The Kinks called "Village Green". In an attempt to revive the group's commercial standing, the Kinks' management booked them on a month-long package tour for April, drawing the group away from the studio. The venues were largely cabarets and clubs; headlining was Peter Frampton's group The Herd. "In general, the teenyboppers were not there to see the boring old Kinks, who occasionally had to endure chants of 'We Want The Herd!' during their brief appearances", commented Andy Miller. The tour proved taxing and stressful—Pete Quaife recalled, "It was a chore, very dull, boring and straightforward... We only did twenty minutes, but it
The Kinks Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society", which failed to chart worldwide. The group would not receive another gold record award until 1979's "Low Budget". The 1980 live album "One For The Road" was certified gold on 8 December 1980. "Give The People What They Want", released in 1981, received its certification on 25 January 1982, for sales of 500,000 copies. ASCAP, the performing-rights group, presented the Kinks with an award for "One of the Most Played Songs Of 1983" for the hit single "Come Dancing". The group received the Ivor Novello Award for "Outstanding Service to British Music", and