I really like the Kinks but all I have are a few compilations and "Low Budget". Which album should I get first?

Probably Something Else by the Kinks.

i say village green preservation society

No that should be next.

I second first.

what?

Just download every Kinks song from 66-70. Do it now!

The Kinks are incredibly underrated.

The Village Green Preservation Society in my humble opinion is thee greatest album of the Sixties by any band, and possible one of the best albums of all time.

So you should probably start there. Or if you have a spare 70odd pence knocking around for i-Tunes, download Shangri-La from Arthur for an example of what The Greatest Hits packages fail to uncover.

An unbelievable band

Yes, Shangri-la is probably the best song they made.