The Tornados
The Tornados were produced by Joe Meek the legendary British producer and technical innovator behind the band’s hits “Telstar” and “Have I the Right.” Meeks has become a cult figure since his death in 1967. It was only six years between his first chart success and his suicide at the age of 38. It’s no exaggeration to say that Joe Meek’s short life was stranger than fiction. He was a tone-deaf songwriter, a spiritualist convinced that he had foretold Buddy Holly’s death, and a hopelessly inept businessman who was conned out of his “Telstar” royalties. Like his contemporary Joe Orton he was gay, and like Orton he came to a violent and untimely end. Unlike Orton, however, Meek was a murderer instead of a murder victim – he shot his landlady Mrs Shenton before turning the shotgun on himself.
A well-peeled FAX Records 6019
“Torrid tid-bits of sexopathic humor…” from Bert Henry one of the bold and bawdy adult comedy “artists” featured on labels like Fax, Adam and Davis. “Side-splitting stag party humor…you’ll blush, you’ll scream, you’ll applaud, you’ll delight and amaze everyone at a party with this greatest of all party records!”
These records all featured busty nudes on the cover and were sold with stickers over the girls’ breasts. Many were peeled off in a hurry tearing the sleeves. Finding a complete series with no damage or residue is a challenge and as you can see rewarding. Made in the U.S.A.




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