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Revision as of 17:49, 25 June 2007 by E-Kartoffel (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Shel Talmy (born August 11, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, United States) is an American record producer best known for his work in 1960s London with The Who and The Kinks.
Who guitarist Pete Townshend wrote the song "I Can't Explain" in the style of the Kinks, hoping to catch Talmy's interest. Talmy produced the band's first album and first two singles, "I Can't Explain" and "[[Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere." The Who's managers, Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp believed the band's contract with Talmy was a poor one and signed with Reaction, a small division of Polydor set up by Roger Stigwood. Talmy took the band to court. Though freed from the contract, the Who would give royalties to Talmy up to the album Tommy in 1969. Talmy would retain the master tapes to the debut album, My Generation, for years, keeping them in a temperature controlled vault. The album was the last of the Who's catalog to be reissued in the mid 90s and early 2000s. Talmy agreed to remix the album in stereo and it was released in a Deluxe Edition in 2002.
Talmy first moved to London in 1962, initially for only a short stay; he returned to the United States 17 years later. Largely inactive since the 1970s, he returned to production activity briefly with the album In Heat by 1960s revivalists, The Fuzztones, in 1988.
He now lives in California, USA.
References
- Shel Talmy at IMDb
- ' Billboard. 15 February 1997. "Songs bring seminal rock producer Shel Talmy back to the board". Vol. 109, No. 7, ISSN 0006-2510.
- Richie Unterberger. "Shel Talmy Interview".
- Richie Unterberger. "Shel Talmy Folk-Rock Interview".
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