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 Are the Village Green Preservation Society "Village Green" was embraced by the new underground rock press, particularly in the United States where the Kinks' status as a cult band began to grow. The album did not reach gold in sales in the UK until 2018. Nevertheless, it was critically well regarded at the time of its release, at least in America. In "The Village Voice", Robert Christgau called it "the best album of the year so far", and "Circus" magazine ran an article under the heading "Kinks – Unhip But Original", which stated: "The Kinks are backdated, cut off from the mainstream of pop progression. Just