The Tornados Telstar (1962, Stereo) 4 K

, 1 US Billboard Hot 100, 1 UK Singles Chart, 1 Irish Singles Chart, 1 Belgian Singles Chart, 1 South African Singles Chart, 5 US Billboard Black Singles. . Long before The Beatles signalled the official start of what became known as the British Invasion, there were the Tornados, and there was Joe Meek. Their brilliantly innovative instrumental Telstar captured the spirit of the age and rocketed to the top of the American Hot 100 on December 22, 1962. This is about the Telstar communications satellite, which was launched shortly before this song was written. Joe Meek recorded this in his home studio above a leather shop on London s Holloway Road. The rhythm guitarist on this track was George Bellamy of The Tornados, who is the father of Muse lead singer Matthew Bellamy. The Tornados a journeyman club band disliked the song, but Meek added his own distinctive magic at his homecooked studio above a leather shop in northern London. An overdubbed Clavioline keyboard provoked spooked space effects