Telstar by The Tornados, as written & produced by Joe Meek, was released in the UK on August 17th. The archetypal fantastical pop track, it was out in the shops just over a month after NASA had successfully launched the track’s inspiration, the Telstar communication satellite. I wish there was a movie/book/TV or radio show/podcast/comic […]

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