Fact #32487
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Short story:
Manfred Mann spend the first of two days recording Do Wah Diddy Diddy at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, UK.
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Tom McGuinness (bassist, Manfred Mann] : We had been doing Do Wah Diddy Diddy in our stage act but it hadn't been going down too well when we showed it to John (John Burgess, EMI A + R man). He spotted it as a hit which we doubted, given the audience response. John was right and the song went on to be a number one hit worldwide.
(Sleeve note to compilation CD Manfred Mann at Abbey Road, 1997)
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(Sleeve note to compilation CD Manfred Mann at Abbey Road, 1997)