The late music producer Joe Meek has often been called England’s answer to Phil Spector, and the comparison is apt. Both men created their greatest work in the 1960s, and both viewed the recording studio as if it were as important as the singers or their instruments. The final chapters of their lives also included […]
Book & Music Reviews: A Biography of Joe Meek, England’s Counterpart to Phil Spector, plus Bobby Lee Trammell, the Rain Parade, and Brian Wilson In the intro to a new biography of Joe Meek, author Darryl W. Bullock notes that recent years have witnessed heightened interest in the career of the music producer and songwriter. […]
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Music Reviews: Too Far Out, a Joe Meek Anthology, plus Eric Schmitt & Jimmy Jones That Joe Meek has been called the UK’s answer to Phil Spector is understandable. Both were producers who worked in the 1960s, and both favored sound effects and employed innovative techniques. Both also committed murders and came to sad ends. […]
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A Joe Meek Anthology Focuses on 1962 Recordings Most music producers remain relatively unknown and must content themselves with credit lines on the CDs they oversee. A few, though, develop styles so distinctive and results so impressive that they become as famous as the performers they record. As a result, their work is collected in […]
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Music Reviews: A ‘Girl Group’ Anthology, Grateful Dead’s Expanded ‘From the Mars Hotel,’ Frank Zappa & the Mothers’ ‘Whisky a Go Go 1968,’ and More A Joe Meek “Girl Group’ Anthology Unearths Some Gems The late rock and pop producer Joe Meek, who is widely regarded as England’s answer to Phil Spector, masterminded many British […]
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