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5 unusual facts about Shel Talmy


Make Me Your Baby

Barbara Lewis' "Make Me Your Baby" had an unsuccessful September 1965 release in the UK, where a local cover was cut by producer Shel Talmy with vocalist Liz Shelley.

See My Friends

Shel Talmy who was the producer of the record "See My Friends" says in different interviews that the song had been inspired by Jon Mark.

String Driven Thing

Singer Kim Beacon, guitarist Andy Roberts and bassist James Exel joined the band, with Roberts and Exel collaborating for much of the songwriting, including the single "Cruel To Fool" produced by Shel Talmy.

Ted Albert

After arriving in London in that year, Ted Albert hired EMI's Abbey Road Studios to record the band's next album though he was replaced by freelance producer Shel Talmy to record their biggest hit "Friday On My Mind".

The early 1960s heralded the arrival of the independent record producers Phil Spector and Joe Meek and later still Shel Talmy.


Herbie Flowers

Later in the 1960s Flowers began to acquire his reputation as a session player, working for record producers such as Shel Talmy, Mickey Most, Steve Rowland, Richard Perry, Gus Dudgeon, and Tony Visconti.

We'll Sing in the Sunshine

In the UK, "We'll Sing in the Sunshine" was covered by The Lancastrians in a version produced by Shel Talmy and featuring guitar work from both Jimmy Page and Big Jim Sullivan.


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