Telstar: No. 1 in Britain and the US, 1962
Composed and produced by Joe Meek, recorded by the Tornados. Overdubbing with a clavioline to produce a cool space-agey sound celebrating the first live, trans-Atlantic, television broadcast via satellite.
The Joe Meek story '' t.v.documentary - 8/2/1991 - (Pt 2 of 4).
The Joe Meek story '' t.v.documentary - 8/2/1991 - (Pt 3 of 4).
The Joe Meek story '' t.v.documentary - 8/2/1991 - (Pt 4 of 4).
Meek's commercial success as a producer was short-lived, and he gradually sank into debt and depression. On 3 February 1967, using a shotgun owned by musician Heinz Burt, Meek killed his landlady Violet Shenton and then shot himself. (Wikipedia)
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