Berkeley Mews
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"Berkeley Mews" is a song by the English rock band the Kinks. It was released on a non-album single in June 1970, as the B-side to "Lola". Written and sung by bandleader Ray Davies, the song was recor
Berkeley Mews, a small street in London (pictured 2008)
The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society is the sixth studio album by the English rock band the Kinks. Released on 22 November 1968, Village Green was a modest seller, but it was lauded by
Berkeley Mews
…single in June 1970, as the B-side to "Lola". Written and sung by bandleader Ray Davies, the song was recorded in early 1968 during the sessions for The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968). The title references a small street in London, while the lyrics recount a one-night stand. Influenced by the music of the 1940s, the song employs…
Unreleased UK twelve-track cover, instead issued in Scandinavia on 9 October 1968
The Kinks Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks performing for Dutch television in April 1967, two months after re-recording "Village Green"
Ray Davies's former home at 87 Fortis Green, North London (pictured 2016), where he composed and first rehearsed most of the LP's songs