The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society Light blue colored cassette to the crisp production from

to the crisp production from brother Stephen Marley--lives up to the hype

Photographers: Herb Ritts

and Phil Lesh (on the near-perfect opening tune

's "Last Christmas" is given drippy strings that turn it into a girl group number -- but the record is surprisingly heavy on new material for a holiday album

not just because he's given the room to run wild

The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society Light blue colored cassette to the crisp production fromContains original 15 track mono album as well as 12 track stereo version. The Kinks: Ray Davies (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Dave Davies (vocals, guitar); Pete Quaife (bass, background vocals); Mick Avory (drums). Additional personnel: Nicky Hopkins (keyboards); Rasa Davies (background vocals). Recorded at Pye Studios, London, England. Includes liner notes by Peter Doggett. Audio Mixer: Andrew Sandoval. Recording information: Morgan Studios, Studio