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
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