World Of - THE TORNADOS*****

Telstar/Love & Fury/Popeye Twist/Globetrotter/Robot/Jungle Fever/The Ice Cream Man/Dragonfly/Monte Carlo/ Blue Blue Blue Beat/Exodus/Hot Pot

This budget album includes all of The Tornados hit singles, plus some B sides and later releases. They had a highly innovative sound created by the legendary producer Joe Meek. Only one of those shown on the misleading cover was from the original classic line-up.

“Telstar is a soaring, unstable bottle-rocket of a song. There's a naive optimism here, this song speaks of astronauts, satellites and signals beamed into deep space. This was basically a visionary and glorious slice of early '60s pop that will be instantly familiar to millions.”

“Telstar is a soaring wonder of a song, a utopian hymn to 1960s Britain, to the generation who'd never had it so good.”

“At the time it probably seemed quite futuristic, now it just sounds ever so retro-futuristic. As a flashback to a time when TV was black-and-white and the weapons race was going at full throttle, this is second to none.”

“Meek was a great producer who created music that was raw, quirky and incredibly inventive. This collection is way more fun than anything put together from the Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound approach.”

“The surreal organ sound mixed with a galloping rhythm and a catchy melody catapulted Telstar to the top of the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. This was a fantastic track with really new sound.”

“Record producer Joe Meek had plenty of success in the early sixties, but none of artists became consistent hit makers. In this, the Tornados were typical. They had one huge international hit that went all the way to number one in Britain and America, but while they had other hits in Britain, they are only really remembered for one track, which is of course Telstar.”

“There is something sweeping and eerie to this organ music, combined with harps and fleeting background voices that made Telstar the first UK No.1 in the US. If you listen to this LP you get the chance to hear many more similar tunes, each a bit different, but all wonderful.”