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
Australia (The Kinks song) where it was the closing track on side one. In Australia, an abbreviated version of the song was released as a single, with another "Arthur" track, "She's Bought a Hat Like Princess Marina", on the B-side. The single was commercially unsuccessful. Australia (The Kinks song) "Australia" is a song by the British rock band The Kinks, appearing on their 1969 album, "Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)". It was written by the band's main songwriter, Ray Davies. In the song, the character Derek (who is featured in the story line of "Arthur (Or the Decline and