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"Telstar" is a 1962 instrumental by the English band the Tornados, written and produced by Joe Meek. It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100 in December 1962 (the second British recording to reach number one on that chart in the year, after "Stranger on the Shore" in May). It was the second instrumental single ...
The Original Telstar – The Sounds of the Tornadoes (London, 1962) (only released in North America and Australasia) – US no. 45 [5] Away from It All (Decca, 1963) We Want Billy! (Decca, 1963) (with Billy Fury, live album) – UK no. 14 [6] The World of the Tornados (Decca Records, 1972) Remembering... the Tornados (Decca Records, 1976)
Instrumental rock is rock music that emphasizes musical instruments and features very little or no singing. An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics , or singing , although it might include some inarticulate vocals , such as shouted backup vocals in a big band setting.
Telstar: 1962: UK: UK 1 – Aug 1962, US BB 1 – Nov 1962, Canada 1 – Nov 1962, Éire 1 – Nov 1962, South Africa 1 of 1962, RYM 2 of 1962, Norway 3 – Oct 1962, US CashBox 5 of 1963, Germany 6 – Jan 1963, Australia 8 of 1962, DDD 62 of 1962, Germany 224 of the 1960s, Acclaimed 739 4: Elvis Presley: Can't Help Falling in Love: 1962: US
"Love Is Blue" was the first instrumental to hit number 1 on the Billboard charts since the Tornados hit with "Telstar" in 1962 and the only American number-one single to be recorded in France. The success of the song and the album on which it appeared, Blooming Hits, established Mauriat as an international recording star. [2] [3]
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9 2 May 1962: 1 2 May 1962: 5 "Speak to Me Pretty" Brenda Lee: 3 16 May 1962: 1 9 May 1962: 9 "Nut Rocker" B. Bumble and the Stingers: 1 23 May 1962: 1 16 May 1962: 4 "Love Letters" Ketty Lester: 4 30 May 1962: 1 1 "Wonderful World of the Young" Danny Williams: 8 16 May 1962: 1 1 "The Party's Over" Lonnie Donegan: 9 16 May 1962: 1 23 May 1962: ...
The Ventures Play Telstar and the Lonely Bull is an album by the band the Ventures, released in 1963.It consists entirely of cover versions of popular instrumentals from the late 1950s to early 1960s (all of which reached the Top 15 on Billboard, including eleven Top Tens and three #1's) and became their highest charting album, peaking at #8 on Billboard and earning the band a gold record for ...