Complex sentence: The album set the stage for The Kinks' return to touring the United States in late 1969; prior to this they were the subject to a touring ban from the American Federation of Musicians, who had relented the same year.
Split into simpler sentences: The album set the stage for The Kinks' return to touring the United States in late 1969. Prior to this they were the subject to a touring ban from the American Federation of Musicians, who had relented the same year.