Robert Bateman started free lance producing in New York in late 1963. He had gone there for Wilbur Golden and Correc-Tone Records to lease recordings tog bigger new York labels, to earn cash, because Golden had spent a lot on his new studio Bateman had built for him, and sales were not good for the early Correc-Tone releases by Wilson Pickett, James Velvet and Gino Washington [[despite their being excellent recordings).
Bateman used arranger/band leader Richard Tee to re-create "The Detroit Sound" in New York. They did a good job of it. Most of those "Detroit-sounding" recordings Batemn produced on New York artists were recorded in New York [[such as "I Spy For The F.B.I." by Luther Ingram). I had thought some of "If There is Anything Else You Want" was recorded in Detroit, but later, found out it was recorded in New York, after all [[Which is true of The Bouquets' and all The Shangi-Las' cuts). Bateman used Richard Tee on Piano, Pretty Purdie on drums [[who sounded like Benny Benjamin at times), and the greatest New York guitarists and bass players, to "simulate" "The Detroit Sound". He did go back to record in Detroit [[a few Mary Wells 20th Century Fox cuts, and Luther Ingram on HIB Records -with Popcorn Wylie). But, almost all hisn recordings in 1964-69 were done in New York.
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