1962 HITS ARCHIVE: Telstar - Tornadoes (a #1 record)
Details
| Title | 1962 HITS ARCHIVE: Telstar - Tornadoes (a #1 record) |
| Author | The45Prof |
| Duration | 3:15 |
| File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
| Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=CZybJPO3WYs |
Description
Telstar (Meek) by The Tornadoes
Unusual British instrumental import spent multiple weeks in the #1 spot on both the U.S. and UK record charts. It was the most famous release from the innovative English composer/producer/recording engineer Joe Meek (for a summary of his troubled life & career as well as his tragic end, see Meek’s Wikipedia entry).
The title refers to the Telstar 1 communications satellite, which had been launched that July: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstar
THE 1962 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of original-release-version best-sellers and songs that made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their U.S. popularity within the calendar year 1962 (some were recorded in 1961).
