ABSTRACT
Within the first week of 1969, the Kinks received notice from Peter Quaife that he had decided to leave the band. However, unlike his accepted September 1966 resignation, the Kinks prevailed on their co-founder to remain, convincing him of the promising year ahead. They reminded Quaife that they had just completed Village Green Preservation Society, which, although not selling well, was their best album to date, one in which they could all justifiably take pride, and would be released within the next month in America. There were also a number of exciting projects confirmed for the Kinks: they had to record the first of six songs for Where Was Spring, the Ned Sherrin produced BBC-2 TV program; they had the spring single to work up; and, most importantly, they had to rehearse material for what would be Arthur, an album and television play commissioned by Granada TV.
