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instrumental anglais formé en 1961 et comprenant Alan Caddy, George Bellamy,
Roger LaVern, Heinz Burt et Clem Cattini. Les Tornados se sont séparés en 1967.
One of the
saddest stories in rock & roll history surrounds the Tornados, an instrumental
group from Britain. Although there were other groups with the same name (see
listing for their surf-band American counterparts), this batch of Tornados were
the creation of British producer Joe Meek. Meek was England's first independent
producer, being equal parts Thomas Edison, Phil Spector and Ed Wood. An
inveterate tinkerer, he designed his own compression units and microphone
preamps, giving his productions their own distinct sound. Setting up a homemade
studio in a three-story flat on Holloway Road in London, Meek pioneered such
recording techniques as close miking of instruments, distortion, his
aforementioned trademark compression, loud drums fortified by percussion from
pocket combs, milk bottles and stomping the floorboards himself. He put together
the original Tornados in late 1961 as a studio session group, its original
lineup consisting of
Alan
Caddy and
George
Bellamy on guitars,
Roger
LaVern on organ,
Heinz
Burt on bass and
Clem
Cattini on drums. After one single flopped, Meek had the group do one of his
compositions, an instrumental called "Telstar." Utilizing willful distortion,
cheap tape echo, beeping satellite sound effects, a cheesy-sounding Clavioline
(a two-octave keyboard powered by a battery) and massive amounts of tube
compression, the resulting production sounded like nothing else at the time, or
since. It became the first number one record on the American charts by a British
rock group and ended up selling five million copies worldwide. It should have
made Meek a millionaire and the Tornados a household name. But a French
copyright infringement suit kept all royalties tied up for six years, and the
Tornados were kept from touring the United States behind their international hit
due to a contract employing them as a backup group to U.K. pretty boy
Billy Fury. By the time the dust settled,
the Tornados had gone hitless for several years, and so had Joe Meek. After
numerous personnel changes, the original members had scattered to various
groups, Heinz Burt starting his own solo career and Cattini becoming a British
session mainstay of producer Shel Talmy. The copyright infringement suit was
ruled in Meek's favor six years later, a year after he had blown his face off
with a hunting rifle after murdering his landlady, ending his life in his
beloved but debt-ridden studio.
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Talents : Alan Caddy : Guitar - George Bellamy : Guitar - Roger LaVern : Organ - Heinz Burt : Bass - Clem Cattini : Drums
Style musical : Rock instrumental, Rock 'n' Roll
JUNGLE FEVER
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Années en activité :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles & EP
| 1962 | SP DECCA F11449 (UK) | . | Love And Fury / Popeye Twist |
| 1962 | SP DECCA F11494 (UK) |
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Telstar
/
Jungle
Fever
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| 1962 | EP DECCA DFE 8510 (UK) |
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THE SOUNDS OF THE TORNADOS -
Ridin' The Wind
/ Earthy / Dreamin On A Cloud / Red Roses And A Sky Of Blue |
| 1962 | EP DECCA DFE 8511 (UK) |
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TELSTAR - Love and Fury / Popeye Twist /
Telstar
/
Jungle
Fever
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| 11/1962 | EP DECCA 454 088 (F) |
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Telstar
/
Jungle
Fever
/ Popeye Twist / Love And Fury |
| 01/1963 | EP DECCA 454 092 (F) |
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THE SOUNDS OF THE TORNADOS -
Ridin' The Wind
/ Dreamin On A Cloud / Red Roses And A Sky Of Blue
/ Earthy |
| 1963 | SP DECCA F11562 (UK) | . | Globetrotter / Locomotion With You |
| 03/1963 | EP DECCA 454 093 (F) |
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Globetrotter / Swinging Beefeater / Locomotion With You / The Breeze And I |
| 1963 | SP DECCA F11606 (UK) | . | Robot / Life On Venus |
| 1963 | EP DECCA DFE 8521 (UK) |
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MORE SOUNDS FROM THE TORNADOS - Chasing Moonbeams / Theme From A Summer Place / Swinging Beefeater / The Breeze And I |
| 04/1963 | EP DECCA 454 099 (F) |
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Robot / Chasing Moonbeams / Life On Venus / Theme From A Summer Place |
| 1963 | SP DECCA F11662 (UK) | . | The Ice Cream Man / Theme from "The Scales Of Justice" |
| 1963 | SP DECCA F11745 (UK) | . | Dragonfly / Hymn For Teenagers |
| 1963 | EP DECCA DFE 8533 (UK) |
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TORNADO ROCK - Ready Teddy / My Babe / Blue Moon Of Kentucky / Long Tall Sally |
| 11/1963 | EP DECCA 457 015 (F) |
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Ready Teddy / My Babe / Blue Moon Of Kentucky / Long Tall Sally |
| 12/1963 | EP DECCA 457 019 (F) |
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Chattanooga Choo Choo / Night Rider / Alan's Tune / Costa Monger |
| 1964 | SP DECCA F11838 (UK) | . | Hot Pot / Joy Stick |
| 03/1964 | EP DECCA 457 030 (F) |
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Hot Pot / Joy Stick / Flycatcher / Rip It Up |
| 1964 | SP DECCA F11889 (UK) | . | Monte Carlo / Blue, Blue, Blue Beat |
| 1964 | SP DECCA F11946 (UK) | . | Exodus / That's The Way I Feel |
| 1965 | SP COLUMBIA R7455 (UK) | . | Granada / Ragunboneman |
| 1965 | SP COLUMBIA R7589 (UK) | . | Early Bird / Stompin' Through The Rye |
| 1965 | SP COLUMBIA R7687 (UK) | . | Stingray / Aqua Marina |
| 1966 | SP COLUMBIA R7856 (UK) | . | Pop Art Goes Mozart / Too Much In Love To Hear |
| 1966 | SP COLUMBIA R7984 (UK) | . | Is That A Ship I Hear? / Do You Come Here Often |
Albums
| 1963 | LP 12" DECCA LK 4552 (UK) |
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AWAY FROM IT ALL - Indian Brave / Flycatcher / Lullaby For Guilla / Dreams Do Come True / Costa Monger / Lonely Paradise / Chattanooga Choo Choo / Rip It Up (vocal) / Cootenanny / Night Rider / Hymn For Teenagers | |||
| 1963 | LP 12" LONDON LL 3279 (UK) |
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TELSTAR - THE SOUNDS OF THE TORNADOS -Telstar / Red Roses And A Sky Of Blue / Chasing Moonbeams / Earthy / Swinging Beefeater / Theme from A Summer Place / Love And Fury / Dreamin' On A Cloud / Ridin' the Wind / The Breeze And I / Jungle Fever / Popeye Twist | |||
| 1971 | LP 12" DECCA SPA 253 (UK) |
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THE WORLD OF THE TORNADOS - Telstar / Love And Fury / Popeye Twist / Globetrotter / Robot / Jungle Fever / The Ice Cream Man / Dragonfly / Monte Carlo / Blue, Blue, Blue Beat / Exodus / Hot Pot | |||
| 1972 | LP 12" DECCA ND 766 (UK) |
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YESTERDAY'S POP SCENE - Telstar / Love And Fury / Popeye Twist / Globetrotter / Robot / Jungle Fever / The Ice Cream Man / Dragonfly / Monte Carlo / Blue, Blue, Blue Beat / Exodus / Hot Pot | |||
| 1974 | LP 12" DECCA 4 (UK) |
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REMEMBERING... THE TORNADOS - Telstar / Love And Fury / Globetrotter / Ridin' The Wind / Jungle Fever / Robot / Ice Cream Man / Night Rider / Hymn For Teenagers / Indian Brave / The Breeze And I / Exodus | |||
| 1994 | CD MUSIC CLUB INTERNATIONAL 161 (UK) |
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TELSTAR - THE ORIGINAL SIXTIES HITS OF THE TORNADOS - Telstar / Jungle Fever / Globetrotter / Locomotion With You / Ridin' The Wind / Robot / Life On Venus / The Ice Cream Man / Theme from "The Scales Of Justice" / Dragonfly / Hymn For Teenagers / Dreamin' On A Cloud / Hot Pot / Joystick / Monte Carlo / Blue, Blue, Blue Beat / Exodus / Red Roses And A Sky Of Blue / Popeye Twist / Love And Fury | |||
| 1994 | CD CASTLE CMC 3091-2 (D) |
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THE TORNADOS - Telstar / Globetrotter / Robot / Ice Cream Man / Dragonfly / Love And Fury / Popeye Twist / Jungle Fever / Locomotion With You / Life On Venus / Scales Of Justice Theme / Hymn For Teenagers / Monte Carlo / Blue Blue Blue Beat / Exodus / Dreaming On A Cloud | |||
| 1996 | CD SEE FOR MILES 445 (UK) |
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THE EP COLLECTION - Swinging Beefeater / Love And Fury / The Breeze And I / Telstar / Ridin' The Wind / Globetrotter / Robot / Popeye Twist / Jungle Fever / Locomotion With Me / Life On Venus / All The Stars In The Sky / Hot Pot / Joystick / Chattanooga Choo Choo / Earthy / Night Rider / Costa Monger / Alan's Tune / Dreamin' On A Cloud / Red Roses And A Sky Of Blue / Theme from "A Summer Place" / Chasing Moonbeams / Flycatcher / Ready Teddy / Rip It Up / My Babe / Blue Moon Of Kentucky / Long Tall Sally | |||
| 1996 | CD MAGIC 525732 (F) |
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THE TORNADOS - TELSTAR - FRENCH 60'S EP COLLECTION - Telstar / Jungle Fever / Popeye Twist / Love And Fury / Ridin' The Wind / Dreamin' On A Cloud / Red Roses And A Sky Of Blue / Earthy / Globetrotter / Swinging Beefeater / Locomotion With You / The Breeze And I / Robot / Chasing Moonbeams / Life On Venus / Theme From "A Summer Place" / Ready Teddy / My Babe / Blue Moon Of Kentucky / Long Tall Sally / Chattanooga Choo Choo / Night Rider / Alan's Tune / Costa Monger / Hot Pot / Joystick / Flycatcher / Rip It Up | |||
| 05/1997 | CD MUSIC CLUB 50029 (US) |
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THE VERY BEST OF THE TORNADOES - Telstar / Hymn For Teenagers / Jungle Fever / Costa Monger / Red Roses And A Sky Of Blue / Locomotion With Me / Ridin' The Wind / Joystick / Popeye Twist / Dreamin' On A Cloud / Blue Blue Blue Beat / The Ice Cream Man / Alan's Tune / Monte Carlo / Love And Fury | |||
| 04/1998 | CD RIALTO 228 (UK) |
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ARCHIVE - Telstar / Jungle Fever / Love
And Fury / Popeye Twist / Locomotion With Me / Globetrotter / Robot / Life
On Venus / Ice Cream Man / Theme from "The Scales Of Justice" / Hymn For
Teenagers / Dragonfly / Joystick / Hot Pot / Monte Carlo / Blue Blue Blue
Beat / Exodus / Blackpool Rock / Granada / Early Bird / Stingray / Pop Art
Goes Mozart / Is That A Ship I Hear?
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| 1998 | 2 CD REPERTOIRE ? (D) |
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TELSTAR - THE COMPLETE TORNADOS :
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| 1999 | CD CASTLE PIE 075 (UK) |
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TELSTAR - Telstar / Love And Fury / Jungle Fever / Globetrotter / The Ice Cream Man / Hot Pot / Exodus / Early Bird / Stompin' Through The Rye / Aqua Marina / Pop Art Goes Mozart / Too Much In Love To Hear / Do You Come Here Often / Red Roses And Sky Of Blue / Earthly / Swinging Beefeater / My Baby / Long Tall Sally / Indian Brave | |||
| 10/2000 | CD CONNOISSEUR COLLECT. 317 (UK) |
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SATELLITES AND SOUND EFFECTS - Love And Fury / Telstar / Jungle Fever / Ridin' The Wind / Globetrotter / Robot / Life On Venus / Breeze And I / All The Stars In The Sky / Ice Cream Man / Dragonfly / Joystick / Hot Pot / Monte Carlo / Exodus / Granada / Early Bird / Stingray / Pop Art Goes Mozart / Is That A Ship I Hear | |||
| 09/2002 | 2 CD CASTLE 428 (D) |
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RIDIN' THE WIND - THE
ANTHOLOGY :
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| 05/2003 | CD CASTLE MUSIC 81300 (UK) |
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THE TORNADOS PLAY TELSTAR AND OTHER GREAT HITS - Telstar / Love And Fury / Exodus / Stingray / Joystick / Robot / Lawrence Of Arabia / Ridin' The Wind [UK version] / Granada / Life On Venus / Early Bird / Aqua Marina / The Ice Cream Man / Dragonfly / Hot Pot / The Breeze And I / Pop Art Goes Mozart / Monte Carlo / Theme from The Scales Of Justice / Blue, Blue Beat / Jungle Fever / Chattanooga Choo Choo / Theme from A Summer Place / Globetrotter |
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