The Kinks called "Village Green". In an attempt to revive the group's commercial standing, the Kinks' management booked them on a month-long package tour for April, drawing the group away from the studio. The venues were largely cabarets and clubs; headlining was Peter Frampton's group The Herd. "In general, the teenyboppers were not there to see the boring old Kinks, who occasionally had to endure chants of 'We Want The Herd!' during their brief appearances", commented Andy Miller. The tour proved taxing and stressful—Pete Quaife recalled, "It was a chore, very dull, boring and straightforward... We only did twenty minutes, but it
The Kinks three books on the Kinks were published: "The Kinks: The Official Biography", by Jon Savage; "The Kinks Kronikles", by rock critic John Mendelsohn, who had overseen the 1972 "The Kink Kronikles" compilation album; and "The Kinks—The Sound And The Fury" ("The Kinks—A Mental Institution" in the US), by Johnny Rogan. In early 1986, the group signed with MCA Records in the United States and London Records in the UK. Their first album for the new labels, "Think Visual", released later that year, was a moderate success, peaking at number 81 on the "Billboard" albums chart. Songs like the ballad "Lost