Joe Meek (1929-1967)

Subject: Joe Meek
From: GUEST,cptsnapper
Date: 05 Feb 17 - 07:31 AM

It's 50 years ago since Joe died on February 3rd

Subject: RE: Joe Meek
From: Will Fly
Date: 05 Feb 17 - 08:14 AM

50 indeed. A strange genius!

Subject: RE: Joe Meek
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 05 Feb 17 - 09:55 AM

And 58 years since Buddy Holly died in 1959 - equally a musical genius!

Subject: RE: Joe Meek
From: keberoxu
Date: 05 Feb 17 - 06:30 PM

Joe Meek is the man who left us with "Telstar"?

It reminds me of Peter Green's "Supernatural" in a way. Wish we could hear Peter Green play "Telstar" but it is probably too square for his taste.

Subject: RE: Joe Meek
From: GUEST,DTM
Date: 05 Feb 17 - 07:37 PM

There's a good dramatisation of Joe Meek's career in film.
Here's a link to the trailer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmPXX6JEdVY
Genius and a bit of a bampot.

Subject: RE: Joe Meek (1929-1967)
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 06 Feb 17 - 06:27 AM

Before he became a producer he was an engineer at Lansdowne Studios and worked on records by Peggy Seeger, Big Bill Broonzy and Johnny Duncan, amongst others.

Subject: RE: Joe Meek (1929-1967)
From: fat B****rd
Date: 06 Feb 17 - 07:07 AM

He made Humphrey Lyttleton a temporary pop star with Bad Penny Blues!.
I know he was a brilliant engineer but I couldn't, and can't, abide the majority of his product.

Subject: RE: Joe Meek (1929-1967)
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 06 Feb 17 - 01:43 PM

And Lonnie Doonagong, and the master..........Screaming Lord Sutch!!

Til the followin' night - Lord Sutch!

Subject: RE: Joe Meek (1929-1967)
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 06 Feb 17 - 02:24 PM

half an our of completely f@cked up mind bending tripped out cosmic skiffle... 😎


Joe Meek & The Blue Boys - I Hear a New World (1960 FULL ALBUM)

Subject: RE: Joe Meek (1929-1967)
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 24 Feb 17 - 09:01 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46T6aOBjsvc

Subject: RE: Joe Meek (1929-1967)
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 28 Feb 17 - 12:51 PM

joe meek singles timeline


Btw.. finally got round to watching the "Telstar" bio movie I recorded off TV some years ago... I needed to free up some hard drive space

Much better than anticipated, but I'm reluctant to delete it now I've watched it....