The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society is the sixth studio album by the English rock group the Kinks, released in November 1968. It was the last album by the original quartet (Ray Davies, Dave Davies, Pete Quaife, Mick Avory), as bassist Quaife left the group in early 1969. A collection of vignettes of English life, "The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society" was assembled from songs written and recorded over the previous two years. Although the record is widely considered one of the most influential and important works by
Two Sisters (The Kinks song) as the American B-side of "Waterloo Sunset". Later that year, it appeared on the album "Something Else by the Kinks". The track has since appeared on "Picture Book". "AllMusic"'s Stephen Thomas Erlewine said that the track was "allegorical" and a "stunner". Although never a regular part of their live set, the group did perform the song (live vocals over backing track) on the BBC2 TV show Colour Me Pop in July 1968. Two Sisters (The Kinks song) "Two Sisters" is the third track from The Kinks' 1967 album, "Something Else by the Kinks". The song was written by Ray Davies.