Then Now and Inbetween
Then Now and Inbetween is a promotional compilation album by the English rock band the Kinks. Reprise Records issued the album in July1969 to journalists, radio program directors and disc jockeys in conjunction with the "God Save the Kinks" promotional campaign, which sought to reestablish the Kinks' commercial status in the US after their four-year ban on performing in the country. Background and release In July1965, the Kinks were informally blacklisted from performing in the United States by the American Federation of Musicians. The circumstances that led to the ban are unclear but likely stemmed from several incidents during the band's first US tour; bandleader Ray Davies later attributed it to a combination of "bad luck, bad management, [and] bad behaviour". The Kinks' ban persisted until Davies negotiated its resolution in mid-April1969. In preparation for a return tour of America, the band's first there in over four years, Reprise Records and Warner Bros. Records initiated a promotional campaign to reestablish the band's commercial standing. On , Davies and band manager Robert Wace attended a meeting with Reprise executives at Warner's headquarters in Burbank, California. Musician John Mendelsohn attended the meeting in an advisory role, having been hired after Reprise read