The tragic story of British producer Joe Meek begins with a promising string of hits including the oft-covered space-age classic, "Telstar". But a few bad decisions early on, including a dismissal and thus lost opportunity to work with the Beatles and David Bowie, resulted in a forlorn and depressed life that was only magnified by drug use and paranoia. Joe Meek was convinced that Buddy Holly and others were communicating with him from beyond the grave, and that Decca Records had planted hidden microphones in his apartment in order to steal ideas. The madness culminated in the murder of his landlady with a shotgun, before taking his own life, marking a morbid end for a producer who equalled Phil Spector in his misguided brilliance. "Johnny Remember Me" was produced by Joe Meek, featuring a powerful vocal performance from British actor John Leyton, a haunting track that is illustrative of Meek's trademark ghostly wall of sound.
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