The Tornados - Telstar album
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.
Songs in album The Tornados - Telstar: The Complete Tornados (1998). 02:41 320 Кб/с 372. 2. Popeye Twist.
This EP by the Tornados collects the two singles they released in 1962, Love and Fury backed with Popeye Twist and the massive international hit Telstar backed with Jungle Fever.
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.
The Tornados – Telstar. HIT December 22, 1962. It happens so rarely, but it does happen
This album has an average beat per minute of 128 BPM (slowest/fastest tempos: 76/207 BPM). See its BPM profile at the bottom of the page. Tracklist The Original Telstar: The Sounds of the Tornadoes. Album starts at 145BPM, ends at BPM (-145), with tempos within the -BPM range. Try refreshing the page if dots are missing). Get the Tempo of more than 6 Million songs.
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).
Tracklist
1 | Telstar |
2 | Love And Fury |
3 | Jungle Fever |
4 | Globetrotter |
5 | The Ice Cream Man |
6 | Hot Pot |
7 | Exodus |
8 | Early Bird |
9 | Stompin' Through The Rye |
10 | Aqua Marina |
11 | Pop-Art Goes Mozart |
12 | Too Much In Love To Hear |
13 | Do You Come Here Often |
14 | Red Roses And Sky Of Blue |
15 | Earthy |
16 | Swinging Beefeater |
17 | My Baby |
18 | Long Tall Sally |
19 | Indian Brave |
Companies, etc.
- Licensed From – Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.
Notes
℗ & © 2002 Disky Communications Europe B.V.Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Printed): 0 724357 952521
- Barcode (Scanned): 0724357952521
- Label Code: LC 11955
Tracklist Hide Credits
A | TelstarWritten-By – Joe Meek |
3:20 |
Other versions
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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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 |
45-F 11494 | The Tornados | Telstar (7", Single) | Decca | 45-F 11494 | Denmark | 1962 |

Title: Telstar
Category: Rock / Pop
Released: 2002
Rating: 4.6/5
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