Ive been intrigued with the meek sounds since telstar was released in 1962. The following year, the music producers guild introduced the joe meek award for innovation in production as. A maverick genius who enjoyed phenomenal early success with telstar the biggest selling record of all time before bad luck, depression, heartbreak and. Telstar is still an oddly compulsive story of an exuberant mess of a man who played a key role in british pop history. A music producer in the very early 60s, joe meek managed to produce a no. Joe s mercurial temper causes his artists to forsake him for other labels, in particular his young lover heinz burt. Joe meeks story is that of a man who triumphed over obstacles. Meek created hits including johnny remember me with john leyton. I recently watched a bbc documentary from 1994 about joe meek s career, as well as his troubled life and violent. My notes on telstar the joe meek story 2008 its a strength of nick morans biopic that, unlike practically every other film about the. The joe meek story trailer imdb watch the latest telstar. On a shabby part of the holloway road in north london, just a few hundred yards from arsenals emirates stadium, is the flat where record producer joe meek used to live and work.
Drama based on the life of joe meek, the songwriterproducer behind the 60s hits have i the right, just like eddie, johnny, remember me and the unforgettable. Original soundtrack to the 2009 motion picture containing 20 joe meek classics. The film follows meeks life just before telstar became a worldwide success and follows his downfall into a mental breakdown that would eventually lead to murder and suicide. Set against the backdrop of hedonistic, swinging, early 60s london, telstar shares the strangerthanfiction true story of joe meek tony awardwinner con oneill, who originated the role on. Telstar is the true story of the legendary record producer and maverick musical genius joe meek, creator of a string of number one hits including telstar the biggest selling record of its time and the first british single ever to top the us charts. A musicinfused drama about joe meek, the flamboyantly gay, tone deaf. In the film there is a scene were joe meek is shagging heinz even the produces of the film i read in a magazine article at the time,admit this is not true,but they said they part this in the film. The cases telstar, heinz, madras place, howardblaikley the telstar case. The joe meek story is a 2008 british biopic about legendary record producer joe meek, based on james hicks and nick morans play telstar. Joe meek telstar the hits of joe meek 2006, cd discogs. Telstar video 1min 40sec, biopic of british pop pioneer joe meek, whose groundbreaking recording techniques and otherworldly records made him the premier independent pop producer.
On 19 june 2009, a film adaption of morans and hicks play, telstar. A couple of months after telstar had become a smash hit, the french composer jean ledrut 19031982 supposed that meeks bestseller had four bars which were lifted from a film score he had written for the movie austerlitz, directed by abel gance 1960. From meeks ascension to the top of the charts with telstar to his dabblings in the occult and implication in a rent boys murder, the film. The joe meek story trailer on imdb download movie telstar. A maverick genius who enjoyed phenomenal early success with telstar the biggest selling record of its time before bad luck, depression, heartbreak and paranoia forced him into murder and suicide. I really enjoyed this movie about joe meek, the english musical pioneer and the producer of numerous hit singles during the sixties. The joe meek story is a 2008 film adaptation of james hicks and nick morans play telstar, about record producer joe meek, which opened at the new ambassadors. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more. But i have to admit to a certain fascination with much of his musical invention. The joe meek story is a 2008 film adaptation of james hicks and nick morans play telstar, about record producer joe meek, which opened at the new ambassadors theatre in londons west. Later this summer, nick morans movie telstar, about meek s short and troubled life, is released in british cinemas. The joe meek story 2008 jj feild and con o neill in. Oddly enough i did see joe meek s movie live it up at the theater. This is just one of a number of books, documentaries, plays and even songs.
Possibly a case of getting crap past the radar as well. Con oneill, pam ferris, kevin spacey, movie description. The joe meek story the energy, craziness and often downright shabbiness of londons early 60s, prebeatles pop biz are vividly brought to life in telstar. The film is directed by nick moran and stars con oneill, who also played joe meek in the original play, while kevin spacey plays meek s business partner, major wilfred banks. The joe meek story 2008 free online movie posted by unknown posted on 00. The joe meek story, premiered in london, directed by nick moran and with the star of the play. His biggest success is the instrumental telstar but accusations of plagiarism delay royalties. The joe meek story dvd 81530001052 movies set against the backdrop of early 60s london, telstar is the story of the worlds first independent record producer, joe meek. Nick morans excellent portrait of an often forgotten pop legend is as eccentric and chaotic as its subject. Adapted from nick moran and james hicks criticallylauded stage play, telstar tells the remarkable tale of eccentric, londonbased songwriterproducer joe. The joe meek story is a 2008 film adaptation of james hicks and nick morans play telstar, about record producer joe meek, which opened at the new ambassadors theatre in londons west end in june 2005. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Drama based on the life of joe meek, the songwriterproducer behind the 60s hits have i the right, just like eddie, johnny, remember me and the unforgettable telstar.
Jun 20, 2009 now nick morans telstar unearths a gem of story that puts the gifted but volatile 1960s hitmaker joe meek in the spotlight. The film tells of his successes producing songs such as worldwide hits telstar the tornados and have i the right the honeycombs and british hits such as john leytons johnny remember me. Most tracks here qualify as interesting at least, and attentiongetting and haunting at the other end of the scale. Telstar is the true story of the legendary record producer and maverick musical genius joe meek, creator of a string of number one hits including telstarthe biggest selling record of its time and the first british single ever to top the us charts. Telstar is an incredible journey of success and depression, of sexual exploration and exploitation, of madness and paranoia with a hint of the paranormal. With con oneill, kevin spacey, pam ferris, jj feild. Joes life and lifestyle were different to undertate the case. Set against a backdrop of early 60s london, telstar is the story of the worlds first independent record producer, joe meek. Drama based on the life of joe meek, the songwriterproducer behind the 60s hits have i the right, just like eddie. Joe meek s story is that of a man who triumphed over obstacles. The film was seen as an affront to heinzs family, and even his exwife, who insisted that heinz was always straight.
The life and death of influential 1960s record producer joe meek. The scene where joe tells clem how the drumbeat of telstar should sound like boomtittyboomtittyboomtittyboom. From meeks ascension to the top of the charts with telstar to his dabblings in the occult and implication in a rent boys murder, the film charts the composers tumultuous life. Whether these obstacles were the repressive, conformist record labels and studios of prebeatles britain, or not being able to sing in key, read music, or play an instrument, the producersongwriters apparent motto was never say never. Now nick morans telstar unearths a gem of story that puts the gifted but volatile 1960s hitmaker joe meek in the spotlight. Along with john repschs 2001 biography the legendary joe meek. A musicinfused drama about joe meek, the flamboyantly gay, tone deaf, songwriterproducer behind the 60s hits have i the right, just like eddie, johnny, remember me and telstar. Someone finally thought that americans would pay to see the joe meek story on the small screen. For a little history lesson, joe meek was a man id never heard of until i saw this film, and history seems to have little time for him either. No explanation was given as to why he felt this movie was not that good. Much of the original score for this film was recorded at abbey road studios, which was the.