| "Telstar" (Meek) [3:20] |
| Recorded at RGM Sound, Holloway Road, Islington, London in July 1962 |
| Released as Decca F 11494; enters UK charts 30 August 1962; US/UK #1 |
| The Tornados: George Bellamy (guitar), Heinz Burt (bass guitar), Alan Caddy (lead guitar & violin), Clem Cattini (drums), and Roger Lavern (keyboards) with Geoff Goddard (Clavioline) |
| Joe Meek (artist-and-repertoire manager and engineer) |
| Joe Meek. 1995. It's Hard to Believe It: The Amazing World of Joe Meek. Cooper Station, New York: Razor and Tie Music. [RE 2080-2] |
| Notes and Quotes |
| Section | Time | Meas. | Description | |
| — | intro 1 | 0:00 | feedback and other found sounds (imitation of rocket firing) | |
| — | intro 2 | 0:13 | 6 | establishment of rhythm; chromatic ascent to tonic |
| A | verse | : | 16 | principal theme (A major) played by organ |
| A | verse | : | 16 | as above |
| B | chorus | : | 8 | asymmetrical phrases of 2 and 3 beats; guitar carries melody |
| B | chorus | : | 8 | as above |
| A | verse | : | 16 | as in verses above |
| B | chorus | : | 8 | as in bridge above |
| — | bridge | : | 2 | upward chromatic modulation from A to D |
| A | verse | : | 16 | principal theme with male voices (Tornados) |
| — | outro | : | 10+ | repeat introduction, fade out with opening feedback |
| The Tornados | Schedule | Early British Groups |
| 2-feb-12 | ||