TELSTAR Joe Meek Story tonight

[kipper]

rob thanks for the reply i will sort that book out. peter
bit harder to find than i thought anyone got a copy for sale. peter

[anniv 63]

Peter, I have a spare new copy (first edition) of John Repsch book The Legendary Joe Meek
£ 11 including uk postage.
PM if interested

Cheers
Mike

[leddo]

I think you can get that book from Kindle for £4.95. Also, paperback copies go for much much more than £11.00 these days. Looks like a bargain either way.

[kipper]

Peter, I have a spare new copy (first edition) of John Repsch book The Legendary Joe Meek
£ 11 including uk postage.
PM if interested

Cheers
Mike

i have emailed you thanks for the offer. peter

[Fenderman]

Didn't John Rostill audition for Joe Meek sometime before he joined The Shadows? I'm sure i read that somewhere, maybe he even recorded something.

[Arpeggio]

John Rostill certainly did audition for Joe Meek as part of Terry Young & The Youngstars (minus Terry Young - who already had a solo contract with Pye -who occasionally used some members of his backing group). I got the information from future session legend / producer Bruce Baxter (who was part of the group). They laid down 4 tracks - never released - at 304 Holloway Road - but he couldn't remember what they were. They are now lost amongst the legendary 'Tea - Chest Tapes'. Moreover - Heinz was replaced in the Tornados by Brian Gregg (ex - Johnny Kidd & the Pirates). When he was fired following a drink - fuelled incident, Joe Meek met John Rostill again and offered him the bass position in the Tornados. Amazingly - more or less at the same time - John was offered a job with Cliff Richard & The Shadows. We all know which one he chose. I believe it was Ray Randall who then joined the Tornados for a while on bass. The Tornados information came from both Bruce Baxter and Heinz himself.

Bests....Rob

[Uncleboko]

Started warching the film last night, surely Clem Cattini didn't play in the Outlaws?

[GoldenStreet]

Started warching the film last night, surely Clem Cattini didn't play in the Outlaws?

I don't think so... Bobby Graham was followed by others, including Mick Underwood.

Bill

[kipper]

Started warching the film last night, surely Clem Cattini didn't play in the Outlaws?

i finshed the book The Legendary Joe Meek last week and that seems a far better insight to joe meek than that film. its a great read. peter