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Frank Sinatra: A Platinum Disc Award for 'Portrait of Sinatra' to Album Artist Michael Noakes, Signed By Sinatra Reprise Records, 1977,
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Frank Sinatra: A Platinum Disc Award for 'Portrait of Sinatra' to Album Artist Michael Noakes, Signed By Sinatra
Reprise Records, 1977,
BPI Award, Presented to Michael Noakes, plaque reading To recognise the sale, in the UK of more than £1,000,000 worth of the REPRISE Long Playing album 'PORTRAIT OF SINATRA', the vinyl label inscribed by Sinatra to Noakes reading, 'Thank you, Michael! Love, Frank Sinatra', in faint black ink, framed and glazed, together with a copy of the album, the sleeve design having been painted by English royal portrait painter Michael Noakes, who won this platinum disc for his work, accompanied by a letter of provenance from David Clipsham at WEA dated May 1977, a photograph of Michael Noakes receiving the disc award from Sinatra at the Royal Albert Hall on the 19th September 1980 and a ticket stub for the event,
Disc award 16in x 20in (40.6cm x 50.8cm)
BPI Award, Presented to Michael Noakes, plaque reading To recognise the sale, in the UK of more than £1,000,000 worth of the REPRISE Long Playing album 'PORTRAIT OF SINATRA', the vinyl label inscribed by Sinatra to Noakes reading, 'Thank you, Michael! Love, Frank Sinatra', in faint black ink, framed and glazed, together with a copy of the album, the sleeve design having been painted by English royal portrait painter Michael Noakes, who won this platinum disc for his work, accompanied by a letter of provenance from David Clipsham at WEA dated May 1977, a photograph of Michael Noakes receiving the disc award from Sinatra at the Royal Albert Hall on the 19th September 1980 and a ticket stub for the event,
Disc award 16in x 20in (40.6cm x 50.8cm)
Footnotes
'Portrait of Sinatra – Forty Songs from the Life of a Man' is a 1977 compilation album by Frank Sinatra that consisted of 40 songs that were recorded for Reprise Records. It became Sinatra's fourth album to top the British charts.
Provenance:
Offered by a relative of Michael Noakes, the artist for the album cover.
Michael Noakes (1933–2018) was a renowned British portrait painter celebrated for his vivid and lifelike depictions of prominent figures. Over his distinguished career, he painted members of the British royal family, politicians, and cultural icons, including Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, and Margaret Thatcher. A member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Noakes combined technical precision with a keen psychological insight, capturing both the likeness and character of his subjects. His work remains an important contribution to contemporary British portraiture.