Telstar: The Original Sixties Hits of the Tornados

Telstar: The Original Sixties Hits of the Tornados Artist: The Tornados
Label: Music Club International
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 5014797291614
ASIN: B0000082T1


Release Date: 1998-05-26

Telstar: The Original Sixties Hits of the Tornados


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Tracks:

  1. Telstar
  2. Jungle Fever
  3. Globetrotter
  4. Locomotion With You
  5. Ridin' the Wind
  6. Robot
  7. Life on Venus
  8. Ice Cream Man
  9. Theme from "The Scales of Justice"
  10. Dragonfly
  11. Hymn for Teenagers
  12. Dreamin' on a Cloud
  13. Hot Pot
  14. Joystick
  15. Monte Carlo
  16. Blue, Blue, Blue Beat
  17. Exodus
  18. Red Roses and a Sky of Blue
  19. Popeye Twist
  20. Love and Fury

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Unless you're a diehard fan, the only Tornados album you'll need (4.5 stars).......2006-01-04

Even though it is often forgotten today, there was one British rock song to chart before the Beatles invaded America. The Tornado's immortal instrumental single "Telstar" hit number one on the charts over a year before "I Want to Hold Your Hand" was unleashed on the American public, and deservedly so. It's one of the best instrumentals ever, and certainly one of the most unique. It is also the masterpeice of both the group and the infamous producer Joe Meek. It is by far the best song on the compilation, but the other songs are also very good. The Tornados were one of the most unique instrumental groups, and their style is a hybrid of space-age pop and surf rock, resulting in surreal yet catchy and occasionaly quite beautiful songs. The best non-American 60's instrumental rock by far. If you enjoy the album, I suggest you pick up the Joe Meek compilation availible on Razor & Tie Records entitled "It's Hard to Beleive It" (and vice versa). Both albums are out of print but not especially hard to track down.

5 out of 5 stars I am a kid but i love the tornadoes!!!.......2002-10-19

I'm only 12, but i heard the tornadoes on an old eight track. I fell in love with the sound and i did some research. I have this cd and some old records of theirs too. So just to let you know, kids know who the tornadoes are!!!!!

P.S. I am a very strange kid!!!!!!!!!

5 out of 5 stars

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