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Uploaded by on May 29, 2008

"Telstar", the most fantabulous rock instrumental ever, originally produced by genius producer Joe Meek for England's Tornados in 1962 (it hit No. 1 on both sides of the Atlantic), gets a polite guitar treatment by The Rapiers featuring Colin Pryce-Jones, John Tuck, Dave Lawes and Brad Dallaston, circa 1987-1992. Visit Rapiers Are Go! at http://rapiers.typepad.com

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  • Aloha, considering Joe died in 1967 and The Rapiers recorded "Telstar" in the '80s, the short answer is "no". But if you believe Joe is always listening wherever he is, well, the answer could be "yes".

  • var: No, the bassist is Brad Dallaston, who replaced Roger Cover in 1987, as noted in the "more info" description up top. Don't know the location, but the guess is the year range is 1987 to 1992, possibly 1993 at the latest.

  • doctorben: Then you are in for a treat when you enter Rapiersville. Find out more by keying in rapiers are go on Google.

  • When I was a kid, I bought 3 version of this song all within about a year: Tornados, Ventures, Apollo 100--and loved every one!

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  • j'avais 6 ans quand mon oncle m'a fait écouter Telstar pour la première fois en 62 , et depuis je n'ai plus écouté que du rock and roll et du rockabilly jusqu'à aujourd'hui. J'en profite pour remercier mon tonton Jean,maintenant décédé,de m'avoir fait découvrir cette musique que j'adore, et aussi la moto, Triumph,BSA ... Merci

  • probably the best guitar version..beats the ventures and shads..done in a surf style..good stuff

  • Nothing like watching a band with great hair cover a great song.

  • Another great version of TELSTAR is the new version by THE DUELLING PIANOS. Please check it out. Search for THE DUELLING PIANOS, Telstar.

  • Download the audio from this tune at thetunify doht cohm.

  • Great balance on the instruments.

  • Simply brilliant. No disrespect to the Tornados original, but in my opinion, the Rapiers version is the ultimate. This band should be BIG stars.

  • Hi Super super:):):) pozdrawiam

  • so many memmories weres time gonei want to be young again

  • Probably my most favorite song of all time. This is a nice version.

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