Performance · Production
Joe Meek
real name Robert George Meek
United Kingdom · 1929-04-05 – 1967-02-03
Joe Meek is credited on 2,217 releases across 639 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1955–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
2,217
Credits
639
Albums
8
Decades active
100
In collections
Biography
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English record producer, recording engineer and songwriter. His biggest hit was "Telstar (UK 1962) (opens in a new tab)" by The Tornados (1962). He was born on April 5, 1929 in Newent, Gloucestershire and died by murder-suicide, killing his landlady then himself, on February 3, 1967 in London. He is considered the UK’s first independent pop record producer. Co-owner of R.G.M. Sound.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
2,217 releases · 639 albums · active 1955–2026
- Performance · 2,191
- Production · 357
- Engineering · 179
- Other credits · 128
Studios: Groove Sound Studio · Honeyhill Studios · Lansdowne Studios · Deutschlandhalle
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
The K&D Sessions™
1998
The Very Best Of The Ventures
1975
Golden Greats By The Ventures
1967
The Ventures Play Telstar, The Lonely Bull
1962
Lewis Taylor
1996
Instrumental Gold
1976
Popcorn
1972
Telstar
1962
Guitar In The Space Age!
2014
An Astromusical Odyssey
1971
Skinhead Moonstomp
1970
Pangalactic Performer
2019
Be Music
2017
Ride Again (The Singles As & Bs)
1990
NASA 25th Anniversary Commemorative Album
1983
Spitballs
1978
The Original Telstar - The Sounds Of The Tornadoes
1962
I Hear A New World (Part 1)
1960
Excelsior
2023
I Hear A New World
1991
The EP Collection
1990
The Speed Of Sound
1988
Rockin' Guitar - Rare Items Vol. 6
1985
Wipeout - 20 Instrumental Greats
1984
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