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FMFDUSPOJD FRVJQNFOU EJTNBOUMJOH BOE SFBTTFNCMJOH SBEJP T BOE BNQMJmFST DPMMFDUJOH BOE TUVEZJOH BOZUIJOH FMFDUSJDBM i* used to experiment with my gramophone,
“He built a television from the chassis up... signals were not being broadcast in Gloucester yet...� * EJTDPWFSFE UIBU JG ZPV QMBZFE UIF SFDPSE BU the end, on the run out groove you could shout down the sound chamber and it would be JNQSJOUFE JO UIF HSPPWFT w )F CVJMU B DSZTUBM SBEJP BHFE OJOF BOE FWFO CVJMU B XPSLJOH television from the chassis up before anybody JO /FXFOU IBE POF +PF VOGPSUVOBUFMZ IBE OPUIing to watch but a small white dot, television signals were not being broadcast in (MPVDFTUFSTIJSF ZFU .FFL XBT PCWJPVTMZ well ahead of his time.
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THE MEEKS ALSO HAD a cherry orchard, in QJDLJOH TFBTPO +PF T CSPUIFST XPVME TIPPU UIF starlings who would eat the cherries, Joe didn’t MJLF TIPPUJOH CJSET TP IF XJSFE TQFBLFST JO UIF trees, blasting the birds with noises, scaring UIFN BXBZ (SPXJOH VQ +PF .FFL T GBUIFS DPOTDSJQUFE IJN UP BO PGmDF KPC BT BO FTUBUF agent. Joe had no interest in reality or this KPC CVU B ZFBS MBUFS IF XBT TVNNPOFE GPS national service, rather than opting out on a GBSN XPSLFS FYFNQUJPO MJLF IJT CSPUIFS .FFL TBU BO FYBN JO SBEBS BOE IJN KVTU BOE POF PUIFS ZPVOH NBO XFSF TFMFDUFE PVU PG BQQMJDBOUT "GUFS IJT UXP NPOUIT USBJOJOH IF CFHBO XPSLJOH JO SFNPUF SBEBS TIBDLT
NPOJUPSJOH BJSDSBGU FBSMZ XBSOJOH FRVJQNFOU )FSF +PF TQFOU B MPU PG UJNF TUBSJOH BU UIF TUBST FOIBODJOH IJT JOUFSFTU JO PVUFS TQBDF *O UIPTF MPOFMZ EBZT .FFL BMTP TBZT UIJT JT XIFO he became fully aware of his homosexuality. Joe must have found being isolated in a shed GVMM PG FRVJQNFOU TUSBOHFMZ GBNJMJBS i%VSJOH NZ time in the services i experimented with wire recording and disc cutting; this fascinated NF NPSF UIBO BOZUIJOH FMTF w "GUFS -FBWJOH UIF "SNFE GPSDFT JO +PF .FFL EFDJEF UP MFBWF GPS -POEPO BOE mOE B KPC DPOOFDUFE XJUI recording.
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London JOE DIDN’T HEAD for London immediately. *OTUFBE IF UPPL B KPC SFQBJSJOH UFMFWJTJPOT BU B TNBMM TIPQ DBMMFE $VSSZ T )JT #PTT .S /PSUI SFDBMMFE i)F XBT BNCJUJPVT BOE NBEF LOPXO IJT JOUFSFTU JO BEWBODFE FMFDUSPOJDT BOE OPJTFT w +PF MFGU $VSSZ T BOE UPPL B KPC XJUI UIF NVDI MBSHFS DPNQBOZ UIF .JEMBOE &MFDUSJDJUZ CPBSE IFSF IF XPSLFE PGG TJUF BMMPXJOH IJN some autonomy. Joe’s Boss allowed him time to XPSL PO IJT PXO JOUFSFTUT IF CVJMU B IBOE IFME UBQF SFDPSEFS BOE FWFO B GVMMZ NPCJMF %+ SJH 0O UIF TJEF PG XIJDI IF QBJOUFE A3(. IJT JOJUJBMT BOE BO BEBQUBUJPO PG UIF OPUPSJPVT .(. TUVEJPT "U UIF FOE PG TVNNFS +PF .FFL mOBMMZ IFBEFE GPS -POEPO IF UPPL B KPC JO B mMN EVCCJOH SPPN CVU UIJT GBJMFE UP DBQUVSF IJT JNBHJOBUJPO XJUIJO UXP XFFLT IF XBT mYJOH UFMFWJTJPOT BHBJO BU 4UPOFT SBEJP TIPQ 5XP NPOUIT MBUFS IPXFWFS DBNF .FFL T mSTU NBKPS KPC JO SFDPSEJOH IF XBT PGGFSFE B KPC JO UIF QSPKFDUJPO SPPN BU UIF *OUFSOBUJPOBM #SPBEDBTUJOH $PNQBOZ *#$ IJT UBMFOU PCWJPVT IF RVJDLMZ XPSLFE IJT XBZ VQ BOE IF soon enough he was a Junior Engineer, learning how to professionally edit tape for broadDBTU CFGPSF MPOH IF XBT $IJFG 3FDPSEJOH &OHJOFFS PO SFNPUF SFDPSEJOHT #Z +PF .FFL XBT SFDPSEJOH TPOHT IJUUJOH UIF UPQ TVDI BT &ENVOE )PDLSJEHF T A:PVOH BOE 'PPMJTI
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MEEK FOUND HIMSELF at ends with the traditional ways of recording, and the men CFIJOE UIFN NFO JO XIJUF DPBUT XIP XPSLFE JO B TDJFOUJmD DPOUSPMMFE NBOPS GBS GSPN UIF futuristic and experimental approach Joe would develop. Joe was not much loved by some of IJT CPTTFT BU *#$ OPS FOHJOFFST UISPVHIPVU IJT DBSFFS 3FDPSE DPNQBOJFT BOE UIFJS DVUUJOH engineers would refuse to master some of his recordings, saying they would damage EPNFTUJD TQFBLFST i)F XPVME TBZ AUIF SPUUFO QJHT UIFZ TIPVME KVTU CMPPEZ EP BT * TBZ w SFNFNCFST "ESJBO ,FSSJEHF XIP XPSLFE XJUI +PF i A* LOPX XIBU * N EPJOH IF XPVME say.� Joe had to face engineers who thought UIFZ XFSF QSPEVDFST UFMMJOH IJN iJU T KVTU UPP EJTUPSUFE w .FFL XBT UPUBMMZ NJTVOEFSTUPPE BU the time. Though there might have been CBGnJOH funny noises at the beginning and at the end of .FFL T SFDPSET CVU IJT DSJUJDT IBE UP BENJU UIF LJET XFSF CVZJOH UIFN %FOJT 1SFTUPO +PF T GSJFOE BOE DPMMFBHVF SFDBMMT i)F XBT TMJHIUMZ BIFBE PG XIBU UIF FRVJQNFOU DPVME EP GPS IJN )F XBT BOUJDJQBUJOH UIF UIF GVUVSF XJUIPVU UIF FRVJQNFOU UP EP JU CFDBVTF JU EJEO U FYJTU yet. Joe had a concept of sound i really and TJODFSFMZ UIJOL UFO ZFBST BIFBE PG JUT UJNF *U XBT UIJT EJGGFSFODF UIBU ESPWF .FFL UP MFBWF *#$ BOE OPU NBOZ XFSF TBE UP TFF IJN HP IF needed his own environment to achieve what he wanted, he needed his own studio and with it the freedom he craved.
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)PMMPXBZ 3E WHEN JOE MEEK MOVED JOUP )PMMPXBZ 3PBE IF XBT PO IJT PXO )F IBE mOBMMZ GPVOE B QMBDF MJLF UIF TIFE GSPN IJT DIJMEIPPE )F was in complete control, and could pursue the TPVOET IF DSBWFE UP DSFBUF "CPWF B IBOE CBH TUPSF UIF GBDU UIBU .FFL SFDPSEFE JO TVDI conditions dumbfounded his artists, as well as the press. The main recording area measured TMJHIUMZ MFTT UIBO Y GU BOE UIF MBZPVU DPVME not be more dissimilar to a conventional recording studio. 5IF DPOUSPM SPPN GVMM PG +PF T FRVJQNFOU NVDI PG XIJDI XBT FY 3 " ' IBE OP EJSFDU WJFX PG the recording area, the musicians had to lug UIFJS JOTUSVNFOUT VQ B nJHIU PG TUBJST TPNF IBWJOH UIFN UISPXO CBDL EPXO BGUFS UIFNselves for upsetting Joe. The staircase became RVJUF JOGBNPVT "T XFMM BT CFJOH B QMBDF ZPV DPVME mOE ZPVSTFMG BGUFS JODVSSJOH +PF T SBHF violinists were placed there for recording, and JO UIF )POFZDPNCT IJU A)BWF * UIF 3JHIU the whole band were told to line the stairs and stomp through the song to create the thumping ESVN TPVOE *U XBT UIFTF TPVOET UIBU confused other producers and enthralled fans. Joe utilized 304 fully, it is part of the SFDPSEJOHT BOE TJOHMFT +PF SFMFBTFE 4UPSZ IBT JU UIBU PO +PIO -FZUPO T A+PIOOZ 3FNFNCFS .F UIF PQFSB TJOHFS -JTTB (SBZ XBT JO UIF bathroom, Joe using the natural echo of the tiles to create the haunting vocal effect. Over USBDLT IBE CFFO SFDPSEFE BU BOE JU IBE TFFO UIF MJLFT PG %BWJE #PXJF 3PE 4UFXBSU +JNNZ 1BHF 5PN +POFT BOE NBOZ NPSF
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5FDI.FFLT MEEK RAN PRACTICALLY EVERY SOUND through compressors; routinely ran his input and tape levels into the red; drenched nearly everything in reverb, echo, and delay; recorded CBTT CJH FOPVHI UP DBVTF UIF TUZMVT UP KVNQ UIF grooves; he at times added homemade sound effects; and often sped everything up to give it NPSF QFSTPOBMJUZ "MM UIJT BU B UJNF XIFO #SJUJTI recording studios resembled laboratories, engineers were scientists dressed in white DPBUT XJUI QPDLFU QSPUFDUPST BOE FWFSZ BTQFDU of recording was carried out with the intention of producing the cleanest possible product. 5IJT JT XIZ +PF .FFL XBT TP SFWPMVUJPOBSZ
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SOUND EFFECTS are another of Joe’s most GBNPVT USBJUT )F IBE BO FYUFOTJWF DBUBMPHVF PG TPVOET IF E DPMMFDUFE TJODF IF XBT B DIJME )F would have his artists doing all sorts while he recording and warped them at the other end of the microphone. SPEAKERS IN THE TREES 21
#VEEZ )PMMZ BUDDY HOLLY died in a plane crash on 'FCSVBSZ SE OFBS $MFBS -BLF *PXB 64" BMPOH XJUI 3JUDIJF 7BMFOT BOE + 1 AUIF #JH #PQQFS 3JDIBSETPO B EBZ SFGFSSFE UP as ‘the day the music died.’ Joe Meek was a Buddy Holly fanatic, he predicted the date of Buddy’s death, however he did get the year wrong, and TUPSZ IBT JU IF IBOEFE #VEEZ )PMMZ B OPUF CFGPSF B TIPX BT XBSOJOH *O .JLF #FSSZ BOE UIF 0VUMBXT SFMFBTFE A" 5SJCVUF UP Buddy holly’ written by Joe’s writing partner (FPGG (PEEBSE BOE SFDPSEFE CZ +PF IJNTFMG BOE SFBDIJOH OVNCFS JO UIF DIBSUT 5IF song was both loved and hated by fans of UIF 5FYBO 3PDL AO 3PMMFS
" USJCVUF JU XBT SFTFNCMJOH FBSMZ #VEEZ )PMMZ UBQFT BOE GFBUVSJOH B ESVN CFBU 3FNJOJTDFOU PG UIF TUZMF PG )PMMZ T A1FHHZ 4VF 4PNF GBOT UIPVHI GFMU #VEEZ )PMMZ T name was being exploited for the purpose of record sales and profit.
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(FPGG (PEEBSE JOE MET GEOFF GODDARD, a strange boy
and windswept drama, complete with a death
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GSPN 3FBEJOH XJUI B #FSLTIJSF BDDFOU BO interest in spiritualism, and a musical talent at an audition arranged by a publisher and listened intently before solemnly declaring, i* TIBMM DBMM ZPV )PMMZXPPEw 5IF UJUMF CFTUPXFE (PEEBSE XBTO U IBQQZ VOUJM IF IBE TFDVSFE UIF QSFmY "OUPO "OUPO )PMMZXPPE T DBSFFS XBT TIPSU MJWFE IPXFWFS (PEEBSE T TFFNJOHMZ FGGPSUMFTT XBZ XJUI UIF BMM DPORVFSJOH DBUDIZ UVOF RVJDLMZ NBEF JUTFMG LOPXO +PF XBT MPPLJOH GPS B TPOH GPS 57 BDUPS +PIO -FZUPO PO UIF NBLF PO UIF QPQ TDFOF MJLF TP NBOZ PUIFST who saw a second wage to be snatched from UIF IBOET PG UIF FNFSHJOH UFFOBHF NBSLFU (FPGG LOPDLFE VQ A+PIOOZ 3FNFNCFS .F JO ‘ten minutes’. )F DPVME OPU IBWF LOPXO UIBU UIJT CSFBUIMFTT DBNQ DMBTTJD DIPDL GVMM PG PSDIFTUSBM nPVSJTIFT
EJTD EFmOJOH MZSJD XIJDI TUJMM SFTPVOET BOZ time you choose to listen to it, would be the canvas for perhaps the most famous session at )PMMPXBZ 3PBE 5IFSF XBT B TUSJOH TFDUJPO PO the stairs, singers in the bathroom, the Outlaws DSBNQFE JOUP UIF GSPOU SPPN PG UIF TUVEJP nPPS BOE +PF .FFL MJLF TPNF QSJNJUJWF TDJFOUJTU PG TPVOE UXJTUJOH BOE UXFBLJOH IJT XBZ UP QPQ perfection. 5IF TVDDFTT DFNFOUFE .FFL T HSPXJOH GSJFOETIJQ XJUI (PEEBSE i)F XBT B DPVOUSZ CPZ JO -POEPO MJLF NFw TBZT (PEEBSE i8F IBE TPNFUIJOH JO DPNNPO 8F XFSF PVUTJEFST * TVQQPTFw )FSF XBT TPNFPOF XIP XPVMEO U MFU +PF EPXO JU EJEO U TBWF IJN GSPN UIF .FFL UFNQFS IPXFWFS 4FTTJPO ESVNNFS #PC (SBIBN SFNFNCFST +PF QVODIJOH (FPGG JO UIF ear because he couldn’t stop coughing during
TDSFBNFE BU IJN w (PEEBSE IJNTFMG SFDBMMT arriving late for a session. “Joe screamed at NF A:PV GVDLJOH CBTUBSE TPNFUIJOH MJLF UIBU * KVNQFE VQ BOE TIPVUFE TPNFUIJOH CBDL JOUP UIF NJDSPQIPOF 8F BMM XBJUFE GPS B NJOVUF or two in silence. Then this strangulated voice DBNF GSPN UIF DPOUSPM SPPN A*U T BMM PWFS JU T BMM PWFS 8F IFBSE IJN SVO EPXO UIF TUBJST * TBJE UP UIF BSSBOHFS $IBSMFT #MBDLXFMM UIBU * NJHIU BT XFMM HP CBDL IPNF UP 3FBEJOH )F TBJE * TIPVME KVTU XBJU B XIJMF "CPVU UFO NJOVUFT MBUFS +PF CPVOEFE CBDL JO UIF SPPN XJUI B CJH TNJMF on his face�.
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(FPGG (PEEBSE XBT B SFHVMBS JO DPOUBDUJOH the dead through seance, and training to be a NFEJVN A+PIIOZ 3FNFNCFS .F BQQBSFOUMZ he says, came to him “from beyond the grave”, (PEEBSE TBZT JU DBNF UP IJN GSPN UIF HIPTU PG #VEEZ )PMMZ +PF .FFL XPVME DPOUBDU UIF EFBE XJUI (FPGG (PEEBSE PGUFO #VEEZ )PMMZ BOPUIFS TUPSZ IBT JU UIBU XIFO UIFZ RVFTUJPOFE UIF TQJSJUT PO UIF TVDDFTT PG A+PIOOZ 3FNFNCFS .F UIF SFTQPOTF GSPN #VEEZ )PMMZ XBT iTFF you at number one.’ "T XFMM BT A" 5SJCVUF UP #VEEZ )PMMZ (PEEBSE BOE +PF BMTP QSPEVDFE A+VTU -JLF &EEJF B TPOH UIFZ XSPUF GPS +PF .FFLT HPMEFO CPZ )FJO[ and a tribute to Eddie Cochrain. The song SFBDIFE OVNCFS JO UIF DIBSUT $PDISBJO XBT LJMMFE JO B DBS DSBTI PO "QSJM UI +VTU B ZFBS BGUFS #VEEZ )PMMZT QMBOF DSBTI
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Telstar
TELSTAR WAS the best-selling British single PG *U XBT BMTP UIF mSTU TPOH CZ B #SJUJTI HSPVQ UP IJU JO UIF 64 5IJT EJE OPU IBQQFO BHBJO VOUJM 5IF #FBUMFT i* 8BOU 5P )PME :PVS )BOEw JO 3FDPSEFE BU )PMMPXBZ 3E UIF TPOH BQQBSFOUMZ DBNF UP +PF .FFL JO B ESFBN BGUFS XJUOFTTJOH UIF mSTU HIPTUMZ JNBHFT GSPN UIF 5FMTUBS 4BUFMMJUF CFBNFE BDSPTT UIF "UMBOUJD GSPN UIF 6OJUFE 4UBUFT "XPLFO CZ UIJT ESFBN JO UIF NJEEMF PG UIF OJHIU +PF UPPL B UBQF PG i5SZ 0ODF .PSF w XIJDI IF E XSJUUFO XJUI (FPGG (PEEBSE BOE TBOH B GSFO[JFE XPSEMFTT NFMPEZ
PWFS UIF UPQ (FPGG (PEEBSE BOE 5IF 5PSOBEPT effectively ‘re-wrote’ Telstar from this recording. )JT NPTU GBNPVT XPSL 5FMTUBS FBSOFE .FFL BO *WPS /PWFMMP BXBSE BOE B HPME EJTD TFMMJOH PWFS mWF NJMMJPO DPQJFT XPSMEXJEF " 'SFODI DPNQPTFS OBNFE +FBO -FESVU TVFE .FFL GPS QMBHJBSJTN DMBJNJOH UIBU UIF UVOF from “Telstar” had been lifted from the score of UIF mMN "VTUFSMJU[ 5IF MBX TVJUF GSP[F UIF JODPNF PG +PF T SPZBMUJFT UIF MBDL PG GVOET GPS FRVJQNFOU BOE BSUJTU T XBHFT MBUFS BUUSJCVUJOH UP Joe’s downfall.
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%JTDPHSBQIZ JOE MEEK SFDPSEFE PWFS USBDLT JO IJT TUVEJP BU )PMMPXBZ 3E )F 3FMFBTFE TJOHMFT PG XIJDI SFBDIFE UIF UPQ 0G IJT DIBSU IJUT UISFF NBEF OVNCFS POF %FTQJUF IJT UFDIOJRVFT being at least ten years premature, Joe’s MBDL PG OVNCFS POF IJUT TPNF TBZ JT EVF to his inability to change with the times .VTJDBMMZ IPXFWFS +PF .FFLT MJGF BMTP FOEFE FBSMZ +PF SFDPSEFE CFUXFFO BOE XIP LOPXT XIBU IF XPVME IBWF EPOF HJWFO BOPUIFS ZFBST UP BMMPX UIF music world to catch up with him. .FFL DPVME IBWF IBE QMFOUZ NPSF numbers ones though, he was sent tapes from Brian Epstein of a young liverpudlian band ‘The Beatles’, his response was ‘this NFSTFZCFBU UIJOH JT KVTU B GBE "OE .FFL CJOOFE UIF UBQFT +PF .FFL XBT BMTP "QQSPBDIFE CZ B CBOE A5IF .PPOUSFLLFST 5IFZ TFU VQ UP BVEJUJPO IBMG XBZ UISPVHI .FFL FOUFSFE UIF SPPN TDSFBNJOH XJUI IJT mOHFST JO IJT FBST IF MJLFE UIF CBOE CVU OPU UIF TJOHFS TIPXJOH B DFSUBJO 3PE 4UFXBSU UIF EPPS #FGPSF IJT EFBUI +PF .FFL BMTP SFDPSEFE SPVHI UBQFT XJUI %BWJE #PXJF *O .FFL XPSLFE XJUI UIFO MJUUMF LOPXO TJOHFS Tom Jones, as the lead vocalist of Tommy 4DPUU 5IF 4FOBUPST SFDPSEJOH TFWFO USBDLT XJUI OP TVDDFTT 5XP ZFBST MBUFS Jones gained popularity with the world XJEF IJU *U T A/PU 6OVTVBM JO
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GEOFF GODDARD 4IBSFE BO PCTFTTJPO XJUI AUIF PUIFS TJEF XJUI .FFL 5IJSUZ releases as song writer, the most famous being ‘Johnny 3FNFNCFS .F
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JOHN LEYTON T 57 TUBS BT #JHHMFT )BE a number one with ‘Johnny 3FNFNCFS .F BOE FJHIU more chart hits.
CLEM CATTINI 8FOU PO UP QMBZ ESVNT GPS A5IF ,JOLT )BT BMTP IBE UIF NPTU number one hits as a session drummer. Forty Four.
HEINZ BURT +PF .FFL T AHPMEFO CPZ Though never had a number POF IJU )BE B SFMBUJPOTIJQ XJUI .FFL CFZPOE NVTJD #BTTJTU for the Tornados.
RITCHIE BLACKMORE 1MBZFE XJUI A5IF 0VUMBXT BOE as a session guitars for Joe .FFL MBUFS CFDBNF B HVJUBS MFHFOE XJUI A%FFQ 1VSQMF
JIMMY PAGE 1MBZFE HVJUBS PO TPNF )FJO[ recordings, went on to become another guitar legend with ‘Led Zepplin.’
CHAS HODGES 1MBZFE XJUI A5IF 0VUMBXT BT +PF .FFLT IPVTF CBOE 8FOU on to become one half of the -POEPO EVP A$IBT BOE %BWF
MITCH MITCHELL 5ISFBUFOFE CZ .FFL XJUI B TIPUHVO BGUFS SVJOJOH B UBLF 8FOU PO UP QMBZ ESVNT GPS A5IF +JNJ )FOESJY &YQFSJFODF
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ON 3 FEBRUARY 1967, the eighth anniversary PG #VEEZ )PMMZ T EFBUI .FFL LJMMFE IJT MBOEMBEZ 7JPMFU 4IFOUPO BOE UIFO IJNTFMG XJUI B TJOHMF CBSSFMFE TIPUHVO UIBU IF IBE DPOmTDBUFE GSPN IJT GPSNFS 5PSOBEPT CBTTJTU BOE TPMP TUBS )FJO[ #VSU JO UIF TUVEJP BU )PMMPXBZ 3E .FFL IBE nPXO JOUP B SBHF BOE UBLFO UIF HVO GSPN )FJO[ XIFO IF JOGPSNFE .FFL UIBU IF VTFE JU XIJMF PO UPVS UP TIPPU CJSET #Z +PF T mUT of rage had worsened, and he was suffering IFBWJMZ GSPN EFQSFTTJPO BOE ESVH VTF .FFL was losing his stars. The hits had dried up and .FFL XBT mOBODJBMMZ EFTQFSBUF 5IF DPVSU DBTF mMFE CZ +FBO -FESVU UIF GSFODI DPNQPTFS GPS plagiarism of ‘Telstar’ was on going and Joe 32 JOE MEEK
had still not received any royalties from his JOUFSOBUJPOBM OVNCFS POF )F XPVME OPU SFDFJWF UIJT JO IJT MJGFUJNF .FFL XBT FWFO GPVOE CFBUFO up, the Cray twins had been threatening him, they wanted to manage The Tornados. )JT QSPGFTTJPOBM FGGPSUT UPP XFSF IJOEFSFE CZ IJT QBSBOPJB .FFL XBT DPOWJODFE UIBU %FDDB 3FDPSET IBE QVU IJEEFO NJDSPQIPOFT CFIJOE his wallpaper in order to steal his ideas. .FFL T IPNPTFYVBMJUZ JMMFHBM JO UIF 6, BU UIF time put him under further pressure; he had been convicted of “importuning for immoral QVSQPTFTw JO BOE mOFE b *O +BOVBSZ QPMJDF JO 5BUUJOHTUPOF 4VGGPML EJTDPWFSFE a suitcase containing the mutilated body of
#FSOBSE 0MJWFS .FFL CFDBNF DPODFSOFE UIBU he would be implicated in the investigation XIFO UIF .FUSPQPMJUBO 1PMJDF TBJE UIFZ XPVME CF JOUFSWJFXJOH BMM LOPXO IPNPTFYVBM NFO JO the city. .FFL XBT CVSJFE BU $FNFUFSZ MPEHF /FXFOU (MPVDFTUFSTIJSF )JT CMBDL HSBOJUF UPNCTUPOF can be found near the middle of the cemetery. 5ISFF XFFLT BGUFS IJT EFBUI UIF MBXTVJU BHBJOTU .FFL XBT FWFOUVBMMZ SVMFE JO .FFL T GBWPVS BOE IJT SPZBMUJFT XFSF mOBMMZ SFMFBTFE UPEBZT FRVJWBMFOU PG NJMMJPO QPVOET
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