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1962 HITS ARCHIVE: Telstar - Tornadoes (a #1 record)

1962 HITS ARCHIVE: Telstar - Tornadoes (a #1 record)

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Title1962 HITS ARCHIVE: Telstar - Tornadoes (a #1 record)
AuthorThe45Prof
Duration3:15
File FormatMP3 / MP4
Original URL https://youtube.com/watch?v=CZybJPO3WYs

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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).

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