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Joe Meek (born Robert George Meek; April 5, 1929 in Newent, Gloucestershire — February 3, 1967 in London^[1]) was a pioneering English record producer and songwriter acknowledged as one of the world's first and most imaginative independent producers. Joseph Lafayette Meek (1810–1875) was born in Washington County, Virginia, near the Cumberland Gap. ... Image File history File links JoeMeek. ... is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location within the British Isles Newent, Gloucestershire (originally called Noent) is a small Market town (population approx. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... In London Triumph Records was a label started in January 1960 by Joe Meek and William Barrington-Coupe, this label also only existed for a short time. ... Pye Records was a British record label. ... It has been suggested that Decca Music Group be merged into this article or section. ... Oriole Records was a small British record label founded in 1927 by the London-based Levy Company, which owned a gramophone record subsidiary called Levaphone. It recorded popular music in England, and also issued masters from United States Vocalion Records. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Parlophone is a record label which was founded in Germany prior to World War I by the Carl Lindstrom Company. ... Tower Records was a short-lived subsidiary of Capitol Records which was active in the 1960s. ... London Records is a record label headquartered in the United Kingdom, originally marketing records in the United States, Canada and Latin America from 1947 through the 1980s. ... Coral Records was a Decca Records subsidiary based in the United States of America. ... is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location within the British Isles Newent, Gloucestershire (originally called Noent) is a small Market town (population approx. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ... is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ...

His most famous work was The Tornados' hit "Telstar" (1962), which became the first record by a British group to hit #1 in the US Hot 100. It also spent five weeks atop the UK singles chart, with Meek receiving an Ivor Novello Award for this production as the "Best-Selling A-Side" of 1962. The Tornados EP-cover 1963 The Tornados (in USA they were credited as The Tornadoes) were an English instrumental group of the 1960s, who acted as the in-house back-up group for many of Joe Meeks productions. ... Telstar was a 1962 instrumental record by The Tornados. ... See also: 1960s in music. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the entertainer Ivor Novello, are awards awarded for songwriting and composing. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Meek's other notable hit productions include "Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O" and "Cumberland Gap" by Lonnie Donegan (as engineer), "Johnny Remember Me" by John Leyton, "Just Like Eddie" by Heinz, "Angela Jones" by Michael Cox and "Have I The Right?" by The Honeycombs, "Tribute to Buddy Holly" by Mike Berry. Meek's concept album I Hear A New World is regarded as a watershed in modern music for its innovative use of electronic sounds. Lonnie Donegan Lonnie Donegan MBE (29 April 1931 â€“ 3 November 2002) was a skiffle musician, possibly the most famous of them all, with more than 20 UK Top 30 hits to his name. ... An Audio Engineer is a person recording, editing, manipulating, mixing and mastering sound by technical means. ... Produced by the legendary Joe Meek, Johnny Remember Me was a 1961 UK#1 hit single for John Leyton, backed by The Outlaws. ... John Leyton is a British actor and singer. ... The Tornados were a British instrumental group of the 1960s who acted as the in-house back-up group for many of Joe Meeks productions. ... Have I The Right? is The Honeycombs debut single and is the biggest hit they had. ... The Honeycombs were a English pop group of the 1960s. ... Tribute to Buddy Holly is a 1961 hit-single by Mike Berry. ... Mike Berry (born Michael Bourne, on September 24, 1942) is an English actor and singer best known for his appearances as Mr Spooner on Are You Being Served?. Berry was born in Northampton. ... I Hear A New World - An Outer Space Music Fantasy is a concept album devised and composed by Joe Meek in 1959. ...

Meek's career was not only remarkable for his distinctive production techniques, but also for the fact that much of his recorded output was created in his home studio above a leather goods shop on London's Holloway Road. Having been fascinated by electronics as a child he served time in the Royal Air Force as a radar technician and eventually built much of the equipment which helped produce his signature sound of heavy echo and intense compression. In addition Meek was notable for signing many acts himself before leasing the subsequent recordings to major labels for release. Holloway Road is a road in London. ... The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... For other uses, see Radar (disambiguation). ... The following is a partial list of record labels, both past and present. ...

His commercial success as a producer was short-lived and Meek gradually sank into debt and depression. On February 3rd 1967, using a shotgun owned by musician Heinz Burt, Meek murdered his landlady before turning the gun on himself. Aged 37, he died eight years to the day after his hero, Buddy Holly. In everyday language depression refers to any downturn in mood, which may be relatively transitory and perhaps due to something trivial. ... For other uses, see Shotgun (disambiguation). ... The Tornados were a British instrumental group of the 1960s who acted as the in-house back-up group for many of Joe Meeks productions. ... Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 â€“ February 3, 1959),[1] better known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and a pioneer of rock and roll. ...

In 2005 a stage play, Telstar, based on his life starred Con O'Neill as Meek and Linda Robson as his landlady.^[2] Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Con ONeill (born 1966) is a British actor, born in England to parents from Dundalk in Ireland. ... Linda Robson (born 13 March 1958) is a British actress. ...

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Biography

Pre-London years

A stint in the Royal Air Force as a radar operator spurred a life-long interest in electronics and outer space. From 1953 he worked for the Midlands Electricity Board. He used the resources of his company to develop his interest in electronics and music production, including acquiring a disc cutter and producing his first record. The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... For other uses, see Radar (disambiguation). ... This article is about the engineering discipline. ... Layers of Atmosphere - not to scale (NOAA)[1] Outer space, sometimes simply called space, refers to the relatively empty regions of the universe outside the atmospheres of celestial bodies. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The area of MEB within Great Britain The Midlands Electricity Board was formed in 1947, under the Electricity Act of that year. ...

London 1954-1959

He left the electricity board to work as a sound engineer for a leading independent radio production company that made programmes for Radio Luxembourg, and made his breakthrough with his work on Ivy Benson's Music for Lonely Lovers. His technical ingenuity was first shown on the Humphrey Lyttelton jazz single "Bad Penny Blues" (Parlophone Records, 1956), where, contrary to the wishes of the artiste, he 'modified' the sound of the piano and compressed the sound to a greater than normal extent. The record became a hit. He then put enormous effort into Denis Preston's Landsdowne studio but tensions between Preston and Meek soon saw Meek forced out. Audio engineering is the branch of engineering dealing with the production of sound through mechanical means. ... Radio Luxembourg (1933-1992, 2005-)was an important forerunner of pirate radio and modern commercial radio in Europe. ... Ivy Benson (Born 1913 in Holbeck, Leeds, England) was the bandleader of a renowned all girls band (Ivy Benson and her All Girls Orchestra) for over forty years. ... Humphrey Lyttelton at the Landmark Arts Centre, 22 April 2006. ... Bad Penny Blues is a trad jazz piece written by Humphrey Lyttelton and recorded with his band in London on April 20, 1956. ... Parlophone is a record label which was founded in Germany prior to World War I by the Carl Lindstrom Company. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Founded in 1872 by Henry WD Dunlop as the Irish Champion Athletic Club, Lansdowne Football Club is one of the oldest rugby clubs in Ireland as well as one of the best-known wherever the game of rugby football is played. ...

Triumph Records

In January 1960, together with William Barrington-Coupe, Meek founded Triumph Records. The label very nearly had a #1 hit with Meek's production of Angela Jones by Michael Cox. Cox was one of the featured singers on Jack Good's TV music show Boy Meets Girls and the song was given massive promotion. Unfortunately, Triumph, being an independent label, was at the mercy of small pressing plants, who couldn't (or wouldn't) keep up with sales demands. The record made a respectable appearance in the Top Ten, but it proved that Meek needed the muscle of the major companies to get his records into the shops when it mattered. Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Concert Artist/Fidelio Recordings is a British classical music record label. ... In London Triumph Records was a label started in January 1960 by Joe Meek and William Barrington-Coupe, this label also only existed for a short time. ... Jack Good at Rancho de Chimayo Restaurante. ...

Despite an interesting catalogue of Meek productions, indifferent business results and Joe proving difficult to work with eventually led to the label's demise. Meek would later license many of the Triumph recordings to labels such as Top Rank and Pye.

That year Meek conceived, wrote and produced an "Outer Space Music Fantasy"' concept album I Hear A New World with a band called Rod Freeman & The Blue Men. The album was shelved for decades, apart from some EP tracks taken from it. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... I Hear A New World - An Outer Space Music Fantasy is a concept album devised and composed by Joe Meek in 1959. ...

304 Holloway Road

Meek went on to set up his own production company known as RGM Sound Ltd (later Meeksville Sound Ltd) with toy importer, 'Major' Wilfred Alonzo Banks as his financial backer. He operated from his now-legendary home studio which he constructed at 304 Holloway Road, Islington, a three-floor flat above a leather-goods store (now a bicycle shop). , Islington is the central district of the London Borough of Islington. ...

His first hit from Holloway Road was a UK #1 smash: John Leyton's Johnny Remember Me (1961). This memorable "death ditty" was cleverly promoted by Leyton's manager, expatriate Australian entrepreneur Robert Stigwood. Stigwood was able to get Leyton to perform the song in several episodes of the popular TV soap opera Harpers West One in which he was making a series of guest appearances. Meek's third UK #1 and last major success was with The Honeycombs' Have I The Right? in 1964, which also became a number 5 hit on the American Billboard pop charts. The success of Leyton's recordings was instrumental in establishing Stigwood and Meek as two of Britain's first independent record producers. John Leyton is a British actor and singer. ... Produced by the legendary Joe Meek, Johnny Remember Me was a 1961 UK#1 hit single for John Leyton, backed by The Outlaws. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Stigwood (born April 16, 1934 in Adelaide, Australia) is an Australian-born entertainment entrepreneur. ... For Philippine soap opera, see Teleserye. ... The Honeycombs were a English pop group of the 1960s. ... Have I The Right? is The Honeycombs debut single and is the biggest hit they had. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ...

When his landlords, who lived downstairs, felt that the noise was too much, they would indicate so with a broom on the ceiling. Joe would signal his contempt by placing loudspeakers in the stairwell and turning up the volume.

The 3rd of February, 1967: The End

Meek was obsessed with the occult and the idea of "the other side". He would set up tape machines in graveyards in a vain attempt to record voices from beyond the grave, in one instance capturing the meows of a cat he claimed was speaking in human tones, asking for help. In particular, he had an obsession with Buddy Holly (claiming the late American rocker had communicated with him in dreams) and other dead rock and roll musicians. The word occult comes from the Latin occultus (clandestine, hidden, secret), referring to knowledge of the hidden.[1] In the medical sense it is used commonly to refer to a structure or process that is hidden, e. ... Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 â€“ February 3, 1959),[1] better known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and a pioneer of rock and roll. ...

His professional efforts were often hindered by his paranoia (Meek was convinced that Decca Records would put hidden microphones behind his wallpaper in order to steal his ideas), drug use and attacks of rage or depression. Upon receiving an apparently innocent phone call from Phil Spector, Meek immediately accused Spector of stealing his ideas before hanging up angrily. For other senses of this word, see paranoia (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Decca Music Group be merged into this article or section. ... Clinical depression (also called major depressive disorder, or unipolar depression when compared to bipolar disorder) is a state of intense sadness, melancholia or despair that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individuals social functioning and/or activities of daily living. ...

Meek's homosexuality -- illegal in the UK at the time -- put him under further pressure; he had been charged with "importuning for immoral purposes" in 1963 and was consequently subjected to blackmail. In January of 1967, police in Tattingstone, Suffolk, discovered a suitcase containing the mutilated body of Bernard Oliver, an alleged rent boy who had previously associated with Meek. According to some accounts, Meek became concerned that he would be involved in the murder investigation when the London police stated that they would be interviewing all known homosexuals in the city. Homosexuality refers to sexual interaction and / or romantic attraction between individuals of the same sex. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Suffolk (pronounced ) is a large historic and modern non-metropolitan county in East Anglia, England. ... Prostitution is the sale of sexual services (typically manual stimulation, oral sex, sexual intercourse, or anal sex) for cash or other kind of return, generally indiscriminately with many persons. ...

In the meantime, the hits had dried up and as Meek's financial position became increasingly desperate, his depression deepened. On February 3rd, 1967, the eighth anniversary of Buddy Holly's death, Meek killed his landlady Violet Shenton and then himself with a single barreled shotgun that he had confiscated from his protegé, former Tornados bassist and solo star Heinz Burt at his Holloway Road home/studio (Meek had flown into a rage and taken it from him when he informed Meek that he used it while on tour to shoot birds). Meek had kept it under his bed, along with the shells. February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 â€“ February 3, 1959),[1] better known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and a pioneer of rock and roll. ... The Tornados EP-cover 1963 The Tornados (in USA they were credited as The Tornadoes) were an English instrumental group of the 1960s, who acted as the in-house back-up group for many of Joe Meeks productions. ... The Tornados were a British instrumental group of the 1960s who acted as the in-house back-up group for many of Joe Meeks productions. ...

As the gun had been registered to Burt, he was questioned intensively by police, before being eliminated from their enquiries. A blue plaque has since been placed at the location of the studio to commemorate Meek's life and work. A blue plaque showing information about The Spanish Barn at Torre Abbey in Torquay. ...

Meek's legacy

Despite not being able to play a musical instrument or write notation, Meek displayed a remarkable facility for writing and producing successful commercial recordings. In writing songs he was reliant on musicians such as Dave Adams, Geoff Goddard or Charles Blackwell to transcribe melodies from his vocal "demos". He worked on 245 singles, of which 45 were major hits (top fifty or better). This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Dave Adams is an British singer, keyboard player and songwriter. ... Geoff Goddard (born 19. ...

He pioneered studio tools such as multiple over-dubbing on one- and two-track machines, close miking, direct input of bass guitars, the compressor, and effects like echo and reverb, as well as sampling. Unlike other producers, his search was for the 'right' sound rather than for a catchy musical tune, and throughout his brief career he single-mindedly followed his quest to create a unique "sonic signature" for every record he produced. A microphone, sometimes referred to as a mike or mic (both IPA pronunciation: ), is an acoustic to electric transducer or sensor that converts sound pressure into an electrical signal. ... Direct Input (or DI) is a sound recording technique used to connect musical instruments directly to the mixing desk, eliminating microphones from the recording chain. ... Audio level compression, also called dynamic range compression, volume compression, compression, limiting, or DRC (often seen in DVD player settings) is a process that manipulates the dynamic range of an audio signal. ... This article is about audio effect. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ...

At a time when many studio engineers were still wearing white coats and assiduously trying to maintain clarity and fidelity, Meek, the maverick, was producing everything on the three floors of his "home" studio and was never afraid to distort or manipulate the sound if it created the effect he was seeking. For Johnny Remember Me he placed the violins on the stairs, the drummer almost in the bathroom, and the brass section on a different floor entirely.

Meek was one of the first producers to grasp and fully exploit the possibilities of the modern recording studio. His innovative techniques -- physically separating instruments, treating instruments and voices with echo and reverb, processing the sound through his fabled home-made electronic devices, the combining of separately-recorded performances and segments into a painstakingly constructed composite recording -- comprised a major breakthrough in sound production. Up to that time, the standard technique for pop, jazz and classical recordings alike was to record all the performers in one studio, playing together in real time, a legacy of the days before magnetic tape, when performances were literally cut live, directly onto disc. When sound is produced in an enclosed space multiple reflections build up and blend together creating reverberation or reverb. ... Compact audio cassette Magnetic tape is a non-volatile storage medium consisting of a magnetic coating on a thin plastic strip. ...

Meek's style was also substantially different from that of his contemporary Phil Spector, who typically created his famous "Wall of sound" productions by making live recordings of large ensembles that used multiples of major instruments like bass, guitar and piano to create the complex sonic backgrounds for his singers. Harvey Philip Spector (born December 26, 1939) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and suspected murderer of actress Lana Clarkson. ... Wall of Sound is a phrase used to describe the effect created by the music production techniques of record producer Phil Spector. ...

Artists Meek recorded

He passed up the chance to work with David Bowie, The Beatles (the latter he once described as "just another bunch of noise, copying other people's music") and Rod Stewart. John Repsch, in The Legendary Joe Meek recounts that upon hearing Stewart sing, Meek rushed into the studio, put his fingers in his ears and screamed until Stewart had left. He preferred to record instrumentals with the band he sang with - The Moontrekkers. David Bowie (IPA: []) (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... Roderick David Stewart, CBE (born January 10, 1945), is a Scottish singer and songwriter born and raised in London. ...

In 1963 Meek worked with a then-little-known singer Tom Jones, then the lead vocalist of Tommy Scott & The Senators. Meek recorded seven tracks with Jones and took them to various labels in an attempt to get a record deal, with no success. Two years later after Jones gained popularity with the worldwide hit It's Not Unusual in 1965, Meek was able to sell the tapes he'd recorded with Jones to Tower (USA) and Columbia (UK)^[3]. Joe Meek also recorded the following artists: For other uses, see Tom Jones (disambiguation). ... Its Not Unusual is Tom Jones signature song. ...

Screaming Lord Sutch and The Savages, The Tornados, The Honeycombs, The Syndicats, The Buzz, Mike Berry, The Outlaws, The Moontrekkers, Gene Vincent, Billy Fury, Deke Arlon and The Offbeats, David John and The Mood, John Leyton, Geoff Goddard, Petula Clark, Lonnie Donegan, Humphrey Lyttelton, Diana Dors, The Blue Men, Tom Jones, Tony Dangerfield and the Thrills, Heinz and The Wild Boys, Dave Adams, Joy and Dave, Chico Arnez, Jimmy Miller and the Barbecues, Mike Preston, Emile Ford and the Checkmates, Chris Williams and the Monsters, Lance Fortune, Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers, Yolanda, Big Jim Sullivan, Ricky Wayne, George Chakiris, Michael Cox, Frankie Vaughan, Iain Gregory, Danny Rivers, Gerry Temple, Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers, The Charles Blackwell Orchestra, Don Charles, The Stonehenge Men, Andy Cavell, The Dowlands, Houston Wells and the Marksmen, The Packabeats, Jenny Moss, Burr Bailey and the Six Shooters, The Checkmates, The Saints, The Cameos, Sounds Incorporated, The Puppets, The Beat Boys, Mike Sarne, The Ambassadors, Pamela Blue, Glenda Collins, The Sharades, Roger LaVern and the Microns, Gunilla Thorne, Kim Roberts, Billie Davis, Freddie Starr and the Midnighters, Shade Joey and the Night Owls, Flip and the Dateliners, Valerie Masters, Alan Dean and His Problems, The Blue Rondos, Peter Cook, Jess Conrad, The Saxons, The Shakeouts, Bobby Rio and The Revelles, Peter London, The Four Matadors, The Cryin' Shames, The Riot Squad, The Millionaires, The Impac, Shirley Bassey, Anne Shelton, Kenny Graham and The Satellites, Tommy Steele, Chris Barber, The Fabulous Flee-Rakkers, Carter-Lewis and The Southerners, Brian White & The Magna Jazz Band, The Scorpions, Ray Dexter and The Layabouts, Neil Christian, Kenny Hollywood, Jamie Lee and The Atlantics, Toby Ventura, Wes Sands, The Thunderbolts, Silas Dooley Jr., Bobby Cristo and The Rebels, Malcolm and The Countdowns, The Diamond Twins, The Hotrods, Charles Kingsley Creation, Danny's Passion, The Classics and Joe Meek himself... 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Songs about Joe Meek

British punk Wreckless Eric recounts Meek's biography and recreates some of his studio effects in his song "Joe Meek" from the album Donovan of Trash: Wreckless Eric (born Eric Goulden on May 18, 1954 in Newhaven, East Sussex, England) is a rock and roll singer-songwriter. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

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Pre-London years

London 1954-1959

Triumph Records

304 Holloway Road

The 3rd of February, 1967: The End

Meek's legacy

Artists Meek recorded

Songs about Joe Meek

References

Books

Photographs

External links

Fan societies

Events

Film

Books

Soundfiles

Biography