I don't remember when I first heard the name Shel Talmy, but I was a fan of his work well before that point. In my senior year of high school, 1976-77--my crucible year--I belatedly became a big fan of both the Kinks and the Who. So what if it was more than a decade after the fact? Great records don't care what year it is. And in that year, the great records I discovered included "All Day And All Of The Night," "You Really Got Me," and "Tired Of Waiting For You" by the Kinks, and the Who's transcendent Kinks imitation "I Can't Explain."
Each of these four tracks was produced by Shel Talmy. I can't overstate the enormous effect of my discovery of these works, how their impact helped nudge me toward punk rock later in '77, how they were a seismic part and parcel of my embrace of power pop within a short time thereafter. I still didn't know Shel Talmy's name. That knowledge would come in due time.
Talmy's recent passing demands a tribute to his legacy. So we played a small sample of the producer's incredible c.v., with a few of Shel Talmy’s production credits with the Kinks, the Who, the Easybeats, the Creation, Vince Melouney, the Thoughts, the Damned, Manfred Mann, Chad and Jeremy, Amen Corner, and Davy Jones and the Lower Third, the latter fronted by the artist eventually known as David Bowie.
It's a modest tribute. But we mean it. All day and all of the night. Godspeed, Shel Talmy. This is what rock 'n' roll radio sounded like on another Sunday night in Syracuse this week.
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TIRnRR # 1261: 11/24/2024
TIRnRR FRESH SPINS! Tracks we think we ain't played before are listed in bold.
THE KINKS: You Really Got Me (Castle, The Ultimate Collection)
THE STEMS: Never Be Friends (Mushroom, At First Sight, Violets Are Blue)
THE GREG KIHN BAND: Valerie (Castle, VA: Home Of The Hits/The Beserkley Story)
THE MONKEES: Valleri (Rhino, Music Box)
SEX CLARK FIVE: Valerie (Beehive Rebellion, Strum & Drum!)
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DOM MARIANI: Jangleland (single) THE BEE GEES: Idea (Polydor, Idea)
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THE HUMBUGS: Be Careful What You Wish For (Oddvious, AM Operetta)
THE ATTACK: Magic In The Air (Edsel, VA: British Mod Sounds Of The 1960s)
THE RAMONES: Substitute (Radioactive, Acid Eaters)
LES FLEUR DE LYS: Circles (Rhino, VA: Nuggets II)
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THE EASYBEATS: Who'll Be The One (Retroactive, Gonna Have A Good Time)
THE O'JAYS: For The Love Of Money (Sony, VA: A Tribute To Black Entertainers)
THEE HEADCOATEES: I Gotta Move (Damaged Goods, Sisters Of Suave)
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SLYBOOTS: If We Could Let Go (single) THE OUTLETS: Knock Me Down (Rhino, VA: DIY: Mass Ave--The Boston Scene [1975-83])
THE KINKS: Tired Of Waiting For You (Sanctuary, The Anthology 1964-1971)
OWSLEY: I'm Alright (Giant, Owsley)
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PAUL COLLINS BEAT: All Over The World (Wounded Bird, To Beat Or Not To Beat/Long Time Gone)
THE WHO: I Can't Explain (MCA, The Ultimate Collection)
PAUL McCARTNEY: Dance Tonight (Hear Music, Memory Almost Full)
TEGAN AND SARA: You Wouldn't Like Me (Sire, So Jealous)
PEARL HARBOR AND THE EXPLOSIONS: Release It [415 single version] (Blixa Sounds, Pearl Harbor & the Explosions)
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The Greatest Record Ever Made!
THE KINKS: All Day And All Of The Night (Castle, The Ultimate Collection)
PETE TOWNSHEND: Rough Boys (Atco, Empty Glass)
THE LEMON TWIGS: In My Head (Captured Tracks, Everything Harmony)
RONNIE LANE AND SLIM CHANCE: Ooh La La [alternate studio take-Take 4] (Island, Ooh La La--An Island Harvest)
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THE THOUGHTS: All Night Stand (Rhino, VA: Nuggets II)
THE EASYBEATS: Made My Bed (Gonna Lie In It) (Retroactive, Gonna Have A Good Time)
THE DAMNED: Stretcher Case (Sanctuary, Smash It Up: The Anthology 1976-1987)
THE WHO: Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere (MCA, The Ultimate Collection)
THE CREATION: Biff Bang Pow! (Retroactive, Making Time)
MANFRED MANN: Semi-Detached, Suburban Mr. James (Fontana, Chapter Two: The Best Of The Fontana Years)
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DAVE DAVIES: Death Of A Clown (Sanctuary, THE KINKS: The Anthology 1964-1971)
THE CREATION: Making Time (Retroactive, Making Time)
CHAD AND JEREMY: A Summer Song (Rhino, VA: The British Invasion: The History Of British Rock, Vol. 2)
THE WHO: The Kids Are Alright (MCA, My Generation)
AMEN CORNER: (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice (Line, Farewell To The Real Magnificent Seven)
DAVY JONES AND THE LOWER THIRD: You've Got A Habit Of Leaving (Rhino, VA: Nuggets II)
THE KINKS: See My Friends (Castle, The Ultimate Collection)
THE EASYBEATS: Friday On My Mind (Retroactive, Gonna Have A Good Time)
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THE WHO: My Generation (MCA, My Generation)
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