The Kinks of a century. Longtime keyboardist Ian Gibbons left the group and was replaced by Mark Haley. In 1990, their first year of eligibility, the Kinks were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Mick Avory and Pete Quaife were present for the award. The induction, however, did not revive the Kinks' stalled career. A compilation from the MCA Records period, "Lost & Found (1986-1989)", was released in 1991 to fulfil contractual obligations, and marked the official end of the group's relationship with MCA. The band then signed with Columbia Records and released the five-song EP "Did Ya" in
The Hard Way (The Kinks song) was "whipped" on stage at some performances of the song. At other performances, women on stage danced with canes. A live performance of "The Hard Way" was included on "One for the Road". In 1980, The Knack covered "The Hard Way" for their second album, "...But the Little Girls Understand" in 1980. "High Fidelity" called it the best song on the album and an "honest homage to the Kinks," but claimed that it is "still a pale replica of the original" that doesn't add anything new. In his scathing review of "...But the Little Girls Understand", Jim Sullivan of the