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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)
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 Hot 100. [9] It also spent five weeks at number one in the UK singles chart, with Meek receiving an Ivor Novello Award for this production as the "Best-Selling A-Side" of 1962.
The band temporarily changed their name to The Hollywood Tornadoes, because the British band, The Tornados, were charting with the song "Telstar." "Bustin' Surfboards" was included on the Pulp Fiction soundtrack in 1994, [ 1 ] thereby renewing interest in the band.
Heinz was a member of the Tornados, famous for their multi-million selling hit "Telstar". With Meek in love with Heinz, he struggled to launch him on a solo career ...
[1] [2] Their 1962 instrumental "Telstar" sold a million copies and was the first British record to reach number 1 in both the UK and the US. [1] [2] Meek was tone-deaf; Caddy arranged "Telstar" and subsequent songs for the band, [3] and was credited as composer on four tracks of their 1964 album Away From It All. [1]
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.
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