I saw the film 'Telstar: The Joe Meek Story' last night on me tellybox. Not a great film, but it reminded me of how mad/cool the man was - way way ahead of his time.
Without him so much good music - including the groop (and certainly including Broadcast) - might well never have happened. I've used to live just up the Holloway Road from where he had his studio - and where he eventually shot his landlady and himself. Really unlikely part of London for anything as imaginative as his creations to emerge.
