Screen & sound reference

Video notes for songs, stories and recordings.

This Resource page gathers the titles formerly listed as videos into a clearer editorial reference. The entries point to recurring strands in later work, especially the narrative world of Americana and Our Country.

Featured reference

Warm stage lights in a dark performance space

Americana cycle

Americana: The Story of Our Country

Listed as the page’s leading reference, this title provides an entry point into the broad road-story setting shared by later recordings. It sits alongside songs that move between memory, travel, character and social observation.

The Resource treats the item as contextual material for the recorded work, not as a current announcement or an official video channel.

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Listed titles

Selected video catalogue

A reorganised selection from the source listing. Audio presentations and story-led pieces are identified separately so their place in the Resource is clear.

Studio microphone beside recording equipment
Audio reference

The Big Guy

A catalogue entry from the later narrative sequence.

Musician under low concert lighting
Story reference

The Story of ‘The Big Guy’

Contextual material focused on one figure within the wider song cycle.

Guitarist performing under amber stage lights
Audio reference

Oklahoma U.S.A.

A later recording that returns to an earlier composition in new surroundings.

Concert audience looking towards a lit stage
Story reference

The Story of Americana

An orientation piece for the project’s expansive narrative setting.

Vinyl record on a record player
Album reference

Americana

A title associated with the first part of the later cycle.

Rows of records in an independent music shop
Audio reference

Our Country

The title track serves as a concise frame for the record’s larger setting.

Further catalogue notes

Songs retained from the source listing

These titles were presented as audio-led entries. They are retained here as a reading and listening index, without external players, share tools or promotional framing.

Audio reference

The Deal

A compact entry in the sequence of character-driven songs.

Audio reference

Poetry

A listed title whose language and tone belong to the record’s varied voices.

Audio reference

Message From The Road

A road-focused title that supports the travel and memory themes of the project.

Audio reference

A Place In Your Heart

An intimate title within the page’s later-period selection.

Audio reference

The Mystery Room

A song title preserved as part of the Resource’s source catalogue.

Audio reference

Silent Movie

A cinematic title that fits the work’s recurring interest in perspective and scene.

Audio reference

Rock ‘N’ Roll Cowboys

A catalogue marker for the musical world explored in the later recordings.

Audio reference

Change For Change

A concise source-list entry retained for reference.

Audio reference

The Man Upstairs

A character-focused title in the original video listing.

Audio reference

I’ve Heard That Beat Before

A source-list title preserved as part of the record’s audio trail.

Audio reference

A Long Drive Home To Tarzana

A final listed title that returns to movement, place and recollection.

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Editorial approach

How the video Resource is read

01

Identify

We retain video and audio titles as reference points from the source collection.

02

Classify

Entries are marked by type, such as story material, album context or audio reference.

03

Contextualise

Short notes place each item within recordings, themes and the surrounding public record.

04

Distinguish

The page does not present Resource material as a current official release or communication.

Reader notes

Video Resource questions

Are these embedded videos?

No. This page is an editorial catalogue of titles and context. Embedded players and external platform links are not used here.

Why are some entries labelled audio reference?

The source collection included audio-led presentations alongside story and interview material. The label helps distinguish those entries from conventional filmed videos.

Does the list include every video ever associated with the catalogue?

No. It reflects the material available in the source listing and is presented as a selective Resource index.

Is this an official release page?

No. Ray Davies History is an independent informational and biographical Resource. It does not represent Ray Davies or an associated organisation.

Can a reader suggest a correction?

Yes. Please send a concise note with any relevant public-source context to the Resource contact below.

Resource correspondence

About this site

Ray Davies History is an independent reference point for readers exploring music, recordings, public appearances and video context. For corrections, source notes or general Resource correspondence, use the email address provided.