Originally from Fareham, near Portsmouth, studio owner and producer Muff Murfin and his engineer and assistant Colin Owen assembled UK studio acts. Murfin, who ran [l308840] at the back of a department store in Worcester, England, recorded many acts under various names before becoming involved with the burgeoning northern soul scene in the mid-70s. A specialist at duplicating sounds, he recorded tracks for [l60100] under names like the The Jezebelles and The Sounds Of Lancashire and also worked with Wigan's Ovation. He then built the[l308840] in his large garden and produced television personality John Asher’s 1975 Top 20 revival of ‘Let’s Twist Again’. In 1976, he covered [m188398] as the M&O Band and made it a bigger hit. He was accused of sampling part of Drennon’s track on his record, which he took as a compliment on his close duplication of Drennon’s rhythm track. The publicity, however, harmed the act and future records failed to chart. Today Murfin continues to run a successful studio and publishing operation.