The Rise and Fall of Kinky Boots

Talmy was a good friend of Nick Bennett, who told him he could pretend to produce records for Decca if it got in work. Talmy took an acetate of surfing safari by the beach boys and one of music in the air by Lou Rawls into Dick Rowe's office,. and told Rowe he had produced them. Sources differ over whether Rowe actually believed him, or if he just wanted anyone who had any experience of American recording studio techniques. The only fly in the omen was that Rowe, showing the same judgement he had shown over the Beatles, turned down the opportunity to sign the Ravens to Decca. They had already been turned down by EMI, and Phillips also