Set against the backdrop of early 1960’s London, England, Telstar tells the story of the world’s first independent record producer, British songwriter and music producer Joe Meek (played by Con O’Neil).  His groundbreaking recording techniques and otherworldly pop records made him the premier indepedent pop producer in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s.  His was […]

U.S. Film, 1957.  Yes, it’s Eddie Cochran walkin’, talkin’ and singin’ on film!  A youth prison farm where the inmates jitterbug to the 1950’s Rock ‘n’ Roll beat.  Two cute kittens get tossed in the slammer for skinny dipping.  It turns out that the prison farm is a front for a cotton-picking operation.  When a […]

Lots of great light pop rock performances in the 1960’s. Includes The Merry-Go-Round Live (Hollywood Palace)You’re A Very Lovely Woman (Hollywood Palace)Listen, Listen (Hollywood Palace)Live (Dating Game) The Left BankeShadow’s Breaking Over My Head (From The Bitter End)Walk Away Renee (WTAI) The Peppermint Trolley CompanyTrust (unknown TV show)Trust (Mannix) The CowsillsSilver Threads & Golden Needles (Music […]

1991 U.K. documentary.  If you don’t know the very strange story of Joe Meek, then you are missing a wild chapter in 1960’s rock ‘n’ roll.  Joe recorded in his flat, stomped his feet in the bathroom for a bass drum sound, challenged the established record industry and created dozens of top hits, including “Telstar” for […]