In 1973, Ray Davies dived headlong into the theatrical style, beginning with the rock opera Preservation, a sprawling chronicle of social revolution, and a more ambitious outgrowth of the earlier Village Green Preservation Society ethos.
I 1973 kastede Ray Davies sig hovedkuls ud i en teaterorienteret stil, som begyndte med rockoperaen Preservation, en omsiggribende krønike om social revolution og en mere ambitiøs udvikling af grundholdningerne fra den tidligere Village Green Preservation Society.