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class="fn">Mick Avory</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Mick_Avory,_1965_(cropped).JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Avory, 1965"><img alt="Avory, 1965" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Mick_Avory%2C_1965_%28cropped%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="173" height="194" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="194" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Avory, 1965</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Birth name</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Michael Charles Avory</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1944-02-15</span>) </span>15 February 1944<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 81)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chipping_Barnet" title="Chipping Barnet">Chipping Barnet</a>, <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, England</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/East_Molesey" class="mw-redirect" title="East Molesey">East Molesey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Surrey" title="Surrey">Surrey</a>, England</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">Rock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">pop</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role">Drummer, percussionist</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instrument(s)</th><td class="infobox-data note"><a href="/wiki/Drum_kit" title="Drum kit">Drums</a>, percussion</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1962–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pye_Records" title="Pye Records">Pye</a>, <a href="/wiki/RCA_Records" title="RCA Records">RCA</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arista_Records" title="Arista Records">Arista</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>Michael Charles Avory</b> (born 15 February 1944) is an English musician, best known as the longtime drummer and percussionist for the English rock band <a href="/wiki/The_Kinks" title="The Kinks">the Kinks</a>. He joined them shortly after their formation in 1964 and remained with them until 1984, when he left amid creative friction with guitarist <a href="/wiki/Dave_Davies" title="Dave Davies">Dave Davies</a>. He is the longest-serving member of the band, apart from the Davies brothers. He is also the most prolific member, again apart from the Davies brothers, who has played on twenty studio albums or nearly all of the band's creative output. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Before_the_band_(1962–1963)"><span id="Before_the_band_.281962.E2.80.931963.29"></span>Before the band (1962–1963)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mick_Avory&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Before the band (1962–1963)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Before he joined the Kinks, Avory was a member of the band Bobby Angelo & The Tuxedos, who had a No. 30 hit with "Baby Sittin'" in August 1961. After leaving that group, he was asked twice to rehearse on drums at the Bricklayers Arms pub in London during late May/early June 1962 for a group of musicians who were later to become <a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones" title="The Rolling Stones">the Rolling Stones</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has been said that he also went on to play at their first show at The Marquee Club on 12 July 1962,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> yet Avory himself says "I think <a href="/wiki/Tony_Chapman" title="Tony Chapman">Tony Chapman</a> did the gig at the Marquee. I didn't. I just rehearsed twice in the Bricklayers Arms in Soho."<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Mick_Jagger" title="Mick Jagger">Mick Jagger</a> has said he has no recollection of playing any gigs with Avory.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_Kinks_(1964–1984)"><span id="The_Kinks_.281964.E2.80.931984.29"></span>The Kinks (1964–1984)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mick_Avory&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: The Kinks (1964–1984)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/The_Kinks" title="The Kinks">The Kinks</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MickAvory1967.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/MickAvory1967.jpg/220px-MickAvory1967.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="333" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/MickAvory1967.jpg/330px-MickAvory1967.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/MickAvory1967.jpg/440px-MickAvory1967.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2484" data-file-height="3756" /></a><figcaption>Mick Avory (1967)</figcaption></figure> <p>Avory joined the Kinks in January 1964, after their previous drummer Micky Willet left the band.<sup id="cite_ref-Hinman_9-20_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hinman_9-20-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Avory was hired to replace him after their management saw an advertisement Avory had placed in the trade magazine <i><a href="/wiki/Melody_Maker" title="Melody Maker">Melody Maker</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Hinman_17-20_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hinman_17-20-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He attended a rehearsal at the Camden Head in Islington shortly before Christmas of 1963, and was then offered the job by manager Robert Wace just after New Year. Despite his ability, early Kinks recordings (including hits such as "<a href="/wiki/You_Really_Got_Me" title="You Really Got Me">You Really Got Me</a>") commonly did not feature Avory on drums; producer <a href="/wiki/Shel_Talmy" title="Shel Talmy">Shel Talmy</a> hired more seasoned session drummers (most notably <a href="/wiki/Clem_Cattini" title="Clem Cattini">Clem Cattini</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Graham_(musician)" title="Bobby Graham (musician)">Bobby Graham</a>) for studio work well into 1965, but with Avory often providing supporting percussion. He drummed on certain tracks on the <a href="/wiki/Kinks_(album)" title="Kinks (album)">first</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Kink_Kontroversy" title="The Kink Kontroversy">third albums</a> and all but one song on the second album, <i><a href="/wiki/Kinda_Kinks" title="Kinda Kinks">Kinda Kinks</a></i>. The first single A-side Avory played on was "<a href="/wiki/Ev%27rybody%27s_Gonna_Be_Happy" title="Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy">Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy</a>", and he went on to play on all Kinks recordings from the 1966 album <i><a href="/wiki/Face_to_Face_(Kinks_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Face to Face (Kinks album)">Face to Face</a></i> until his departure in 1984. </p><p>Avory was always considered the quietest and most easy-going member of the Kinks lineup and was <a href="/wiki/Ray_Davies" title="Ray Davies">Ray Davies</a>'s best friend. However, his turbulent working relationship with guitarist <a href="/wiki/Dave_Davies" title="Dave Davies">Dave Davies</a> resulted in many legendary onstage fights. In the most notorious incident, at the <a href="/wiki/Capitol_Theatre,_Cardiff" title="Capitol Theatre, Cardiff">Capitol Theatre</a>, Cardiff, South Wales, during <a href="/wiki/The_Kinks%27_1965_UK_tour" title="The Kinks' 1965 UK tour">the Kinks' 1965 UK tour</a>, Avory struck Dave over the head with his hi-hat stand, in reprisal for Davies kicking over his drum kit as revenge for a drunken fight the previous night in a Taunton hotel, apparently won by Mick. He then fled into hiding for days to avoid arrest for <a href="/wiki/Grievous_bodily_harm" title="Grievous bodily harm">grievous bodily harm</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On other occasions, fuming, he would hurl his drumsticks at Dave.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> According to Ray, their problems began during the time Mick and Dave shared a flat in London for a short period in early 1965. </p><p>Ultimately, the relationship between Avory and the younger Davies brother deteriorated to the point where Avory left the band.<sup id="cite_ref-kastoffkinks1_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kastoffkinks1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By agreement with Ray Davies, he ceased performing and recording with the band in 1984, but accepted an invitation to manage <a href="/wiki/Konk_Studios" class="mw-redirect" title="Konk Studios">Konk Studios</a>, where the band and the Davies brothers record most of their records – a position he has held ever since.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Ray explained the situation: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>The saddest day for me was when Mick left. Dave and Mick just couldn't get along. There were terrible fights, and I got to the point where I couldn't cope with it any more. Push came to shove, and to avoid an argument I couldn't face. ... we were doing a track called "<a href="/wiki/Good_Day_(The_Kinks_song)" title="Good Day (The Kinks song)">Good Day</a>" and I couldn't face having Mick and Dave in the studio, so I did it with a drum machine. Dave said he wanted to replace Mick, and ... I took Mick out, and we got very, very drunk. We were in Guildford, and after about five pints of this wonderful <a href="/wiki/Scrumpy" title="Scrumpy">scrumpy</a>, Mick said if any other band offered him a tour, he wouldn't take it, because he didn't want to tour. And I remember him getting the train back - because he was banned from driving; it was a very bad year for Mick - and he walked to the station and disappeared into the mist.</p></blockquote> <p>In another interview, Ray said: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712" /><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>We got drunk and i finally said "Remember when you came to audition in December 1963? Well, you didn't get the job"</p></blockquote> <p>Avory was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Bob_Henrit" title="Bob Henrit">Bob Henrit</a>, former drummer with <a href="/wiki/The_Roulettes" title="The Roulettes">The Roulettes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Unit_4_%2B_2" title="Unit 4 + 2">Unit 4 + 2</a> and <a href="/wiki/Argent_(band)" title="Argent (band)">Argent</a>. </p><p>Later on, it would seem that Dave Davies and Avory settled their differences, as Avory subsequently played the drums on "<a href="/wiki/Rock_%27n%27_Roll_Cities" title="Rock 'n' Roll Cities">Rock 'n' Roll Cities</a>", a track on the <i><a href="/wiki/Think_Visual" title="Think Visual">Think Visual</a></i> album written by Dave Davies. Avory was asked to rejoin by Ray Davies, but he declined as he wanted a rest from the non-stop touring, working and performing schedule of two decades. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_work_(1985–present)"><span id="Current_work_.281985.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Current work (1985–present)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mick_Avory&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Current work (1985–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Avory was inducted into both the <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> in 1990<sup id="cite_ref-kastoffkinks1_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kastoffkinks1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/UK_Music_Hall_of_Fame" title="UK Music Hall of Fame">UK Music Hall of Fame</a> in 2005, with original bassist <a href="/wiki/Pete_Quaife" title="Pete Quaife">Pete Quaife</a> and the Davies brothers.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 1990s, he also formed Shut Up Frank with Dave Clarke (no relation to the Dave Clark of "<a href="/wiki/The_Dave_Clark_Five" title="The Dave Clark Five">The Dave Clark Five</a>"), <a href="/wiki/Noel_Redding" title="Noel Redding">Noel Redding</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dave_Rowberry" title="Dave Rowberry">Dave Rowberry</a> of The Animals. They toured extensively, and released two EPs and a live album.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the mid-'90s, he and <a href="/wiki/Dave_Clarke_(musician)" title="Dave Clarke (musician)">Clarke</a> started playing with <a href="/wiki/The_Kast_Off_Kinks" class="mw-redirect" title="The Kast Off Kinks">The Kast Off Kinks</a>, who over the years have enlisted <a href="/wiki/John_Dalton_(musician)" title="John Dalton (musician)">John Dalton</a>, John Gosling, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Rodford" title="Jim Rodford">Jim Rodford</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ian_Gibbons_(musician)" title="Ian Gibbons (musician)">Ian Gibbons</a>. He has performed with them ever since, recording an EP and a live album.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also, during the mid 90s (late 1994 to 1995) Mick Avory spent a year working for Royal Mail at Paddington West London Mail Centre as a part time postal sorter. </p><p><br /> By April 2004 at the request of <a href="/wiki/The_Animals" title="The Animals">the Animals</a>, who were about to do their 40th anniversary tour, Chip Hawkes (formerly of <a href="/wiki/The_Tremeloes" title="The Tremeloes">The Tremeloes</a>) was asked to form a band to tour along with them. He brought together former original members of British 1960s groups, including himself, Avory, and <a href="/wiki/Eric_Haydock" title="Eric Haydock">Eric Haydock</a> of <a href="/wiki/The_Hollies" title="The Hollies">the Hollies</a>, performing as The Class of 64 (referring to the year of the <a href="/wiki/British_Invasion" title="British Invasion">British Invasion</a>), also featuring guitarists 'Telecaster Ted' Tomlin and Graham Pollock. The band have toured around the world, and have recorded an album of their former bands' hits.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 2007, Avory left the Class of 64 and, with other former 64 members Haydock, Pollock, and Tomlin, formed a new band called The Legends of the Sixties, adding Martin Lyon. Avory made a special guest appearance onstage at Ray Davies' <a href="/wiki/Royal_Albert_Hall" title="Royal Albert Hall">Royal Albert Hall</a> performance on 10 May 20 playing tambourine, guesting alongside Ian Gibbons. </p><p>Avory also plays in The '60s All Stars' band with British 1960s group members John Dee (The Foundations), Alan Lovell (The Swinging Blue Jeans), and Derek Mandell (The George Harrison Band).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Avory was selected to drum for <a href="/wiki/From_The_Jam" class="mw-redirect" title="From The Jam">From The Jam</a> following <a href="/wiki/Rick_Buckler" title="Rick Buckler">Rick Buckler</a>'s departure, and toured with them in December 2009.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mick_Avory&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Avory lives in <a href="/wiki/Kew" title="Kew">Kew</a>, west London<sup id="cite_ref-Original_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Original-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and has a daughter. He has stated that she is not "terribly musical".<sup id="cite_ref-2001_interview_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2001_interview-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Avory married Marliesa Mladek in January 2018. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mick_Avory&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="With_Shut_Up_Frank">With Shut Up Frank</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mick_Avory&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: With Shut Up Frank"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>EPs</b> </p> <ul><li><i>No More Christmas</i> (1993)</li> <li><i>Another Day in Danger</i> (1993)</li></ul> <p><b>Live album</b> </p> <ul><li><i>Alive!</i> (1996)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="With_The_Kast-Off_Kinks">With The Kast-Off Kinks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mick_Avory&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: With The Kast-Off Kinks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>EP</b> </p> <ul><li><i>The Archway EP</i> (2001)</li></ul> <p><b>Live album</b> </p> <ul><li><i>Live at The Brook</i> (2010)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mick_Avory&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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New York: Facts On File Inc. pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/itsonlyrocknroll00karn/page/57">57/8</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8160-3035-9" title="Special:BookSources/0-8160-3035-9"><bdi>0-8160-3035-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=It%27s+Only+Rock+%27n%27+Roll%3A+The+Ultimate+Guide+to+the+Rolling+Stones&rft.place=New+York&rft.pages=57%2F8&rft.pub=Facts+On+File+Inc.&rft.date=1997&rft.isbn=0-8160-3035-9&rft.au=James+Karnbach&rft.au=Carol+Benson&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fitsonlyrocknroll00karn%2Fpage%2F57&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMick+Avory" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Life by Keith Richards, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-316-12856-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-316-12856-8">978-0-316-12856-8</a>, Last page of chapter 3 - "The drummer that night was Mick Avory--not Tony Chapman, as history has mysteriously handed it down"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141030033606/http://www.retronaut.com/2012/07/mick-jagger-forms-group-1962/">"» "Mick Jagger Forms Group"<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. 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class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780879307653" title="Special:BookSources/9780879307653">9780879307653</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mick_Avory&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Mick_Avory.html">Mick Avory's page at Drummerworld</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/420236">Mick Avory</a> discography at <a href="/wiki/Discogs" title="Discogs">Discogs</a> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2099882#P1953" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit 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href="/wiki/John_Dalton_(musician)" title="John Dalton (musician)">John Dalton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Gosling_(The_Kinks_musician)" title="John Gosling (The Kinks musician)">John Gosling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Pyle" title="Andy Pyle">Andy Pyle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Rodford" title="Jim Rodford">Jim Rodford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Gibbons_(musician)" title="Ian Gibbons (musician)">Ian Gibbons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Henrit" title="Bob Henrit">Bob Henrit</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Kinks_(album)" title="Kinks (album)">Kinks</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kinks-Size" title="Kinks-Size">Kinks-Size</a></i> (1965; US-only)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kinda_Kinks" title="Kinda Kinks">Kinda Kinks</a></i> (1965)</li> 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href="/wiki/Percy_(soundtrack_album)" title="Percy (soundtrack album)">Percy</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muswell_Hillbillies" title="Muswell Hillbillies">Muswell Hillbillies</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Everybody%27s_in_Show-Biz" title="Everybody's in Show-Biz">Everybody's in Show-Biz</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Preservation_Act_1" title="Preservation Act 1">Preservation Act 1</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Preservation_Act_2" title="Preservation Act 2">Preservation Act 2</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Soap_Opera_(album)" title="Soap Opera (album)">Soap Opera</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Schoolboys_in_Disgrace" title="Schoolboys in Disgrace">Schoolboys in Disgrace</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sleepwalker_(The_Kinks_album)" title="Sleepwalker (The Kinks album)">Sleepwalker</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Misfits_(The_Kinks_album)" title="Misfits (The Kinks album)">Misfits</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Low_Budget_(album)" title="Low Budget (album)">Low Budget</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Give_the_People_What_They_Want_(The_Kinks_album)" title="Give the People What They Want (The Kinks album)">Give the People What They Want</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/State_of_Confusion" title="State of Confusion">State of Confusion</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Word_of_Mouth_(The_Kinks_album)" title="Word of Mouth (The Kinks album)">Word of Mouth</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Think_Visual" title="Think Visual">Think Visual</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/UK_Jive" title="UK Jive">UK Jive</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phobia_(The_Kinks_album)" title="Phobia (The Kinks album)">Phobia</a></i> (1993)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_Kelvin_Hall" title="Live at Kelvin Hall">Live at Kelvin Hall</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/One_for_the_Road_(The_Kinks_album)" title="One for the Road (The Kinks album)">One for the Road</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live:_The_Road" title="Live: The Road">Live: The Road</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/To_the_Bone_(The_Kinks_album)" title="To the Bone (The Kinks album)">To the Bone</a></i> (1994/1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/BBC_Sessions:_1964%E2%80%931977" title="BBC Sessions: 1964–1977">BBC Sessions: 1964–1977</a></i> (2001)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">EPs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Kinksize_Session" title="Kinksize Session">Kinksize Session</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kwyet_Kinks" title="Kwyet Kinks">Kwyet Kinks</a></i> (1965)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Kinks_Greatest_Hits!" title="The Kinks Greatest Hits!">The Kinks Greatest Hits!</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Well_Respected_Kinks" title="Well Respected Kinks">Well Respected Kinks</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sunny_Afternoon_(album)" title="Sunny Afternoon (album)">Sunny Afternoon</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Then_Now_and_Inbetween" title="Then Now and Inbetween">Then Now and Inbetween</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Kink_Kronikles" title="The Kink Kronikles">The Kink Kronikles</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Lost_Kinks_Album" title="The Great Lost Kinks Album">The Great Lost Kinks Album</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Come_Dancing_with_The_Kinks" title="Come Dancing with The Kinks">Come Dancing with The Kinks</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Kinks_Are_Well_Respected_Men" title="The Kinks Are Well Respected Men">The Kinks Are Well Respected Men</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ultimate_Collection_(The_Kinks_album)" title="The Ultimate Collection (The Kinks album)">The Ultimate Collection</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Picture_Book_(The_Kinks_album)" title="Picture Book (The Kinks album)">Picture Book</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Waterloo_Sunset:_The_Very_Best_of_The_Kinks_%26_Ray_Davies" title="Waterloo Sunset: The Very Best of The Kinks & Ray Davies">Waterloo Sunset: The Very Best of The Kinks & Ray Davies</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Essential_Kinks" title="The Essential Kinks">The Essential Kinks</a></i> (2014)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Unreleased 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Kinks_discography" title="The Kinks discography">Discography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_the_Kinks_band_members" title="List of the Kinks band members">Band members</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Konk_(recording_studio)" title="Konk (recording studio)">Konk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Kast_Off_Kinks" class="mw-redirect" title="The Kast Off Kinks">The Kast Off Kinks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Argent_(band)" title="Argent (band)">Argent</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X-Ray_(book)" title="X-Ray (book)">X-Ray</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Do_It_Again_(film)" title="Do It Again (film)">Do It Again</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Give_the_People_What_We_Want:_Songs_of_The_Kinks" title="Give the People What We Want: Songs of The Kinks">Give the People What We Want: Songs of The Kinks</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Is_Where_I_Belong_%E2%80%93_The_Songs_of_Ray_Davies_%26_The_Kinks" 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