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
Party Line (The Kinks song) The Kinks [one any album before and including "Face to Face"]." Party Line (The Kinks song) "Party Line" is the opening track from The Kinks' 1966 album, "Face to Face". The songwriting is credited to Ray Davies. On one of the earliest covers of the album (CVPV 76032.30), the song is credited R.Davies - D.Davies. On every release of "Party Line", the song is said to be written by Ray Davies, the main songwriter of The Kinks. However, in his critically acclaimed autobiography "Kink", Dave Davies (who also sang "Party Line") claimed that he had written the song rather than