Joe Meek
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Robert George "Joe" Meek 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
Meek at his home recording studio, c. 1960s
A Joemeek VC3 pre-amp / compressor / exciter
The Joe Meek black plaque at his studio at 304 Holloway Road
Telstar (instrumental)
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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. It was
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…experimental pop music, and assisted in the development of recording practices like overdubbing, sampling and reverberation. 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. It also spent five weeks…
German picture sleeve