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

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 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 popularity within the calendar year 1962 (some were recorded in 1961).