THE TORNADOES/JOE MEEK SOUND OF TORNADOES MEGA-RARE ORIG'63 LONDON MONO PROMO LP

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·       THE TORNADOES (BRITISH GROUP, PRODUCED AND ARRANGED BY THE LEGENDARY JOE MEEK) - THE SOUNDS OF THE TORNADOES, FEATURING TELSTAR - ULTRA-RARE  ORIGINAL 1962 LONDON RECORDS MONO LP LL-3279

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       *** PROMOTIONAL COPY; THE RECORD HAS STOCK LABELS; HOWEVER, THE PROMOTIONAL STICKER ON THE COVER CLEARLY IDENTIFIES THE ITEM AS PROMOTIONAL ***

·       ORIGINAL MAROON (DARK-RED) LONDON MONO LABEL WITH “FFRR” (FULL FREQUENCY RANGE RECORDING) LOGO, SILVER PRINT AND “MADE IN ENGLAND..” BANNER ON THE LABEL

·       DEEP GROOVE PRESSING

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST  PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE,  OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL “BLUEBACK” COVER (LATER  COVERS HAD A WHITE BACK PANEL)

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD

·       MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH '-1A/-2A'.  ON SOME LABELS,  SUFFIX '–1' DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING)

·       As far as we know, this album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other way, manner or format.

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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Produced by the legendary and enigmatic Joe Meek, this album is a showcase for both the artistry and limitations of Meek's productions. "Telstar," the first British number one single in America, is the obvious gem here. The organ sound is both extremely compressed and expanding at the same time. There is a very spiritual base to the song and yet there is also a cheesy aspect. (the male chorus of "ahs" toward the end of the song) The combination of artfulness and kitsch of "Telstar" typifies the best and worst of the record. "Love and Fury" works quite well as a "Telstar" clone featuring a similar sounding organ and a male chorus copying the pleasant, sing-along melody. On the other hand, "Theme from A Summer Place" comes across more as corn than art, even with birds chirping and echoey lead guitar lines. Listeners won't be tempted to forget Percy Faith's version after hearing this one. "Jungle Fever" ranks with Meek's more unique productions, though. It's lion-in-the-jungle feel could be taken from some B grade movie, but it is somehow strangely affecting. Like the best of Joe Meek's productions, there is an amateurish quality, yet also a uniqueness and search for meaning through the art of sound.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY MICHAEL OFJORD, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

Joe Meek's experimental, gizmo-heavy production of the British instrumental pre-Beatles classics is, by now, legendary. Employing everything from amplifier noise to pots and pans and Esquivel-esque vocal effects, Meek was capable of creating  unique background "canvases" upon which his bands would superimpose their sound. The final result was an extraordinary, quirky, inventive, fuzzy, almost psychedelic, yet warm and humane instrumental, pseudo-surf sound which aged incredibly well. Although Meek passed away under tragical circumstances 42 years ago, his legacy lives on in the sound of many modern bands. This, his production of the Tornadoes' first (and only) album, includes "Telstar", probably one of the most instantly recognizable tunes in history of recorded sound, a tribute to the Man's trip to space.

The whole album - just as much as the hit single "Telstar", vibrantly explodes in your face with incredible, unique production sounds not heard before or since. There are several tracks on here just as thrilling as "Telstar". Considering everythng I've read on Joe Meek has described him as unable to play an instrument or sing a note, I'd love to know by what method he composed some of the songs on this album where he's got the sole songwriter credit.

The PROMOTIONAL, RADIO STATION-, AUDITION OR DEMONSTRATION COPIES AND RELEASES (such as the one we have here) were often distributed among the radio stations before the record was released to the public, sometimes as much as four months ahead. These records are generally considered to be the "first among equals", which is to say the VERY FIRST generation and the VERY FIRST pressings of the particular title; a PROTOTYPE and the earliest known official pressing of the record.

This is one of only two Meek-produced albums released in the United States that we are aware of.

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               THE RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS STRONG VG++, just a notch below NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions (probably just sleeve scuffs inflicted in storage over the years) ARE VISIBLE, but they appear fairly  insignificant relative to the overall condition of the vinyl, and are only moderately visually distracting. For most part, the vinyl looks impeccable, without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(c)           The record has a "deep groove" (an indent in the label about 1/2-inch from the edge of the label, which on SOME labels is associated with very early or first pressings).

(d)          The record comes in the original poly-lined “Made in Great Britain” stock inner sleeve.

(e)           Stereo copies of this album are NOT known to exist.

(f)            Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·                               THE COVER

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 3

-        Back cover has circular tarnish (grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record),  probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other covers during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution.

-         Cover shows some light yellowing on back side, apparently from aging.

-         Cover has a small peel-off mark, probably from the careless removal of the price sticker, delicately masked with the black marker (less than ¼ square inch in size).

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine  (nothing significant)

-         Cover has one corner slightly worn / dinged / bent.

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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