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Norman Smith... A&R Man

Kevin Swift, Beat Instrumental, August 1966

UNTIL RECENTLY the name Norman Smith was synonymous with the Beatles, Cilla Black, Manfred Mann and many other famous recording names. He was the sound balancer on all their discs. Now he is a record producer in his own right, having stepped into the gap which George Martin left E.M.I. when he formed A.I.R.

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