Telstar by The Tornados

“Theme: No Theme This amazing piece of 1962 electronica was a #1 hit for 3 weeks in 1962. It was inspired by the AT&T Telstar communication satellite. Producer Joe Meek created the song and hired a house band called "The Tornados" to record it.”

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Theme: No Theme This amazing piece of 1962 electronica was a #1 hit for 3 weeks in 1962. It was inspired by the AT&T Telstar communication satellite. Producer Joe Meek created the song and hired a house band called "The Tornados" to record it.

Mercurywaxing 18 Nov 2014

Tornado warning this morning, so I got to make a bunch of teenagers crawl under desks.   3

thefamilyghost 28 Apr 2014

So long, #MadMen. It's been a pleasure.   3

moviedude1893 18 May 2015

Because it's the future.

smallsports 3 Jan 2012

1962 #spacerockweek anyone?

Axol 30 Jan 2015

The good thing about that Vaccines song is that it quotes from 1962's awesome Telstar. Credit where it's due.   2

thesunneversets 19 Nov 2012