music: "So Glad
Your Love Don't Change" - Little Foxes (Okeh
7312b)
I'm not sure if I have all my facts straight on
the beginning of this one, but this is how I
remember Columbia Records first using Tera Shima.
I had gotten a call from Clive Davis regarding
the use of the studio. I suppose we talked some
about it and then he told me, and the name
escapes me, the head of Columbia's engineering
department would be calling me.
The individual called me and he seemed like a
very nice guy. We talked a while and then
arrangements were made for him coming in from
Chicago to check out the facilities.
These guys weren't stupid. Tera Shirma had to
pass muster to enter the big leagues.
When I was told that he would be coming with one
of his engineers, I made arrangements for them
to be picked up at the airport.
This was a job made for Neica Lee Rompollo. I
told her to handle this and she just kind of
smiled and said " OK ".
I said these guys were smart, but they were no
match for Neica Lee's brains and charm.
When Neica Lee returned with them I was in my
office on the phone. I guess Neica noticed this
and decided to bring them directly into the
studio before she would introduce them to me.
They had to pass my office door to go into the
studio. The two engineers were walking in front
of Neica and did not notice her stick her arm in
my office door and flash me the thumb and
forefinger OK sign.
There was then no doubt in my mind that this was
a done deal. They had fallen under Neica Lee's
spell like so many before them.
The studio looked good, but I'm sure Neica Lee
Rompollo was every bit as responsible for tying
up the deal.
Continued
