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OUR MARCH NEWSLETTER This issue gives full details of the events in Newent this coming April 2 but was delayed due to distribution circumstances beyond our control, we apologise to members however it has now been mailed out this week and also the main events are outlined below. PLAQUE UNVEILING - JOE MEEK + NEWLY CONSTRUCTED MEEK ROAD IN NEWENT + AGM (Thanks to Joe Meek Society Chairman Ken Ledran for his hard work on bringing this plaque to fruition.) Saturday 2nd April, 2011  The Heritage Foundation are pleased to announce the unveiling of a Blue Plaque in honour of Joe Meek. The unveiling will be performed at 12 Noon by Heritage Foundation on Saturday 2nd April 2011 at 1 Market Square. Newent. Glos. Also the newly constructed Meek Road - part of the David Wilson Homes Oak Park Development will be opened by the Mayor of Newent around 1 to 1.30 pm Oak Park, Newent Onslow Road, Newent, GL18 1TL (Onslow Road is a short walk from the High Street in Newent) Plus it is also the Society's AGM this day at the George Hotel Newent at 4 pm and there will be live music later at 8pm at the George Hotel featuring The Triumphs - due to finish 10pm - 10.30pm Mike Read DJ, Broadcaster is closely associated with the Heritage Foundation and will be present at the ceremonies and has also offered to talk at the Society's AGM (from 4pm). Full Schedule: 12 noon Plaque unveiling Market Square 1pm - 1.30pm Meek Road opening ceremony off Onslow Road 4pm Joe Meek Society AGM George Hotel 4pm Telstar Screening Palace Cinema Cinderford 8pm The Triumphs In Concert George Hotel All times are approximate - be early or risk missing something!!! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SPECIAL SCREENING OF TELSTAR THE MOVIE AT THE PALACE CINEMA CINDERFORD Sat 2nd April 16.00 In celebration of the Palace's 100th birthday and to coincide with the unveiling of a blue plaque to Joe Meek in Newent Prebook your tickets online by clicking here More details of the Palace Cinema here View Larger MAD HATTERS TEA PARTY 01 April · 11:00 - 23:30 Location The White Hart SHEEP MARKET, ST. IVES, HUNTINGDON PE27 Cambridge, United Kingdom Created by: THE WHITE HART, CAMBS & HUNTS MONSTER RAVING LOONY PARTY HQ., Wendy Oliver, Alan Hope, Loony Lord Toby Jug More info Lord Toby, a musician from St Ives, is now in his 24th year as a politician, having been taken under the wing of his late mentor, Screaming Lord Sutch. He is planning to contest St Ives in the district council elections in May and has earmarked the White Hart as his party headquarters. Lord Toby said he would be raising money for the Alzheimer’s Society during the election, following the death of his stepfather who had the condition. He has previously raised money for the Teenage Cancer Trust at elections with the support of bookies William Hill. WE WILL BE HOLDING A MAD HATTERS TEA PARTY DURING MY LOONY MANICFESTO LAUNCH ON FRIDAY 1ST APRIL(APRIL FOOLS DAY) ALL DAY IN LOCAL LOONY PARTY HQ THE WHITE HART IN AID OF THE ALZHEIMERS SOCIETY..  DO YOU KNOW THE COMPOSER/SINGER OF THIS DEMO?Robb Shenton has contacted us: Please find enclosed an demo-disc of the song "I Love Only You", which was given to me by Joe late in 1966; which he asked me to learn. Joe also said he had a firm offer of a deal for EM1 to exclusively distribute his productions, and that he was now confident of soon receiving the monies owed to him for 'Telstar'. The disc was given to me following a meeting with Joe at Holloway Road, I was accompanied on that visit by a good mate of mine - drummer in a band with me at the time - the late Mickey Cook. I then went on tour, U.K and Abroad, and because on tour; I didn't get the opportunity to record it as soon as I would have liked, I was hoping to record it sometime in early 1967 - with mutually agreed dates between Joe and myself, but of course Joe and Violet's tragic deaths in February '67 ended that particular project. It would be interesting to know who the writer of the song was - and if the writer sang on the Demo. There are no other clues other than the Title; "I LOVE ONLY YOU" and the publisher CAMPBELL CONNELLY. Is there anyone out there who can assist.. I still have the Acetate demo-disc that Joe gave me at his studio's in Holloway Road in late 1966, [45 years ago - whew]. Listen to the demo and let us know what you think... This text will be replaced
Contact us: joemeeksociety@gmail.com  Note: Robb starts recording his forthcoming album on15th May - produced by Alan Wilson at thecelebrated 'Western Star Studios, with a host of session musicians and backing singers, and should be in the studio's approx ten days. AN EVENING WITH JESS CONRAD Tuesday 12th April 7.45pm Tickets: £15 Fairfield, Park Lane, Croydon Box Office 020 8688 9291 www.fairfield.co.uk Tickets may be subject to a minimum £2.25 booking fee per ticket   SPREADSHEET OF JOE MEEK TRACKS David Tuckey of the Joe Meek Society has created a spreadsheet of his collection of Joe Meek tracks. It's in title order but in excel you can change this to artiste, composer or cd title order. He finds it very useful for keeping tabs on what he has got and this might be useful to other members of the society. You can download it here and use it to add or delete tracks and compile your own version. DOWNLOAD ZIP FILE Incidentally, David is a keen amateur musician, composer and arranger and has published 115 scores at www.sibeliusmusic.com where you can find him if you search for Tuckey. All his scores at www.sibeliusmusic.com are free to print out. David also has 43 videos on www.youtube.com where you can find him if you search for davidtuckey. He has attempted two Joe Meek songs on You Tube, 'Walk with me my Angel' and 'It's hard to believe it'. His arrangements at www.sibeliusmsusic.com are only for composers who died more than 70 years ago and these include Massenet, Ravel, Puccini and Chausson. NEWS FROM MALCOM LENNY OF THE PACKABEATS I've just been looking through the JMS website and I thought we PACKABEATS should have a link to our website. www.packabeats.co.uk It's full of old Black and White pics and stuff and it's got a few toons on it too. It looks like we may be recording another CD after my appearance with The Triumphs at The Ace Café. After "Then and Now!" and "This is It!" we're calling this one "Oh Alright Then!" It may take a while as the logistics of two and a half members living abroad but we'll get there. Best regards, Malcolm, for THE PACKABEATS. 1958 CLAVIOLINE Hi, Just thought you might like this... I have just had my 1958 Selmer Clavioline fully restored and recapped.....it is the same model/colour as used in the 'Telstar' film and is fully complete with amplifier... I just very quickly recorded a bit of Telstar on my phone using the settings that Peter Knight suggests :-) Hope you enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikDu9BbmCqE Cheers Justin ANNUAL MUSIC PRODUCERS GUILD AWARDS Tony Visconti, producer for Marc Bolan, David Bowie and Morrissey, has been honoured for his innovation with the Joe Meek Award LATEST ISSUES OF THUNDERBOLT MAILED OUT TO ALL MEMBERS Meek Engineered Part 2 Monty Sunshine - Obituary Mick Borer - Obituary The Impac The Jaybirds Reg Calvert and the RGM Connection Analysis of Geoff Goddard's Handwriting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - YORKSHIRE COMPOSER RELEASES HOMAGE TO JOE MEEK  Meek’s
productions have a highly distinctive sonic fingerprint which is
largely a result of the way he employed technology in recording and
producing his artists – for example, his use of heavy
compression, persistently driving the needle ‘into the red’,
was
unorthodox for the period, as was his propensity to swamp his tracks in
echo. His approach to making records betrays certain similarities to
that of his contemporary Phil Spector in its prioritisation of the
‘sound’ of the record over the individual personalities of the
musicians involved in making the recordings.The track has been composed, arranged and produced by Mark Marrington, and released via MadeinMIDI, a production label he set up in 2009. Marrington, who lives in Hebden Bridge and is currently a Senior Lecturer in Popular Music at Leeds College of Music, describes the record as “my attempt to capture the spirit of Meek in the era of the software studio”. “Meek was way ahead of his time in anticipating the era of the bedroom producer”, says Marrington, “and he exhibited a certain doggedness in his determination to prove to the major recording studios of the period that record production was a creative process rather than simply a means of documenting the music that was in fashion at the time”. The single has been released under the pseudonym ‘(The) Rattles’ (an anagram of ‘Telstar’) a band which Marrington describes as “the missing musical link between Manchester and Halifax”. For more information about ‘Starlet’, and to hear the single online, visit http://www.reverbnation.com/rattles. To schedule an interview with Mark Marrington email madeinmidi@gmail.com ‘Starlet’ release background: The track ‘Starlet’ first appeared as an internet release on the music website, www.reverbnation.com, on Thursday 3 Feb 2011. It will shortly be made available to buy via Amazon and iTunes. Mark Marrington Biography: Mark was born in Coventry in 1971, and studied Music at Nene College, Northampton and University of Leeds. As a composer he is probably best known for his ‘Fugue on the Final Countdown’, an orchestral composition which uses Swedish rock band Europe’s famous 1986 ‘glam’ Metal theme as its musical subject matter. The work was first performed at the Scarborough ‘Beached’ Festival in 2005 by the West Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra (when Mark was interviewed about the piece for Look North) and recently received a second performance at Leeds College of Music in 2009. He is presently a Senior Lecturer in Popular Music at the Leeds College of Music and is undertaking research into music technology and contemporary composition. Mark has always insisted that music should be fun! Mark Marrington email madeinmidi@gmail.com NEW BLUE PLAQUE, LUNCH AND MEMORIAL CONCERT FOR DUSTY SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY 8th MAY 2011 The
Heritage Foundation are pleased to announce the unveiling of
a new Blue Plaque for Dusty Springfield. The unveiling will be performed at 12 Noon by Heritage Foundation on Sunday May 8th @ 12 Noon at 38/40 Aubrey Walk, London W8 7JG (her former home) Several years ago they unveiled a Plaque at this address, but earlier this year during some major building works, the plaque disappeared - so they are now replacing it. Following the plaque unveiling, there will be a lunch in Dusty's Memory at the Marriott Hotel, Regents Park. London. Coaches will be available to take you back to The Marriott Hotel after the Plaque Unveiling - There is a cost of £5 and you will need to contact David Graham on 01494 714388 to pre-order your seat. Tickets are priced at £74, please write to Green Acres, 3 Birchwood Chase, Great Kingshill, Bucks HP15 6EH or telephone credit card hotline on 01494 714388  MEMORIAL CONCERT Dusty Springfield Memorial Concert on Thursday, May 5, 2011 - Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, SW 7 2AP. Smokey Robinson is among those artists performing this tribute to Dusty. ROBB SHENTON Former
Joe Meek recording artiste/Session singer Robb Shenton is
recording a Solo album in the Spring of this year, it will be
produced by Western Stars Alan Wilson - at the
Western Star
Studios in Bristol. Dates are all set, Robb will be in the Studio’s for
about ten days.The “Western All Stars”, will be accompanying Robb on this album project. There is much interest already in which musical direction Robb will take on this forthcoming Solo Album”. THE FLAMES AND JOE MEEK LINK  Joining ‘The Flames’ as rhythm guitarist is Shayne Driscoll.
Shayne has a family Joe Meek link in that his Mother Ella was Manager of the legendary RGM group ‘The Syndicats’. The link being further consolidated in that Shayne’s elder brother, the late Kevin Driscoll was the bass player of the group and sang vocals on the groups 2nd single. Picture
left ‘The
Flames’ are currently touring with John Leyton, Mike Berry and Jet
Harris. The groups’ solo appearances in 2011 will include the
annual ‘Pipeline’
convention being held on Easter Sunday 24th
April at the Metropolitan Police Sports Club, Aldenham Road, Bushey,
Herts, WD23 2TR. Tickets details see flier below BYRON ELWELL  One of the three claviolines that he owns This one has just had a major overall costing £288. He has it for sale on his Sales page on www.chestnutbankproductions.co.uk JOE MEEK STREET ART STENCIL  We have been informed that a stencil of Joe has been placed on the wall opposite Holloway Road Tube station by Stewey - his web site is at stewy.eu The image is based on a photo by Clive Bubley RON BOWDERY Ron Bowdery guitarist with the Flees Ricky Wayne and the Offbeats is the guest on Dell Richardson's show on Radio Caroline on 12 April. http://www.caroline.rockers.co.uk/tuning_page.htm JOHN LEYTON – NEW CD - available now* - Selected tracks now on Joe's Jukebox  COMPLETE WESTERN ALL-STARS SESSIONS. (2005-2010) Lone Rider Records LRR JL 003 A value for money 32 track collection (including 13 previously unreleased ) bringing together for the first time on Lone Rider Records all of John’s Western All-Stars recordings. Produced and Mastered by Alan Wilson at his Western Star Recording Studios and featuring Special Guest Artistes. Clem Cattini, Colin Pryce-Jones and Suzi Jari. Containing a fully illustrated 8 page liner booklet detailing session personnel, session recording dates and a Western Star Photo Gallery. Track Listing. 1. Oh Lover. 2. You Took My Love For Granted. 3. Lone Rider 4. Johnny Remember Me. 5. Tell Laura I Love Her. 6. Country Boy. 7. Time Will Tell. 8. Sweet Little Sixteen. 9. Three Steps To Heaven. 10. Son This Is She. 11. When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again. 12. Look For A Star. 13. Can’t You Hear My Heart. 14. Forbidden Love. 15. Bye Bye Love. 16. Kansas City. 17. Sea Cruise. 18. Goodbye To Teenage Love. 19. Wild Wind. 20. Move It Baby. 21. Return To Sender. 22. Hey Good Lookin’. 23. Voodoo Woman. 24. I Fought The Law. 25. When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again. 26. Sweet Little Sixteen. 27. Time Will Tell. 28. Country Boy. 29. Goodbye To Teenage Love. 30. Oh Lover. 31. You Took My Love For Granted. 32. Johnny Remember Me (backing track). Tracks 19-22 and 24-32 previously unreleased. Tracks 25 to 31 are all unreleased first mixes. Reviewers Comments. ‘It’s a really great CD.’ Geoff Barker – BBC Radio. ‘This is not only a good CD it’s a great CD in every way….Rock ‘n’ Roll Heaven’ Trevor Simpson – Author & Broadcaster. Wow! An absolutely superb release from Lone Rider Records…well worth the price for Wild Wind alone, brilliant. Rob Bradford – Journalist. £10.99 (inc p/p) *Order from:- JRM Partner, 21 Vicarage Road, Hampton Wick. Kingston, Surrey, KT1 4EB. Please make Cheques & Postal orders payable to JRM Partner. Or Credit Card via PayPal @ www.johnleytonofficial.com JOHN LEYTON  John's February/March Newsletter is on his official site: * Gig Guide updates.
* Craig Douglas Amersham Photo Gallery.
* Congratulations Mike Berry.
* The Flames.
and more.
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