More than 55 years after his death, British producer Joe Meek is widely regarded amongst the most important men in the history of rock'n'roll, a belief which is only fuelled by the absolute deluge of new releases which have borne his name over the last few years.
As the producer of over 250 records, the engineer of probably as many again, Joe Meek's name is almost synonymous with his trade. Up there with contemporaries Phil Spector and George Martin, he revolutionized the infant rock'n'roll industry; but whereas those others are now firmly ensconced within the annals of the establishment, Meek remains an outsider, an unpredictable wildcat who was as prone to intolerable excess as he was unparalleled genius.
The Ultimate Listening Guide is the story of that genius, as seen and heard through some of the greatest records he - or anybody else - ever made
The Ultimate Listening Guide is a series of short (approx 40 page) guides to the lives, times and most crucial recordings by a wide range of artists.
Many are based around exclusive interviews featuring the artist’s own recollections and reactions to his or her unfolding career, and are packed with both personal information and key collector’s data.
For the past thirty years, author Dave Thompson has been a contributor to a variety of collectors publications, including Goldmine, DISCoveries, Record Collector, Spiral Scratch, Live Music Review, Big O and British Punk Collector. He is also editor of the long-running Goldmine record price guides.
Titles in this series include:
Eric Clapton
The Clash
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Peter Frampton
Peter Green and Fleetwood Mac
George Harrison
Robyn Hitchcock
Kraftwerk
John Lennon
Bob Marley & the Wailers
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
Paul McCartney & Wings
Joe Meek
the Mothers of Invention
Mike Oldfield
Elvis Presley
Queen
The Rutles
Status Quo
Thin Lizzy
As the producer of over 250 records, the engineer of probably as many again, Joe Meek's name is almost synonymous with his trade. Up there with contemporaries Phil Spector and George Martin, he revolutionized the infant rock'n'roll industry; but whereas those others are now firmly ensconced within the annals of the establishment, Meek remains an outsider, an unpredictable wildcat who was as prone to intolerable excess as he was unparalleled genius.
The Ultimate Listening Guide is the story of that genius, as seen and heard through some of the greatest records he - or anybody else - ever made
The Ultimate Listening Guide is a series of short (approx 40 page) guides to the lives, times and most crucial recordings by a wide range of artists.
Many are based around exclusive interviews featuring the artist’s own recollections and reactions to his or her unfolding career, and are packed with both personal information and key collector’s data.
For the past thirty years, author Dave Thompson has been a contributor to a variety of collectors publications, including Goldmine, DISCoveries, Record Collector, Spiral Scratch, Live Music Review, Big O and British Punk Collector. He is also editor of the long-running Goldmine record price guides.
Titles in this series include:
Eric Clapton
The Clash
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Peter Frampton
Peter Green and Fleetwood Mac
George Harrison
Robyn Hitchcock
Kraftwerk
John Lennon
Bob Marley & the Wailers
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
Paul McCartney & Wings
Joe Meek
the Mothers of Invention
Mike Oldfield
Elvis Presley
Queen
The Rutles
Status Quo
Thin Lizzy
