The Kinks' 1960s albums were originally mixed for Mono. Many fans prefer the Mono mixes because they carry more punch and match the band’s original intent. A good discography file set will include both the Mono and Stereo versions.
Albums like Something Else by The Kinks and The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society are filled with subtle woodwinds, music hall pianos, and double-tracked vocals. FLAC captures the stereo imaging and decay of the reverb tanks used at Pye Studios. You will hear fingers sliding on fretboards and the quiet hiss of vintage tube mics—details lost in lossy codecs. The Kinks - Discography -FLAC Songs- -PMEDIA- ---
PMEDIA often adds watermarks to album art and inserts "PMEDIA" into the metadata (ID3 tags) of songs. The Kinks' 1960s albums were originally mixed for Mono
Buy the The Kinks in Mono (2014) box set, rip it to FLAC using EAC, tag it with PMEDIA standards, and you have a lifetime master copy. Albums like Something Else by The Kinks and