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Terry Tolkin, Veteran A&R Exec for Elektra Records and Others, Dies at 62

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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorTerry Tolkin — a veteran A&R executive for Elektra Records, Touch and Go Records and his own No.

6 label, who signed or worked closely with such acts as Luna, Afghan Whigs, Stereolab, Scrawl and Nada Surf — has died, a rep for his family confirmed to Variety.

He was 62; the cause was not disclosed, although he had been seriously ill for several years.A pivotal figure during the alternative era, Tolkin had a multifaceted early career: working in New York’s legendary 99 Records store, writing for the trade publication Rockpool and working as a DJ and booker for such New York clubs as Danceteria, CBGB and the Limelight.

At Touch & Go he signed the Butthole Surfers and the Virgin Prunes, and over the course of several years running No. 6, he released records by the Tindersticks, Unrest, Luna’s Dean Wareham and others.

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