Joe Meek

Joe Meek

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Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
Title: Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
Character: Self
Released: November 28, 2014
Type: Movie
A history and tribute to British Jim Marshall's amplifiers, which since then became the standard of rock'n'roll amplifiers ever since.
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A Life in the Death of Joe Meek
Title: A Life in the Death of Joe Meek
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 30, 2013
Type: Movie
This documentary chronicles the rise, fall and resurrection of Joe Meek. It shows, due in equal measures to his pioneering DIY recording techniques, hit-making philosophy and a life full of social, psychological and sexual obstacles.
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The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek
Title: The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: February 8, 1991
Type: Movie
Documentary about the influential pop composer and record producer Joe Meek, who died in dramatic circumstances in 1967 after a bizarre childhood and a career, often controversial, which spanned the period from the mid-50s to the rise of the Beatles in the 60s. At the end of his life he was suffering from paranoid delusions that people were watching him through walls. Alan Lewens' film charts an Ortonesque tale of post-war Britain.
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Screaming Lord Sutch: Jack the Ripper
Title: Screaming Lord Sutch: Jack the Ripper
Released: January 1, 1965
Type: Movie
In March 1963 Decca released "Jack the Ripper" with Screaming Lord Sutch produced by Joe Meek. Around this garage-rock song, David Sutch built his Screaming Lord persona and provocative show.