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Mick Avory

(1944-), Musician; drummer for The Kinks

Sitter in 14 portraits

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The Kinks, by (Dezider) Dezo Hoffmann - NPG x125377

The Kinks

by (Dezider) Dezo Hoffmann
cibachrome print, 1966
NPG x125377

The Kinks (Dave Davies; Ray Davies; Mick Avory; Pete Quaife), by Peter Rand - NPG x135748

The Kinks (Dave Davies; Ray Davies; Mick Avory; Pete Quaife)

by Peter Rand
modern bromide print, 1968
NPG x135748

Sheet music cover for 'You Really Got Me' by The Kinks (Ray Davies; Pete Quaife; Dave Davies; Mick Avory), published by Edward Kassner Music Company Limited, after Allan Ballard - NPG D48447

Sheet music cover for 'You Really Got Me' by The Kinks (Ray Davies; Pete Quaife; Dave Davies; Mick Avory)

published by Edward Kassner Music Company Limited, after Allan Ballard
halftone reproduction, published 1964
NPG D48447

Sheet music cover for 'All Day and All of the Night' by The Kinks (Dave Davies; Pete Quaife; Mick Avory; Ray Davies), published by Edward Kassner Music Company Limited, after Unknown photographer - NPG D48448

Sheet music cover for 'All Day and All of the Night' by The Kinks (Dave Davies; Pete Quaife; Mick Avory; Ray Davies)

published by Edward Kassner Music Company Limited, after Unknown photographer
halftone reproduction, published 1964
NPG D48448

Sheet music cover for 'Set Me Free' by The Kinks (Ray Davies; Dave Davies; Mick Avory; Pete Quaife), published by Edward Kassner Music Company Limited, after Unknown photographer - NPG D48449

Sheet music cover for 'Set Me Free' by The Kinks (Ray Davies; Dave Davies; Mick Avory; Pete Quaife)

published by Edward Kassner Music Company Limited, after Unknown photographer
halftone reproduction, published 1965
NPG D48449

Sheet music cover for 'Tired of Waiting for You' by The Kinks (Dave Davies; Mick Avory; Pete Quaife; Ray Davies), published by Edward Kassner Music Company Limited, after Unknown photographer - NPG D48450

Sheet music cover for 'Tired of Waiting for You' by The Kinks (Dave Davies; Mick Avory; Pete Quaife; Ray Davies)

published by Edward Kassner Music Company Limited, after Unknown photographer
halftone reproduction, published 1965
NPG D48450

Sheet music cover for 'Ev'rybody's Gonna be Happy' by The Kinks (Pete Quaife; Dave Davies; Ray Davies; Mick Avory), published by Edward Kassner Music Company Limited, after Unknown photographer - NPG D48451

Sheet music cover for 'Ev'rybody's Gonna be Happy' by The Kinks (Pete Quaife; Dave Davies; Ray Davies; Mick Avory)

published by Edward Kassner Music Company Limited, after Unknown photographer
halftone reproduction, published 1965
NPG D48451

Sheet music cover for 'Deadend Street' by The Kinks (Pete Quaife; Mick Avory; Ray Davies; Dave Davies), published by Davray Music Limited, published by Carlin Music Corporation, after Unknown photographer - NPG D48452

Sheet music cover for 'Deadend Street' by The Kinks (Pete Quaife; Mick Avory; Ray Davies; Dave Davies)

published by Davray Music Limited, published by Carlin Music Corporation, after Unknown photographer
halftone reproduction, published 1966
NPG D48452

Sheet music cover for 'Dandy' by Clinton Ford; The Kinks (Pete Quaife; Dave Davies; Ray Davies; Mick Avory); Herman's Hermits (Karl Anthony Green; Lek Leckenby; Peter Noone; (Jan) Barry Whitwam; Keith Hopwood); The Rocking Vickers (Harry Feeney; Lemm...), published by Davray Music Limited, published by Carlin Music Corporation, after Unknown photographers - NPG D48455

Sheet music cover for 'Dandy' by Clinton Ford; The Kinks (Pete Quaife; Dave Davies; Ray Davies; Mick Avory); Herman's Hermits (Karl Anthony Green; Lek Leckenby; Peter Noone; (Jan) Barry Whitwam; Keith Hopwood); The Rocking Vickers (Harry Feeney; Lemm...)

published by Davray Music Limited, published by Carlin Music Corporation, after Unknown photographers
halftone reproduction, published 1966
NPG D48455

The Kinks on the cover of Record Songbook, July 1966 (Dave Davies; Pete Quaife; Mick Avory; Ray Davies), published by Felix McGlennon Ltd., after Unknown photographer - NPG D48614

The Kinks on the cover of Record Songbook, July 1966 (Dave Davies; Pete Quaife; Mick Avory; Ray Davies)

published by Felix McGlennon Ltd., after Unknown photographer
halftone reproduction, published 1966
NPG D48614

Sheet music cover for 'Waterloo Sunset' by The Kinks (Pete Quaife; Mick Avory; Ray Davies; Dave Davies), published by Davray Music Limited, published by Carlin Music Corporation, after Unknown photographer - NPG D48453

Sheet music cover for 'Waterloo Sunset' by The Kinks (Pete Quaife; Mick Avory; Ray Davies; Dave Davies)

published by Davray Music Limited, published by Carlin Music Corporation, after Unknown photographer
halftone reproduction, published 1967
NPG D48453

Sheet music cover for 'Days' by The Kinks (Ray Davies; Dave Davies; Pete Quaife; Mick Avory), published by Davray Music Limited, published by Carlin Music Corporation, after Unknown photographer - NPG D48454

Sheet music cover for 'Days' by The Kinks (Ray Davies; Dave Davies; Pete Quaife; Mick Avory)

published by Davray Music Limited, published by Carlin Music Corporation, after Unknown photographer
halftone reproduction, published 1968
NPG D48454

Sheet music cover for 'Shangri La' by The Kinks (Ray Davies; Mick Avory; Pete Quaife; Dave Davies), published by Davray Music Limited, published by Carlin Music Corporation, after Unknown photographer - NPG D48456

Sheet music cover for 'Shangri La' by The Kinks (Ray Davies; Mick Avory; Pete Quaife; Dave Davies)

published by Davray Music Limited, published by Carlin Music Corporation, after Unknown photographer
halftone reproduction, published 1969
NPG D48456

Sheet music cover for 'Apeman' by The Kinks (Pete Quaife; Dave Davies; Ray Davies; Mick Avory), published by Carlin Music Corporation, after Unknown photographer - NPG D48458

Sheet music cover for 'Apeman' by The Kinks (Pete Quaife; Dave Davies; Ray Davies; Mick Avory)

published by Carlin Music Corporation, after Unknown photographer
halftone reproduction, published 1970
NPG D48458

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