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COMPILATION
The Kinks Choral Collection By Ray Davies and The Crouch End Festival Chorus (Special Edition)
Product information
From $9.90
2008
16 Tracks
56:42
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© 2009 Ray Davies Entertainments Ltd, under exclusive licence to Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd
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Days
03:43
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You Really Got Me
03:02
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Victoria
03:40
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Celluloid Heroes
05:20
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Shangri-La
05:28
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Working Man's Cafe
03:59
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Village Green
03:23
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Picture Book
02:31
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12
Big Sky
03:13
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13
Do You Remember Walter?
03:34
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Johnny Thunder
02:18
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Village Green Preservation Society
02:32
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All Day And All Of The Night
02:43
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Orchestral and choral arrangements of rock songs have been a curious subgenre ever since the mid-'60s when Andrew Loog Oldham arranged The Rolling Stones Songbook for syrupy strings, but The Kinks Choral Collection stands apart from the pack for the simple reason that it's not the project of some associate or admirer, but rather chief Kink Ray Davies. His very presence as arranger and lead vocal means The Kinks Choral Collection isn't nearly as stuffy and middlebrow as so many of these orchestral rock albums; he manages to inject some semblance of rock & roll by pushing the songs forward with guitar, and letting the rhythms swing instead of plod. This looseness is the first big surprise of the album. The second is its unrepentant but quite possibly accidental silliness, how many of the major guitar riffs are transposed for choir, an audacious idea in concept that's simply goofy in practice. These choral chants hamper the hardest rocking songs here -- "You Really Got Me," "All Day and All of the Night," "Victoria" -- and they're mercifully absent from the slower tunes, songs that benefit from the gentle layered harmonies. In comparison to most orchestral and choral rock albums, these arrangements are subtle and sensitive, providing a nice counterpart for the surprising dose of rock & roll, both things that make The Kinks Choral Collection one of the better entries in this curious subgenre -- and while that's somewhat faint praise, it's praise all the same. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
1. Postcard From London
- Acoustic Guitar
- Bill Shanley
- Lyricist
- Ray Davies
- Mixing Assistant
- Dougal Lott
- Recording Assistant
- Dougal Lott
- Bass Guitar
- Dick Nolan
- Cello
- Chris Worsey
- Conductor
- David Temple
- Drums
- Damon Wilson
- Featured Artist
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Chrissie Hynde
Crouch End Festival Chorus - Guitar
- Ray Davies
- Viola
- Sophie Sirota
- Composer
- Ray Davies
- Performer
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Steve Markwick
Chrissie Hynde
Ray Davies
Dick Nolan
Bill Shanley
Natalia Bonner
Chris Worsey
Sophie Sirota
Calina De La Mare
Damon Wilson - Violin
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Natalia Bonner
Calina De La Mare - Vocals
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Ray Davies
Chrissie Hynde - Choir/chorus
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Crouch End Festival Chorus
Rokesley Junior School - Strings Arrangement
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Calina De La Mare
Ray Davies - Mastering Engineer
- Bob Ludwig
- Mixing
- Steve Lowe
- Studio Personnel
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Steve Lowe
Dougal Lott
Bob Ludwig - Vocal Arrangement
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Steve Markwick
Ray Davies - Engineer
- Steve Lowe
- Primary Artist
- Ray Davies
- Producer
- Ray Davies
2. Days
by Ray Davies
- Composer
- Ray Davies
- Bass Guitar
- Dick Nolan
- Drums
- Toby Baron
- Guitar
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Ray Davies
Milton Mcdonald
Bill Shanley - Keyboard
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Gunnar Frick
Ian Gibbons - Performer
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Milton Mcdonald
Ian Gibbons
Steve Markwick
Gunnar Frick
Bill Shanley
Dick Nolan
Ray Davies
Toby Baron - Choir/chorus
- Crouch End Festival Chorus
- Lyricist
- Ray Davies
- Vocal Arrangement
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Steve Markwick
Ray Davies - Conductor
- David Temple
- Mastering Engineer
- Ray Staff
- Mixing
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Ray Davies
Dougal Lott
Jon Bailey - Vocals
- Ray Davies
- Engineer
- Jon Bailey
- Recording Assistant
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Dougal Lott
Nick Cervonaro
Ben Mason - Studio Personnel
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Jon Bailey
Nick Cervonaro
Ray Staff
Ray Davies
Ben Mason
Dougal Lott - Primary Artist
- Ray Davies
- Producer
- Ray Davies
3. Waterloo Sunset
- Composer
- Ray Davies
- Featured Artist
- Crouch End Festival Chorus
- Bass Guitar
- Dick Nolan
- Drums
- Toby Baron
- Guitar
- Ray Davies
- Keyboard
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Ian Gibbons
Gunnar Frick - Lyricist
- Ray Davies
- Electric Guitar
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Bill Shanley
Milton Mcdonald - Performer
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Ray Davies
Steve Markwick
Milton Mcdonald
Ian Gibbons
Gunnar Frick
Bill Shanley
Dick Nolan
Toby Baron - Vocals
- Ray Davies
- Conductor
- David Temple
- Mastering Engineer
- Ray Staff
- Mixing
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Jon Bailey
Ray Davies
Dougal Lott - Recording Assistant
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Ben Mason
Nick Cervonaro
Dougal Lott - Studio Personnel
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Ray Staff
Nick Cervonaro
Dougal Lott
Jon Bailey
Ben Mason
Ray Davies - Vocal Arrangement
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Steve Markwick
Ray Davies - Engineer
- Jon Bailey
- Primary Artist
- Ray Davies
- Producer
- Ray Davies
4. You Really Got Me
by Ray Davies
- Composer
- Ray Davies
- Bass Guitar
- Dick Nolan
- Drums
- Damon Wilson
- Guitar
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Milton Mcdonald
Bill Shanley
Ray Davies - Keyboard
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Ian Gibbons
Gunnar Frick - Performer
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Milton Mcdonald
Damon Wilson
Steve Markwick
Ray Davies
Ian Gibbons
Gunnar Frick
Bill Shanley
Dick Nolan - Choir/chorus
- Crouch End Festival Chorus
- Lyricist
- Ray Davies
- Vocal Arrangement
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Steve Markwick
Ray Davies - Conductor
- David Temple
- Mastering Engineer
- Ray Staff
- Mixing
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Rafe Mckenna
Ray Davies
Dougal Lott - Vocals
- Ray Davies
- Engineer
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Ben Mason
Jon Bailey - Recording Assistant
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Nick Cervonaro
Dougal Lott - Studio Personnel
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Rafe Mckenna
Ray Staff
Nick Cervonaro
Dougal Lott
Jon Bailey
Ben Mason
Ray Davies - Primary Artist
- Ray Davies
- Producer
- Ray Davies
5. Victoria
by Ray Davies
- Bass Guitar
- Dick Nolan
- Lyricist
- Ray Davies
- Recording Assistant
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Ben Mason
Dougal Lott
Nick Cervonaro - Drums
- Toby Baron
- Electric Guitar
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Milton Mcdonald
Bill Shanley - Keyboard
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Gunnar Frick
Ian Gibbons - Composer
- Ray Davies
- Guitar
- Ray Davies
- Performer
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Ian Gibbons
Gunnar Frick
Toby Baron
Steve Markwick
Milton Mcdonald
Bill Shanley
Dick Nolan
Ray Davies - Vocal Arrangement
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Steve Markwick
Ray Davies - Vocals
- Ray Davies
- Choir/chorus
- Crouch End Festival Chorus
- Conductor
- David Temple
- Engineer
- Jon Bailey
- Mastering Engineer
- Ray Staff
- Mixing
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Ray Davies
Dougal Lott
Jon Bailey - Studio Personnel
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Ray Staff
Ray Davies
Ben Mason
Nick Cervonaro
Dougal Lott
Jon Bailey - Primary Artist
- Ray Davies
- Producer
- Ray Davies
6. See My Friends
- Featured Artist
- Crouch End Festival Chorus
- Primary Artist
- Ray Davies
- Performer
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Steve Markwick
Ray Davies - Vocals
- Ray Davies
- Composer
- Ray Davies
- Lyricist
- Ray Davies
- Vocal Arrangement
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Steve Markwick
Ray Davies - Conductor
- David Temple
- Engineer
- Jon Bailey
- Mastering Engineer
- Ray Staff
- Mixing
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Jon Bailey
Dougal Lott
Ray Davies - Producer
- Ray Davies
- Recording Assistant
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Dougal Lott
Nick Cervonaro
Ben Mason - Studio Personnel
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Jon Bailey
Dougal Lott
Nick Cervonaro
Ray Staff
Ben Mason
Ray Davies
7. Celluloid Heroes
by Ray Davies
- Composer
- Ray Davies
- Bass Guitar
- Dick Nolan
- Drums
- Damon Wilson
- Guitar
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Ray Davies
Milton Mcdonald
Bill Shanley - Keyboard
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Gunnar Frick
Ian Gibbons - Performer
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Damon Wilson
Ian Gibbons
Milton Mcdonald
Gunnar Frick
Bill Shanley
Dick Nolan
Ray Davies
Steve Markwick - Choir/chorus
- Crouch End Festival Chorus
- Lyricist
- Ray Davies
- Vocal Arrangement
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Steve Markwick
Ray Davies - Conductor
- David Temple
- Mastering Engineer
- Ray Staff
- Mixing
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Ray Davies
Dougal Lott
Jon Bailey - Vocals
- Ray Davies
- Engineer
- Jon Bailey
- Recording Assistant
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Dougal Lott
Nick Cervonaro
Ben Mason - Studio Personnel
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Jon Bailey
Nick Cervonaro
Ray Staff
Ray Davies
Ben Mason
Dougal Lott - Primary Artist
- Ray Davies
- Producer
- Ray Davies
8. Shangri-La
by Ray Davies
- Bass Guitar
- Dick Nolan
- Lyricist
- Ray Davies
- Recording Assistant
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Ben Mason
Nick Cervonaro
Dougal Lott - Drums
- Toby Baron
- Electric Guitar
- Milton Mcdonald
- Keyboard
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Gunnar Frick
Ian Gibbons - Composer
- Ray Davies
- Guitar
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Ray Davies
Bill Shanley - Performer
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Milton Mcdonald
Ian Gibbons
Gunnar Frick
Bill Shanley
Ray Davies
Toby Baron
Steve Markwick
Dick Nolan - Vocal Arrangement
-
Ray Davies
Steve Markwick - Vocals
- Ray Davies
- Choir/chorus
- Crouch End Festival Chorus
- Conductor
- David Temple
- Engineer
- Jon Bailey
- Mastering Engineer
- Ray Staff
- Mixing
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Jon Bailey
Dougal Lott
Ray Davies - Studio Personnel
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Ray Staff
Ben Mason
Ray Davies
Jon Bailey
Dougal Lott
Nick Cervonaro - Primary Artist
- Ray Davies
- Producer
- Ray Davies
9. Working Man's Cafe
by Ray Davies
- Bass Guitar
- Dick Nolan
- Lyricist
- Ray Davies
- Recording Assistant
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Dougal Lott
Nick Cervonaro - Drums
- Damon Wilson
- Electric Guitar
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Bill Shanley
Milton Mcdonald - Keyboard
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Gunnar Frick
Ian Gibbons - Composer
- Ray Davies
- Guitar
- Ray Davies
- Performer
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Ray Davies
Milton Mcdonald
Damon Wilson
Ian Gibbons
Gunnar Frick
Bill Shanley
Dick Nolan
Steve Markwick - Vocal Arrangement
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Steve Markwick
Ray Davies - Vocals
- Ray Davies
- Choir/chorus
- Crouch End Festival Chorus
- Conductor
- David Temple
- Engineer
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Jon Bailey
Ben Mason - Mastering Engineer
- Ray Staff
- Mixing
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Dougal Lott
Ray Davies
Jon Bailey - Studio Personnel
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Ray Staff
Nick Cervonaro
Dougal Lott
Jon Bailey
Ben Mason
Ray Davies - Primary Artist
- Ray Davies
- Producer
- Ray Davies
10. Village Green
by Ray Davies
- Acoustic Guitar
- Bill Shanley
- Bass Guitar
- Dick Nolan
- Lyricist
- Ray Davies
- Recording Assistant
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Ben Mason
Nick Cervonaro
Dougal Lott - Drums
- Damon Wilson
- Electric Guitar
- Milton Mcdonald
- Keyboard
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Ian Gibbons
Gunnar Frick - Composer
- Ray Davies
- Guitar
- Ray Davies
- Performer
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Steve Markwick
Ray Davies
Dick Nolan
Bill Shanley
Gunnar Frick
Ian Gibbons
Damon Wilson
Milton Mcdonald - Vocal Arrangement
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Ray Davies
Steve Markwick - Vocals
- Ray Davies
- Choir/chorus
- Crouch End Festival Chorus
- Conductor
- David Temple
- Engineer
- Jon Bailey
- Mastering Engineer
- Ray Staff
- Mixing
-
Ray Davies
Jon Bailey
Dougal Lott - Studio Personnel
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Ray Davies
Jon Bailey
Dougal Lott
Nick Cervonaro
Ray Staff
Ben Mason - Primary Artist
- Ray Davies
- Producer
- Ray Davies
11. Picture Book
by Ray Davies
- Acoustic Guitar
- Bill Shanley
- Bass Guitar
- Dick Nolan
- Lyricist
- Ray Davies
- Recording Assistant
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Ben Mason
Nick Cervonaro
Dougal Lott - Drums
- Damon Wilson
- Electric Guitar
- Milton Mcdonald
- Keyboard
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Ian Gibbons
Gunnar Frick - Composer
- Ray Davies
- Guitar
- Ray Davies
- Performer
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Steve Markwick
Ray Davies
Dick Nolan
Bill Shanley
Gunnar Frick
Ian Gibbons
Damon Wilson
Milton Mcdonald - Vocal Arrangement
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Ray Davies
Steve Markwick - Vocals
- Ray Davies
- Choir/chorus
- Crouch End Festival Chorus
- Conductor
- David Temple
- Engineer
- Jon Bailey
- Mastering Engineer
- Ray Staff
- Mixing
-
Ray Davies
Jon Bailey
Dougal Lott - Studio Personnel
-
Ray Davies
Jon Bailey
Dougal Lott
Nick Cervonaro
Ray Staff
Ben Mason - Primary Artist
- Ray Davies
- Producer
- Ray Davies
12. Big Sky
by Ray Davies
- Acoustic Guitar
- Bill Shanley
- Bass Guitar
- Dick Nolan
- Lyricist
- Ray Davies
- Recording Assistant
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Ben Mason
Nick Cervonaro
Dougal Lott - Drums
- Damon Wilson
- Electric Guitar
- Milton Mcdonald
- Keyboard
-
Ian Gibbons
Gunnar Frick - Composer
- Ray Davies
- Guitar
- Ray Davies
- Performer
-
Steve Markwick
Ray Davies
Dick Nolan
Bill Shanley
Gunnar Frick
Ian Gibbons
Damon Wilson
Milton Mcdonald - Vocal Arrangement
-
Ray Davies
Steve Markwick - Vocals
- Ray Davies
- Choir/chorus
- Crouch End Festival Chorus
- Conductor
- David Temple
- Engineer
- Jon Bailey
- Mastering Engineer
- Ray Staff
- Mixing
-
Ray Davies
Jon Bailey
Dougal Lott - Studio Personnel
-
Ray Davies
Jon Bailey
Dougal Lott
Nick Cervonaro
Ray Staff
Ben Mason - Primary Artist
- Ray Davies
- Producer
- Ray Davies
13. Do You Remember Walter?
by Ray Davies
- Acoustic Guitar
- Bill Shanley
- Bass Guitar
- Dick Nolan
- Lyricist
- Ray Davies
- Recording Assistant
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Ben Mason
Nick Cervonaro
Dougal Lott - Drums
- Damon Wilson
- Electric Guitar
- Milton Mcdonald
- Keyboard
-
Ian Gibbons
Gunnar Frick - Composer
- Ray Davies
- Guitar
- Ray Davies
- Performer
-
Steve Markwick
Ray Davies
Dick Nolan
Bill Shanley
Gunnar Frick
Ian Gibbons
Damon Wilson
Milton Mcdonald - Vocal Arrangement
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Ray Davies
Steve Markwick - Vocals
- Ray Davies
- Choir/chorus
- Crouch End Festival Chorus
- Conductor
- David Temple
- Engineer
- Jon Bailey
- Mastering Engineer
- Ray Staff
- Mixing
-
Ray Davies
Jon Bailey
Dougal Lott - Studio Personnel
-
Ray Davies
Jon Bailey
Dougal Lott
Nick Cervonaro
Ray Staff
Ben Mason - Primary Artist
- Ray Davies
- Producer
- Ray Davies
14. Johnny Thunder
by Ray Davies
- Acoustic Guitar
- Bill Shanley
- Bass Guitar
- Dick Nolan
- Lyricist
- Ray Davies
- Recording Assistant
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Ben Mason
Nick Cervonaro
Dougal Lott - Drums
- Damon Wilson
- Electric Guitar
- Milton Mcdonald
- Keyboard
-
Ian Gibbons
Gunnar Frick - Composer
- Ray Davies
- Guitar
- Ray Davies
- Performer
-
Steve Markwick
Ray Davies
Dick Nolan
Bill Shanley
Gunnar Frick
Ian Gibbons
Damon Wilson
Milton Mcdonald - Vocal Arrangement
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Ray Davies
Steve Markwick - Vocals
- Ray Davies
- Choir/chorus
- Crouch End Festival Chorus
- Conductor
- David Temple
- Engineer
- Jon Bailey
- Mastering Engineer
- Ray Staff
- Mixing
-
Ray Davies
Jon Bailey
Dougal Lott - Studio Personnel
-
Ray Davies
Jon Bailey
Dougal Lott
Nick Cervonaro
Ray Staff
Ben Mason - Primary Artist
- Ray Davies
- Producer
- Ray Davies
15. Village Green Preservation Society
by Ray Davies
- Acoustic Guitar
- Bill Shanley
- Bass Guitar
- Dick Nolan
- Lyricist
- Ray Davies
- Recording Assistant
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Ben Mason
Nick Cervonaro
Dougal Lott - Drums
- Damon Wilson
- Electric Guitar
- Milton Mcdonald
- Keyboard
-
Ian Gibbons
Gunnar Frick - Composer
- Ray Davies
- Guitar
- Ray Davies
- Performer
-
Steve Markwick
Ray Davies
Dick Nolan
Bill Shanley
Gunnar Frick
Ian Gibbons
Damon Wilson
Milton Mcdonald - Vocal Arrangement
-
Ray Davies
Steve Markwick - Vocals
- Ray Davies
- Choir/chorus
- Crouch End Festival Chorus
- Conductor
- David Temple
- Engineer
- Jon Bailey
- Mastering Engineer
- Ray Staff
- Mixing
-
Ray Davies
Jon Bailey
Dougal Lott - Studio Personnel
-
Ray Davies
Jon Bailey
Dougal Lott
Nick Cervonaro
Ray Staff
Ben Mason - Primary Artist
- Ray Davies
- Producer
- Ray Davies
16. All Day And All Of The Night
by Ray Davies
- Bass Guitar
- Dick Nolan
- Composer
- Ray Davies
- Drums
- Toby Baron
- Lyricist
- Ray Davies
- Electric Guitar
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Bill Shanley
Milton Mcdonald - Guitar
- Ray Davies
- Keyboard
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Gunnar Frick
Ian Gibbons - Performer
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Milton Mcdonald
Ian Gibbons
Gunnar Frick
Bill Shanley
Ray Davies
Toby Baron
Steve Markwick
Dick Nolan - Piano
- Ian Gibbons
- Vocals
- Ray Davies
- Choir/chorus
- Crouch End Festival Chorus
- Conductor
- David Temple
- Mastering Engineer
- Ray Staff
- Mixing
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John Bailey
Dougal Lott
Ray Davies - Recording Assistant
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Ben Mason
Nick Cervonaro
Dougal Lott - Studio Personnel
-
Ray Staff
Nick Cervonaro
Dougal Lott
John Bailey
Jon Bailey
Ben Mason
Ray Davies - Vocal Arrangement
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Steve Markwick
Ray Davies - Engineer
- Jon Bailey
- Primary Artist
- Ray Davies
- Producer
- Ray Davies
Technical Specifications
- Volume
- 1 volume only
- Tracks
- 16 tracks available
- Type
- COMPILATION
- Format
- Digital Media
- Duration
- 56 minutes and 42 seconds
- Explicit
- None
- Coverart
- Available and up to 1000x1000 px
- Booklet
- Not available
- Max Quality
CD Quality (Lossless)
16bit / 44.1 kHz
Stereo
- Audio Extension
Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF
Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA
- Archive Format
- Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR
- Lyrics
- 15/16 tracks have lyrics
- Synchronized Lyrics
- 5/16 tracks have synced lyrics
- Genres
- Pop, Crossover Classical
- Label
- UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Music Distribution Service
- UMG Global
- Country
United Kingdom- Language
- English (United States)
- Popularity
- Popularity 0/10
- Release Date
- Dec 31, 2008
- Track Preview
- Available
- Delivery Charge
- Free
- Delivery Method
- Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site
- UPC
- 602527240503
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