Monday, October 17, 2011

The Kinks - 1974-11-27 - Felt Forum, NY

The Kinks
Preservation - Live
November 27, 1974
Felt Forum, New York, NY
Audience recording, Good quality (assembled from two sources and remastered by PR)
Available in both Lossless (FLAC) and mp3 (320 kbps) versions

Bonus Kinks! by request. I had intended for the 1996 'Final Concert' to be the last in this round of Kinks posts, but due to the great response and demand for more Kinks, here is one more unforgettable show. I was a little reluctant to post this one initially, because it comes from the Kinks least popular period and albums, Preservation Acts 1 & 2, being the height of their 'theater incarnation'. So, this one may be mainly for the real die-hard fans who want to hear all phases of the Kinks. Anyway, there are very few shows available that feature the full Preservation concert show, which is sort of a rock opera/theater piece, a sprawling chronicle of social revolution, starring Ray as the nefarious Mr. Flash, and Dave as his nemesis, Mr. Black. However, although the albums were initially panned by critics and generally ignored by the public at the time, they have received substantially more respect and admiration in recent years. And the live stage version of the show was always much better received than the albums themselves. So, here's your chance to check out the full stage version of Preservation, with several additional Kinks classics thrown in as appetizers before the theatrical entree.
I should note that I am not certain of the origin of this show. The files I received (from PinkRobert) were identified as being from November 1974, Felt Forum, Chester, PA. However, there is no Felt Forum in Chester, and there is no record of the Kinks playing in Chester in 1974 (They did play there in November 1975 (Widener Univ.), but that would have been a Soap Opera show, not a Preservation show. So, I'm assuming that this MUST be from one of the 2 Felt Forum shows (November 27, 28) in New York City, and since I have only ever heard of there being a recording from the first night (11/27), I am going with the 27th as the date. If anyone has any more definitive or accurate information on this recording, let me know.

Tracklist:
CD1:
101. Victoria
102. Here Comes A New Day
103. Celluloid Heroes
104. Lola
105. Alcohol
106. Skin And Bone
107. You Really Got Me / All Day And All The Night
108. Preservation Act 1, consisting of:
    Preservation / Morning Song / Daylight / There's A Change In The Weather / Money And Corruption /I'm Your Man / Here Comes Flash / Demolition
CD2:
201. Preservation Act 2, consisting of:
    Money Talks / Shepherds Of The Nation / He's Evil / Scum Of The Earth / Slum Kids / Mirror Of Love / Alcohol / Flash's Dream / Flash's Confession / Nothing Lasts Forever / Artificial Man / Scrap Heap City / Salvation Road / Finale


mp3 version: - Kinks_1974-11-27_NY_mp3.rar
New Link! Updated 05/22/23

FLAC version - Kinks - 1974-11-27 - NY_FLAC

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12 comments:

  1. furnguyOctober 18, 2011 at 7:55 AM

    thanks. Never too much Kinks.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 19, 2011 at 4:23 AM

    Thanks!!!
    Great!!!

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  4. sd10521November 2, 2011 at 11:18 AM

    Thank you.

    I was at this show.

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  5. mf76April 15, 2012 at 1:11 PM

    Thanks so much...can't wait to hear Pres Acts as a whole, live!

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  6. ul59June 28, 2012 at 10:20 PM

    I just wanted to add that there is a VERY good chance this is the show from the Felt Forum! It was the very first time I saw the Kinks, and they most definitely started the show with a short set of their hits before doing a fairly complete version of PRESERVATION!

    I can't believe I'm going to be able to hear this again after all these years!

    THANKS for this GREAT post!

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  7. ul59June 28, 2012 at 10:21 PM

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  8. annmargretfanAugust 4, 2012 at 2:47 PM

    I am over the moon to find one of these Preservation shows. Thanks for the great share.

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  9. UnknownSeptember 12, 2017 at 12:53 PM

    I have always loved these two albums especially the wonderful "Preservation Act 2". A "Preservation Act" masterpiece.

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  10. UnknownSeptember 13, 2017 at 11:40 AM

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  11. UnknownSeptember 13, 2017 at 11:47 AM

    Unfortunately there is no recording with clean sound of great quality of Preservation in direct. We have to settle for the poor sound quality of the live play or listen to the magnificent work Preservation in full studio

    THE KINKS ARE THE VILLAGE GREEN PRESERVATION ACT 1 & ACT 2

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  12. BBKingRueSeptember 13, 2020 at 7:52 PM

    This might actually be from the 2nd Felt Forum night on Nov 28.

    I have the actual Nov 27 with this set list


    Set list Total Time = 72:58

    01 Victoria
    02 Here Comes Yet Another Day
    03 Waterloo Sunset
    04 Celluloid Heroes
    05 Lola
    06 Alcohol
    07 Preservation
    08 Daylight
    09 Change In The Weather
    10 Money & Corruption
    11 I am Your Man
    -- tape flip --
    12 Here Comes Flash
    13 Banter
    14 Demolition
    15 Money Talks
    16 Shepard's of the Nation
    17 He's Evil
    18 Scum of the Earth

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