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
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