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Telstar: The Movie The official trailer is up on YouTube...
In case you weren't aware, it's a bio-pic about Joe Meek, the legendary British record producer. Amongst his accomplishments are his punk work-ethos (stamping in bathtubs when drums just weren't loud enough); the first record by a UK group to hit #1 on the U.S. Singles Chart ('Telstar' by The Tornadoes); and arguably creating the first ever concept album (the very odd 'I Hear A New World' from 1959). Here's The Honeycombs' 'Have I The Right' which features many of his trademark production techniques: stamping; heavy compression; handclaps; speeded-up vocals etcetera... Meek was a fascinating character. Although he ended his life as a murderer, I can't help feeling some empathy towards him. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Meek | |
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