In memory of music producer joe meek, who recorded countless hit singles in the upstairs flat at no304. The tornados instrumental telstar 1962, written and produced by meek, became the first record by a british rock group to reach number one in the us. The life and death of influential 1960s record producer joe meek britains unsung answer to phil spector is brought efficiently to the screen in the directorial debut of actor nick moran lock. Drama based on the life of joe meek, the songwriterproducer behind the 60s hits have i the right, just like eddie, johnny, remember me and the. The film is directed by nick moran and stars con oneill, who also played joe meek in the original play, while kevin spacey plays meeks business partner, major wilfred banks. He stiffs his musicians and is extremely demanding toward them, shows no respect to. The tortured life of telstar genius on a scruffy part of north londons holloway road there is a black metal plaque. Some have pointed out that telstar spent too much time focusing on meek as a cloud cuckoolander on his best days and axcrazy on his worst, and not enough time stressing that he was not just a gifted producer, but also an allaround electronics whiz from a young age jerkass woobie. The tortured life of the telstar man joe meek music. Watch the video for telstar original recording 1962 from the tornadoss telstar. Joe meeks was an extreme pathology, to be sure, with its incredible highs just listen to the aerated hysteria of john leytons wild wind and annihilating lows, but what remains shocking is. Our software library provides a free download of avid joemeek bundle 11. A life in the death of joe meek by palmdoorfilms kickstarter. Robert george joe meek 5 april 1929 3 february 1967 was an english record producer.
Written and produced by the legendary eccentric joe meek, telstar is one of the few times when his inventive production style is married to an equally memorable tune. Well, everyone knows the change in the uk popular music that the beatles helped to. They offer some history on the man, his contributions to. Billboard hot 100 in december 1962 the second british recording to reach number 1 on that chart in the year, after stranger on the shore in may, and was also a number one hit in the uk singles chart. Joe meek story thread, i have dug out and uploaded the bbc arena documentary, filmed in 1991, officially called, the very strange story of. Joe meeks most famous and popular production is a landmark recording, being the first british read more. Sadly it was the song that eventually led to joe meek s suicide. All about the man named joe meek here are some links on joe meek you might find interesting. All in all, joe meek was able to place 25 records in the british top 40 within his career. Jon savage on the life and death of joe meek music the. Whether these obstacles were the repressive, conformist record labels and studios of prebeatles britain, or not being able to sing in key, read music, or play an instrument, the producersongwriters apparent motto was never say never. Opening with the sound of a rocket lifting off the title refers to the first telecommunications satellite, which had been launched earlier in 1962, the song builds to a gallop. Joe meek telstar the hits of joe meek 2006, cd discogs. Every night i hope and pray a dream lover will come my way a girl to hold in my arms and know the magic of her charms cause i want a girl to call my.
From the lp shown above, issued in 1971 on the ranwood label, catalogue number r8104. Telstar sheet music piano, voice, guitar pdf download. With con oneill, kevin spacey, pam ferris, jj feild. He is most remembered by the number one hit telstar by the tornados but that was only the tip of the iceberg. Telstar is a 1962 instrumental written and produced by joe meek for the english band the tornados. Disappointing biopic of joe meek,most off the film is historically inaccuratehe is a list of just a few points in the film heinz drives a smallish feminine red ford consul capri coupe to. Despite being tonedeaf and not being able to play a musical instrument or write notation, meek displayed a remarkable facility for writing and producing successful commercial recordings.
A musicinfused drama about joe meek, the flamboyantly gay, tone deaf. Telstar rough demo by joe meek is a cover of the tornadoss telstar. His biggest success is the instrumental telstar but accusations of plagiarism delay royalties. A couple of months after telstar had become a smash hit, the french composer jean ledrut 19031982 supposed that meeks bestseller had four bars which were lifted from a film score he had written for the movie austerlitz, directed by abel gance 1960. Official sheet music for telstar the tornados for piano pdf download. It was the second instrumental single to hit number 1. Discography, plus unreleased music by the genius robert george meek joe. On a shabby part of the holloway road in north london, just a few hundred yards from arsenals emirates stadium, is the flat where record producer joe meek used to live and work. Joes mercurial temper causes his artists to forsake him for other labels, in particular his young lover heinz burt. Joe was born robert george meek in newent, gloucestershire, england 5. The joe meek story the energy, craziness and often downright shabbiness of londons early 60s, prebeatles pop biz are vividly brought to life in telstar. The joe meek story is a 2008 film adaptation of james hicks and nick morans play telstar, about record producer joe meek, which opened at the new ambassadors theatre in londons west end in june 2005. Official joe meek dream lover lyrics at cd universe.
The cases telstar, heinz, madras place, howardblaikley the telstar case. Read on youtube that joe meek didnt play instruments himself, explaining the weird. Whether you are a confirmed meek buff or seeking information on joe, his life, times and music you are welcome to contact or join us. This free tool was originally created by avid technology, inc.
Three discs, 75 tracks in total, and you never find yourself having to skip any, theyre all great and demonstrate the pure genius which was joe meek. Set against a backdrop of early 60s london, telstar is the story of the worlds first independent record producer, joe meek. Adapted from nick moran and james hicks criticallylauded stage play, telstar tells the remarkable tale of eccentric, londonbased songwriterproducer joe meek con oneill, whose innovative. The link has now been updated after being blocked by youtube.
Obviously telstar is the one hell always be known for, but there are. A maverick genius who enjoyed phenomenal success with telstar the biggest selling record of its time before bad luck, depression, heartbreak and paranoia led to his downfall. The telstar man, pioneer of sound recording technology, lived, worked and died here. Joe meek was the legendary 60s maverick record producer. A fascinating biography of joe meek who was widely recognised as britains first real independent pop music producer and hailed as britains answer to phil spector. Telstar by the tornados 1962 and johnny remember me by john leyton 1961. In the early 1960s selftaught electronics whizz joe meek amazingly produces a string of home made hit singles from his studio in his flat above a leather shop in london. Palmdoorfilms is raising funds for a life in the death of joe meek on kickstarter. The joe meek story ost for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. He turned out millioncopy selling records such as telstar from his home recording studio and made the first recordings for stars like rod stewart, tom jones and david bowie. Provided to youtube by sanctuary records telstar the tornados the tornados play telstar and other great hits.
Joemeek are the makers of high quality pro audio equipment made with the mantra of their namesake if it sounds right, is right. Joe meek and geoff goddard work out the tune for telstar the song was a massive hit both in britain and the usa. Robert george joe meek 5 april 1929 3 february 1967 was an english record producer, musician, sound engineer and songwriter who pioneered space age and experimental pop music. I really enjoyed this movie about joe meek, the english musical pioneer and the producer of numerous hit singles during the sixties. On the one hand, repschs book is the most thoroughly researched and complete biography of joe meek. Joe meek was a gay producer and songwriter, who wrote the hit telstar. Standing in front of 304 holloway road in the rain, you cant quite believe that in this scruffylooking building, the tornados recorded telstar.
Drama based on the life of joe meek, the songwriterproducer behind. Our builtin antivirus checked this download and rated it as virus free. Now in debt and after unwisely parting from his chief financier major banks, joe finds himself. Joe meek 19291967 was an incredibly imaginative and progressive independent record producer and songwriter. Rock telstar by joe meeks 1962 an instrumental arrangement based on a recorded or transcribed midi sequence by, campbell connelly music inc.
The current setup file available for download occupies 20. The amazing world of joe meek opens with two such classics that are hard to equal. Set in the homophobic 60s britain, where to be gay was still illegal, the film delivers a power marker to how far the gay movement has come. As quite a bit of interest has been created on the telstar.
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