes everything about the album in my mind. I hope you are able to reach more Kinks albums in the future. Something Else would be one with the greatest need of all after VGPS... Kudos!
ReplyDeleteYou're the best!
ReplyDeleteGreat work.. thank you! Great to hear these as an alternative to the modern mastering. You are quite the Kinks Kompletist. I agree, Something Else would benefit from this Kinda work.
ReplyDeleteThanks for another great release Prof!
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for your excellent work. Greatly appreciated!
ReplyDeleteI have everything by The Kinks already (everything!!), but had heard people rave about your work so I had to hear it for myself.
ReplyDeleteThey were right, thank you!!!
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ReplyDeleteSuperb work as always. I got most of your files through http://twilightzone-rideyourpony.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteWhere you posted many of them but not this one.
Many thanks for this great job.
Fred
I finally played it all. Fantastic effort and great music.
ReplyDeleteI miss your great uploads. Hope you are ok.
ReplyDeleteEven with the 50th Anniversary Edition, your rips and audio prowess will prove to be the Gold Standard when it comes to preserving the original intention of this Kinks masterpiece.
ReplyDeleteThank you for striving for excellence and providing us with the pinnacle of what is the genuine article.
Professor -- thank you for all your hard work. The tracks sound fantastic.
ReplyDeleteThanks mate
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful and inspiring job you do
Thanks for this and so many fine rips where its obvious you put all you have into making it top shelf
Thanks for all your hard work and generosity
ReplyDeleteExcellent collection in imperative listening quality. Thank you
ReplyDeleteThis is just wonderful, thank you so much Prof.
ReplyDeleteThank you; I've shared this with a friend whose favorite album you've restored. Terrific work!
ReplyDeleteThanks! love The Kinks and vinyl!
ReplyDeleteThanks! love The Kinks and vinyl!
ReplyDeleteMuchisimos Grass for The Kinks...
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for this. As it says on the back cover, "You are our friends for playing the record."
ReplyDeleteThanks very much, I'm looking forward to listening to these!
ReplyDeleteAwesome. Thank you very much.
ReplyDeleteThanks Prof. Stoned
ReplyDeleteThank you!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for this, downloading for some holiday listening. Your work is always amazing.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Kinks best?
ReplyDeleteWell, along with Face, Something & Arthur, yes.
ReplyDeleteAs you said, this belongs in the Kinks pantheon with Face to Face, Something Else, and Arthur. Thank you for your efforts.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite album. Thanks
ReplyDeleteThis sounds so much better than the official release. Great work. Thanks Prof
ReplyDeleteThanks for the release, Prof! It's about time for me to get into those narsty Kinks...
ReplyDeleteOr, dare I say, straighten them out!
ReplyDeleteDo you know why they remixed Do You Remember Walter for the 15-track album? You wrote that People Take Pictures was remixed because of that bit of sampling at the end so I thought you might know. Best wishes, Justin.
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing, the keyboard solo was thought to be too loud. They turned it way down on the remix.
ReplyDeleteThis is an amazing collection of Kinks! Thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteThere is such warmth and love for home, in the songwriting and performance. Warmth also comes through the vinyl. The love that you put into this shines as well. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this. Like many I've bought this (happily enough) many times, from being just a normal fan buying the album proper to seeking out betting sounding, mono mixes, deluxe versions, and hi-res. You do beautiful caring work, thank you!
ReplyDeleteThank you for all the effort and care in putting this together. Great to have all of these songs together in one package. Haven't listened to the Kinks in awhile, so this is a treat.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Curious if it's the 12 track version, 15 track version or a comp
ReplyDeleteIt's both, click on Info and you'll see the complete track listing and notes on where things were sourced from. Very handy!
DeleteThank you.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
ReplyDeleteWonderful! You do such great work -- thanks for everything.
ReplyDeleteThis is a magnificent effort, Prof! Such a lovely improvement in quality, indeed. For me, the real gold here is Part II, the VGPS-era gems, in particular the simply astonishing "Where Did the Spring Go?". Many years ago I found that wonderful obscurity "The Great Lost Kinks Album and treasured the rarities there, including "Spring". But they never sounded as your efforts do. I can't thank you enough. Wonderful! Best wishes,
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Fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much!
Never heard better versions.
No pressure of course but since you are already dipping your toes into stereo remixes with The Beatles and others, if there ever was a classic 60's album deserved of a proper remix...
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Believe it or not, you are a cultural benefactor and patron of the arts! Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
ReplyDeleteA nice bootleg based on the list of songs in the 33-1/3 book about the album: https://disk.yandex.com/d/B8nsVq2Xsyvg6Q
ReplyDeletethank you
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ReplyDeleteI have been listening to The Village Green Preservation Society for decades, but this feels like the first time I have ever heard it as intended! Thank you!
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