The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society is the sixth studio album by the English rock band the Kinks. Released on 22 November 1968, Village Green was a modest seller, but it was lauded by
Unreleased UK twelve-track cover, instead issued in Scandinavia on 9 October 1968
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The Kinks performing for Dutch television in April 1967, two months after re-recording "Village Green"
Ray Davies's former home at 87 Fortis Green, North London (pictured 2016), where he composed and first rehearsed most of the LP's songs
Arthur, often referred to simply as Arthur, is the seventh studio album by the English rock band the Kinks, released on 10 October 1969. It was the first Kinks album to feature bassist John Dalton, wh
The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society
…performance ban was lifted shifted almost immediately back to being influenced by American acts, something he thinks was apparent on their next album, Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire). Village Green appears on professional rankings of the best albums. The album was voted No. 221 in the first edition of English writer Colin Larkin's…
The Kinks with a newly hired Dalton in 1969. From left: Dave Davies, Ray Davies, John Dalton, Mick Avory.
Insert from Arthur's LP release, showing Queen Victoria holding a house containing Arthur Morgan. The insert, along with the rest of the album's artwork, was created by Bob Lawrie.