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In 1964, Shel auditioned The Who in an empty church hall. From the warm-up alone, he could tell that this band was something special, not like many of the other English bands he’d yet encountered since arriving in London. #thewho @officialthewh

In the early 1960s, Shel Produced the highly-underrated, short-lived girl group “The Orchids” - while they never broke through to the mainstream, they did release singles like “Love Hit Me” and “Soldier Boy” that e

Shel Produced this LP for Nicky Hopkins, and immensely talented pianist who he brought in countless studio sessions. Released in 1966, it was his first full LP as a solo artist. #piano #60s #rockhistory

Shel produced The Easybeats’ LP “Good Friday” in 1966, with recording split between IBC studios and Pye Studios in London. Two of Shel’s favorite tracks from the LP are “Happy Is the Man” and “Do You Have a S

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The Kinks self-titled debut album only took two weeks in 1964 to record, and managed to make it to the top 5 on the UK charts. This is largely thanks to the success of massive singles like “You Really Got Me” #thekinks #britishinvasion #6

Big Joe Turner’s “Shake, Rattle, and Roll” is one of the first true “rock” songs, in Shel’s opinion - it laid the foundation for many of the bands Shel himself ended up producing. #blues #rocknroll

Shel worked with The Damned on their single featuring “Stretcher Case Baby” and “Sick of Being Sick” - only 5000 copies were produced, and the vast majority were given away as promotional items - making them exceedingly rare!

When recording “Friday on my Mind” The Easybeats managed to get a master-worthy take on the third try - a testament to their preparation and musical ability. #britishinvasion #easybeats #australia

The Kinks’ 1967 classic “Waterloo Sunset” appeared on the LP “Somethin’ Else” - the last he produced for the group. The song underperformed in the US, but reached #2 in the UK, and has gone on to be a beloved class

Shel was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of his friend, the excellent guitarist, songwriter and singer, Jon Burchell (aka Jon Mark). One of Shel’s favorite songs from their work together was “Bye Babe”, which ultimately fo

The Easybeats played songs for Shel for about 6 weeks before finally showing him “Friday On My Mind”… he instantly knew they’d found a hit, and he recorded it with them in September of 1966. #britishinvasion #music #60s

Shel met with with Playboy Vice-Pres Victor Lownes (pictured here) in 1963… while the meeting didn’t result in a ‘Playboy Records’ like he thought it might, it did land him a free membership to the London Playboy Club! #playb

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Shel says that The Kinks’ “Till the End of the Day” was one of his favorite songs to have worked on, and it ended up rising to #8 on both the UK and US charts in 1965. #60s #britishinvasion #thekinks

Though it has grown in cult status, Bowie’s earliest work didn’t catch on with the public. It wasn’t until 4 years after “Baby Loves That Way” that he had his mainstream breakthrough with “Space Oddity” #brit

In 1964, Shel recorded “We’ll Sing In the Sunshine” with The Lancastrians. Though the single only had moderate chart success, it helped to establish them in the UK and bolstered their touring career for the next few years. #britishi

Shel first met David when he was a young, brash 17 year old. Shel saw something of himself in him, and was immediately interested in recording with him. After recording a couple of tracks with The Manish Boys, Bowie and recorded “Baby Loves Tha

The Rocking Vicars originally had a much more ecclesiastical presentation but, after learning that a record deal might be in their future, they decided to tone down the theatrics and go for a more traditional approach - which also included swapping t

Shel recorded Odetta’s soulful classic “Bald Headed Woman” with both The Kinks and The Who. It’s striking how distinct each version is - a testament to the enduring brilliance of the original and its singer, and the artistry o