Description
Available with Vinyl records London. Limited Vinyl Records LP Vinyl The Kinks Preservation Act 1 is a concept album and the 12th studio LP by The Kinks, originally released on RCA on 16 November 1973.Preservation is the bands most ambitious project a rock opera that uses the charming, smalltown nostalgia of Village Green as a template to draw the entirety of society and how it works.Epic opener ‘Morning Song’ sets the scene and mood for the record, followed by a classic sounding Dave Davies’ riff, ‘Daylight’, which echoes themes and sounds tones of one their most recognisable and highly acclaimed albums, ‘The Village Green Preservation Society’.Standout tracks are the endearingly lazy ‘Sitting in the Midday Sun’ and the beautiful ‘Sweet Lady Genevieve’ – both strong contenders for overlooked Ray Davies masterpieces.A critically acclaimed album, reviewed by Rolling Stone at the time as A highly listenable, enjoyable album.This release is a faithful reproduction of the original 1973 album, on heavyweight 180g vinyl. A musthave for any Kinks fan and its first vinyl repress, apart from a limited edition 2008 US edition, since the original 1973 LP release.
