The alternate pop anthem that defined the 1960s: The Kinks’ Shangri-La

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—‘Shangri-la,’ Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Shangri-la. Accessed 4/16/2026.

—In the early months of 1969, The Kink’s frontman Ray Davies… success. Page 158, Jovanovic, Rob. God Save The Kinks: A Biography (Aurum Press, 2013)

—The script meetings in Chelsea… energise sales when it was released in 1970. Page 158-161, Jovanovic, Rob. God Save The Kinks: A Biography (Aurum Press, 2013)

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