KINKS KARRY ON
APRIL 6
The Kinks’ Carnaby Street satire Dedicated Follower Of Fashion peaks at UK Number 4, where it remains for two weeks. But all is not well. Exhausted by constant activity, mainman Ray Davies suffered a breakdown the previous month – he later recalled running six miles into central London to punch his press agent Brian Sommerville
– and was replaced by Mick Grace on Kinks dates in France and Belgium. After more cancellations in the north of England, by April 16 he’s back in the saddle at the Locomotive in Paris. As shown by June’s 45 Sunny Afternoon, his songwriting has evolved significantly: that month, the group will finish work on their landmark long-player Face To Face.