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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 ...
Robert George "Joe" Meek (5 April 1929 – 3 February 1967) [5] was an English record producer and songwriter considered one of the most influential sound engineers of all time, being one of the first to develop ideas such as the recording studio as an instrument, and becoming one of the first producers to be recognised for his individual identity as an artist.
This 2011 photograph shows the original plaque erected at the birthplace in Newent, Gloucestershire of legendary songwriter and producer Joe Meek, best known for writing and producing The Tornados' chart-topping hit "Telstar". The instrumental piece entered the UK top 10 in September 1962 and spent five straight weeks at number-one.
This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1962. [1] The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 29, 1962, is based on Hot 100 charts from the issue dates of January 1 through October 31, 1962. №
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
His production of the Tornados' hit instrumental "Telstar" (1962) features the clavioline or perhaps a Univox, [7] as does the B-side of that single, "Jungle Fever". [1] Author Mark Brend states that, while the exact instrument used has long been open to debate, "there remains a very faint possibility that Meek used a Univox on 'Telstar,' mixed ...
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"Telstar" (instrumental), a 1962 number 1 hit by the Tornados; Telstar: The Joe Meek Story, a 2009 feature film about the life of Joe Meek, starring Con O'Neill and Kevin Spacey; Telstar (game console), a video game console series released by Coleco; The Telstars, a Swedish pop-jazz group founded by Marcus Österdahl