The Kinks 1962. The band performed under several names between 1962 and 1963—the Pete Quaife Band, the Bo-Weevils, the Ramrods, and the Ravens—before settling on the Kinks in early 1964. Ray has stated that a performance at Hornsey Town Hall on Valentine's Day 1963 was when the band were truly born. The Kinks made their first tour of Australia and New Zealand in January 1965 as part of a "package" bill that included Manfred Mann and the Honeycombs. They performed and toured relentlessly, headlining package tours throughout 1965 with performers such as the Yardbirds and Mickey Finn. Tensions began to emerge within
Starstruck (The Kinks song) Starstruck (The Kinks song) "Starstruck" is a track and single from the Kinks's 1968 album, "The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society." The song is about getting absorbed by the culture and straying from your family. "Starstruck" was the first U.S. single pulled from "The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society", but besides hitting #13 in The Netherlands, it did not chart. The track was also released as a single in Germany, Norway, Sweden, and in Australia. However, in the Australian version of the single, "Starstruck" was switched with its B-side, "Picture Book" as the A-side. A promotional