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The Tornados - Telstar album

The Tornados - Telstar album

  • Performer: The Tornados
  • Genre: Rock
  • Title: Telstar
  • Released: 1962
  • Style: Rock & Roll
  • Country: UK
  • MP3 version size: 1186 mb
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Description

This fantastic instrumental by "The Tornados" was released in 1962 and made number 1 in the UK charts, and also number 1 in the . in the same week.

Features Song Lyrics for The Tornados's Telstar album.

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Telstar" is a 1962 instrumental written and produced by Joe Meek for the English band the Tornados. The track reached number 1 on the . Billboard Hot 100 in December 1962 (the second British recording to reach number 1 on that chart in the year, after "Stranger on the Shore" in May), and was also a number one hit in the UK Singles Chart. It was the second instrumental single to hit number 1 in 1962 on both the US and UK weekly charts.

The Tornados enjoyed several chart hits in their own right, including the Number One hit "Telstar" (named after the satellite and composed by Meek) which was famously the first Number One hit by a British group in the . For a time, they were considered serious rivals to The Shadows. They were also one of the biggest influences on The Who, and also on the early Pink Floyd.

Tracklist of Telstar of The Tornados by Rockol. Altri album di The Tornados. The Tornados Greatest Hits. All Time Instrumental Hits.

To most Americans, and even most Britons, the Tornados were one-hit wonders, responsible for "Telstar" and not much else, but as this set shows, they did come up with some cool sounds and tunes under the guidance of producer/manager Joe Meek. Robot" is nearly as pretty a tune as "Telstar" (it also charted in England at No. 17), and it sounds fresh, as something not nearly as widely heard for 36 years; "Life On Venus," the B-side, is a very close second, almost a "son of Telstar. Ice Cream Man" was another British chart single, and.

Telstar: The Original Sixties Hits of the Tornados. Telstar: The Original Sixties Hits of the Tornados Tracklist. 2. Jungle Fever Lyrics. More The Tornados albums. The Original Telstar: The Sounds of the Tornadoes. Telstar: The Original Sixties Hits of the Tornados.

Telstar ‎(CD, Album, RE). Hallmark Music & Entertainment. This album is nearly a reissue of their US debut Lp (LL 3279). It was January of 1963, and they had a new single "Globetrottin'" which was NOT on the original album, so London reshuffled the tracks, deleted "Jungle Fever" and added "Globetrottin' to the top of the second side. They also changed up the artwork on the front of the cover and changed out the band photo on the back. Otherwise, 'The Original Telstar' is practically the same as 'The Sounds of The Tornadoes" in America.

Telstar: The Complete Tornados - Студийный альбом от The Tornados. В альбом вошло 55 треков. Продолжительность альбома: 02:15:19. Locomotion With Me. 02:06. Is That a Ship I Hear? 02:47. Pop-Art Goes Mozart. Red Roses and a Sky of Blue. Blue, Blue, Blue Beat. Life on Venus (German version). Theme From 'the Scales of Justice'. Telstar (alternate version).

Style: pop. Album year: 2012. The Tornados - Theme from a Summer Place 02:05. The Tornados - Dreamin' on a Cloud 02:04. All the Best - The Tornados. Telstar - The Tornados. Tornado Sunset - Mick Abrahams The Tornados, The Tornados. Close Encounters with the Tornados - The Tornados. Chasing Moonbeams - The Tornados.

Tracklist Hide Credits

A Telstar
Written-By – Joe Meek
3:20
B Jungle Fever
Written-By – Goddard*
2:15

Companies, etc.

  • Made By – The Decca Record Company Limited
  • Printed By – Philips Tryk
  • Published By – Ivy Music
  • Published By – Southern Music

Notes

This pressing has a different label layout than The Tornados - Telstar

On labels:
Made in England

Side A - Left side: Variant 1
Z/T
Side A - Left side: Variant 2
K/T
Recording first published 1962
Ivy Music

Side A - Right side:
CPDR.29618 (upside down, not in [ ])
45-F
11494

Side B - Left side: Variant 1
Z/T
Side B - Left side: Variant 2
K/T
Recording first published 1962
Southern Music

Side B - Right side:
CPDR.29619 (upside down, not in [ ])
45-F
11494

Sleeve printed in Denmark.

Production: R.G.M. Sound

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (On label side A): CPDR.29618
  • Matrix / Runout (On label side B): CPDR.29619
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A): CPDRF-29618-TI-IC
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B): CPDRF-29619-TI-IC

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
45-F 11494 The Tornados Telstar ‎(7", Single) Decca 45-F 11494 UK 1962
45-F 11494 The Tornados Telstar ‎(7", Single) Decca 45-F 11494 Ireland 1962
5N 11003 The Tornadoes* Telestar ‎(7", Single, RE) London Records 5N 11003 US Unknown
45-F 11494 The Tornados Telstar / Jungle Fever ‎(7", Single, Mono) Decca 45-F 11494 India 1962
F 11494 The Tornados Telstar ‎(7", Single, RE) Decca F 11494 UK Unknown

Tracklist

A Telstar 2:51
B Red Rocket 3:20

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
SRTS 75350 Original Tornados* Telstar ‎(7") SRT SRTS 75350 UK 1975
JTU 777 The Tornadoes* Telstar ‎(7", Single) Surprise JTU 777 Belgium Unknown
JTU 777 The Tornados Telstar / Red Rocket ‎(7", Single) Surprise JTU 777 Belgium Unknown
JTU 777 The Tornados Telstar / Red Rocket ‎(7") Surprise JTU 777 Belgium Unknown

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