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Re: Shel Talmy



I think it's a couple of things.  This is speculation based on one email
message I received from him (I replied to a public posting he made in the
past).

1. Money.
2. I think Shel Talmy wants to do the remixing.
3. I think Shel Talmy still wants to retain the masters.

-David Schenfeld


>Does anyone have the particulars to what is keeping Jon Astley from
>receiving the Talmy masters?  Is it money?  Is Talmy afraid that
>Astley will clean them up too much?  I always wondered what a clean
>"My Generation" would do to change the perception of the song.  The
>results might be devastating.
>
>
>I don't know how old Talmy is, but it wouldn't suprise me if he's
>near his 60's if not older.  I believe he will give up the masters
>soon, but he's holding out for some serious financial gain.  I don't
>know what he's been doing in the last 30 years since he produced the
>Who, but I know he's not a Glyn Johns.  He has to be milking MCA on
>this.