Beginning with Everybody's In Show-biz (1972), Ray Davies began exploring theatrical concepts on the group's albums; these themes became manifest on the 1973 album Preservation Act 1 and continued through Schoolboys In Disgrace (1976).
Med Everybody's in Show-Biz (1972) begyndte Ray Davies at udforske teaterprægede effekter til gruppens album; disse motiver blev for alvor slået fast med albummet Preservation Act 1 fra 1973 og fortsatte til og med Schoolboys in Disgrace fra 1976.