Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
2008
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1h 59min
• Drama, Music
Set against a backdrop of early 60's London, TELSTAR is the story of the world's first independent record producer, Joe Meek. A maverick genius who enjoyed phenomenal early success with Telstar- the biggest selling record of it's time- before bad luck, depression, heartbreak and paranoia led to his downfall. This stranger than fiction true story is a satirical comic drama revealing the many sides of a man who is now revered as a pioneer of popular music.