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THE KINKS - THE KINKS ARE THE VILLAGE GREEN PRESERVATION SOCIETY (1969)
Original US First Pressing | Stereo | Gatefold Jacket
Label: Reprise Records / Warner Bros.-Seven Arts "W7" Steamboat Crest Logo
Catalog Number: RS 6327 (Stereo)An exceptional find for serious collectors and Kinks audiophiles. This copy is a 100% definitive, un-mixed 1969 Columbia Records Terre Haute pressing plant package. Verified by matching "T" hand-etchings and Customatrix "o" stamps on the runout dead wax of BOTH Side 1 and Side 2.Features the corrected, centered lyric block layout on the reverse side of the gatefold cover, which aligns perfectly with late 1969 production.PROVENANCE & MATRIX CODES:
• Side 1 Matrix (Hand-Etched): T 30841 RS6327A -1 [Plus final suffix letter]
• Side 1 Matrix (Stamped): o
• Side 2 Matrix (Hand-Etched): T 30842 RS6327B -1 [Plus final suffix letter]
• Side 2 Matrix (Stamped): oCONDITION & GRADING (Goldmine Standard):
• VINYL: VG to VG+ (Very Good / Very Good Plus)
The disc retains a highly reflective, beautiful gloss. Shows only superficial, light hairline paper wisps under direct grading light. No deep feelable scratches. Clean labels with minimal spindle wear.
• JACKET: VG (Very Good)
Classic gatefold jacket is structurally solid with no complete seam splits. Shows moderate, honest shelf age wear, distinct "whitening" along the spine/bottom edges, and light to moderate ring wear on the front/rear dark backdrops. Inside gatefold art remains beautiful.TRACKLIST:
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.SHIPPING & PACKAGING:
Ships safely in a dedicated cardboard record
