Shel Talmy, the producer behind some of the most incendiary electric guitar sounds of the ‘60s, has died, aged 87. Talmy, whose work with the Kinks and the Who turned up the volume on the British Invasion, died from complications following a stroke.
He leaves behind a formidable discography. Talmy was in the control room for the Kinks debut album, ground zero for powerchords in high-volume rock, with Ray Davies’ You Really Got Me having an all but immediate impact, influencing Pete Townshend to write I Can’t Explain, using it as a calling card to get Talmy to work with the Who.
