Bands reunited: Now original Kinks line-up set to reform for reunion tour

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The Kinks are planning to follow in the footsteps of rockers Led Zeppelin with a highly anticipated reunion next year.

Lead singer and guitarist Ray Davies said the band's original members, which included Davies' brother Dave on guitar, Mick Avory on drums and Pete Quaife on bass plan to play together for the first time in nearly four decades in 2008.

Davies, 63, said a full reunion is on the cards next year for the first time in almost 40 years.

But Pete left in 1969 and they then continued with changing line-ups until 1996.

Dave had a stroke in 2004 and Pete has kidney problems - but Ray said both are keen to get back together.

He said: "I spoke to Quaife about a month ago and he dearly wants to make another record with me.

"I think Dave's getting better and Mick's still playing. It would be great to get back together just to see what musical ideas we had and what would happen."

Lead singer and guitarist Ray Davies said that The Kinks are close to reforming for a reunion tour next year
The band, whose hits include You Really Got Me and Waterloo Sunset, were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 by Pete Townsend, who urged them to reunite.

Ray, now a solo artist, said recently he missed being part of a band.

He said: "You miss the interactive stuff. You get it to a degree with other musicians but probably not with the same passion."

Next year's reunion is likely to coincide with the release of a Kinks CD box set called Retrospective.