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"Berkeley Mews", sometimes mislabeled as "Berkeley Men" or "Berkeley News", is a song written by Ray Davies and released by The Kinks as the B-side to their 1970 track, "Lola". Berkeley Mews is a small street in London. ==Background== "Berkeley Mews" was recorded during the sessions for ''The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society'', despite not appearing on any lineups of said album. However, Reprise planned to release an album called ''Four More Respected Gentlemen'' in America at the same time that ''The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society'' was to release in the U.K. Later, once Reprise decided that the 15-track version of ''The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society'' was suitable for American release, the ''Four More Respected Gentlemen'' album was shelved, leaving "Berkeley Mews" unreleased. An acetate from March 1968 was later discovered, with a pairing of "Rosemary Rose" (another shelved track from ''The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society'') and "Berkeley Mews" on it. This could have possibly been an early proposed single.〔 In 1969, the song was released for the first time on a U.S. compilation album, ''Then, Now, and Inbetween''. A year later, the track saw release in the U.K. as the B-side of their immensely popular single, "Lola" although a Dave Davies-penned track, "Mindless Child of Motherhood", was the American B-side. The "Lola" single hit #2 in Britain.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Official Charts Company : Lola )〕 Upon purchasing the "Lola" single, Pete Quaife (who had quit the band by the single's release date) was shocked to hear "Berkeley Mews" on the flipside. "I thought, is that me? Wait a minute - it is me!" Quaife said. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Berkeley Mews」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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