# Shel Talmy has died

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
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**Created:** [November 14, 2024, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shel-talmy-has-died/1010265 "2024-11-14T22:47:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shel-talmy-has-died/1010265/1 "2024-11-14T22:47:23Z")

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Shel Talmy, record producer who was best known for producing the early records of The Kinks and The Who, has died at 87.

He had been active on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ShelTalmyOfficial) sharing stories from his career as a producer.

> **[Shel Talmy, Early Producer for the Who and Kinks and a Pioneer of the Brit...](https://variety.com/2024/music/news/shel-talmy-producer-kinks-you-really-got-me-dead-1236210668/)**
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> Shel Talmy, producer of the Kinks' 'You Really Got Me' and the Who's 'My Generation' among many others, has died.

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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shel-talmy-has-died/1010265/2 "2024-11-14T23:02:45Z")

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RIP. He was a _ **huge** _ influence in the pop/rock scene of the early 60s.

Have to say I rather like his farewell message:

_"Hi to all, and many thanks to all of you who have been reading my rock stories for all this time, it has been greatly appreciated!_

_Please note, that if you’re reading this now, this is my final vignette, as I am no longer residing on this plane of existence, and have “moved on”, to wherever that may be._

_I’d like to think there is something beyond where I was to where I am now, assuming that the millions of suppositions as to what is next, are accurate._

_I’d like to think that I’m thoroughly enjoying my new “residence”, and that the countless rumors that there is a big working “studio in the sky” are true, and that we are, dare I say, making heavenly music!_

_I am also hoping that I am currently engaged in renewing relationships with a ton of friends and acquaintances, many of which go back for decades._

_I’ve had a good run, and I am delighted it lasted as long as it did. I’m also delighted that I am told I have a legacy that will last even longer._

_I look forward to meeting some of you in the future who are reading this, but LOL, don’t hurry to get here, I’m not going anywhere!"_