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In April 1966, another
major talent arrived at Golden World, in the shape of
Mike Terry.
His debut was the
fantastic "Headline news" which features Mike on his trademark bari sax.
A hugely talented
arranger, Mike began his career in '59 with Popcorn
Wylie. Joining the Joe Hunter Band in 1960 he began a five year tenure with Motown before
signing with Golden World.
During his time at Golden World, he
joined forces with George Clinton and Sidney Barnes
to form Geo-Si-Mik Productions.
That partnership lasted
only four or five months however as they probably became
another victim of the Motown buy-out.
In 1967, Mike found
himself working at various outlets, such as Drew with the
Precisions, at Artie Fields with Kris Peterson, and at Pied
Piper with a number of artists for Jack Ashford.
In December, he
was lured to Chicago by Dave Kapralik of Epic. At
Epic's subsidiary, Okeh, Mike worked with the Little
Foxes, Sandra Phillips and Johnny Robinson.
Constantly in
demand, he would eventually rejoin the revitalised Ric-Tic label,
and arrange many superb songs
for the Fantastic Four.
Here's an example of
Terry's classic work at Golden World.
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Edwin Starr |
Headline News |
Ric-Tic114 |
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Tony Michaels |
Picture me and you |
Golden World41 |
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Pat Lewis |
Can't shake it loose |
Golden World42 |
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Theresa Lindsey |
I'll bet you |
Golden World43 |
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JJ Barnes |
Day tripper |
Ric-Tic115 |
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Fantastic Four |
Live up to what
she thinks |
Ric-Tic119 |
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Al Kent |
You got to pay price |
Ric-Tic127 |
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Fantastic Four |
I don't want to live ** |
Ric-Tic128 |
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Fantastic Four |
As long as I live |
Ric-Tic130 |
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Fantastic Four |
As long as the feeling** |
Ric-Tic134a |
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Fantastic Four |
Goddess of love |
Ric-Tic134b |
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