Picture Book (2018 Stereo Remaster)
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- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 121
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 95/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 2:39
- Released
- 1968
- Album
- The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -7.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.5 dB
- ISRC
- GB5KW1801354
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Picture Book (TV Pre-Mix) (Colour Me Pop, Recorded 22 July 1968)original8B · 122
- Picture Book - Stereo Mixoriginal8B · 121
- Picture Bookoriginal8B · 121
- Picture Bookoriginal8B · 121
At 121 BPM in C major (8B), Picture Book (2018 Stereo Remaster) is a club-tempo techno production. It is vocal-led. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 16 dB). A 1968 production that still circulates in sets. Groovier than 99% of Kink's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 99% of Kink's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 95% of Kink's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 29%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Picture Book (2018 Stereo Remaster) in?
Picture Book (2018 Stereo Remaster) by Kink is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Picture Book (2018 Stereo Remaster)?
Picture Book (2018 Stereo Remaster) runs at 121 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Picture Book (2018 Stereo Remaster)?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Picture Book (2018 Stereo Remaster) good for peak time?
With energy 95 out of 100 at 121 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
8B → 7B · 9B · 8AFrom 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8B at 121 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 114-128 BPM — anything in that window beatmatches without sounding stretched.
Key on the fader: without key lock (Master Tempo on CDJs), above roughly +5% it plays a semitone higher, so treat it as 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 121 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 121 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
