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From: saki 
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Subject: Re: Norman "Hurricane" Smith - death of?
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Adam wrote:
> I saw something elsewhere that implied the death of Norman
"Hurricane" 
> Smith... can anyone confirm or elaborate?  Thanks!
> 
> Norman Smith was, among many other things, the Beatles' engineer at EMI 
> through 1965, their Parlophone audition through "Rubber Soul."

Yes, Norman Smith died earlier this month:

http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/obituaries/2008/03/10/norman-hurricane-smith-64375-20594618/

Tiny URL here:

http://tinyurl.com/2xl9sr

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