Sheet music cover for 'Shangri La' by The Kinks (Ray Davies; Mick Avory; Pete Quaife; Dave Davies)
13 of 14 portraits of Mick Avory
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
11 in. x 8 1/2 in. (280 mm x 216 mm) paper size
Given by Terence Pepper, 2014
Reference Collection
NPG D48456
Sittersback to top
- Mick Avory (1944-), Musician; drummer for The Kinks. Sitter in 14 portraits. Identify
- Dave Davies (1947-), Musician; member of The Kinks. Sitter in 15 portraits. Identify
- Sir Raymond Douglas ('Ray') Davies (1944-), Musician, singer and songwriter for 'The Kinks'. Sitter in 16 portraits. Identify
- Pete Quaife (1943-2010), Musician; bassist for The Kinks. Sitter in 14 portraits. Identify
Artistsback to top
- Carlin Music Corporation (founded 1966), International music publishing company. Artist or producer associated with 13 portraits.
- Davray Music Limited (incorporated 1966), Music publishing company owned by Sir Raymond Douglas ('Ray') Davies. Artist or producer associated with 6 portraits.
- Unknown photographer, Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 6584 portraits.
Events of 1969back to top
Current affairs
The Open University is established, based on the vision of Michael Young. Its aims were to offer the chance to study for higher education qualifications on a part time and distance learning basis, giving people who were unable to attend a traditional university because of family, work commitments or disability the opportunity to achieve university degrees.Art and science
The comedy sketch show Monty Python's Flying Circus is first broadcast. The Pythons performed surreal sketches that reinvented the comedy tradition, eschewing punch lines for a stream-of-consciousness structure and incongruous authorial interventions: 'and now for something completely different'.Kenneth Tynan's Oh! Calcutta amuses and shocks audiences with full nudity on stage, taking advantage of the recent end to censorship laws.
International
Neil Armstrong takes 'one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind' when he becomes the first man on the moon.Concorde makes its first supersonic flight. The plane was designed, developed and manufactured by a joint treaty between the French and English governments.
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