The Tornados

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The Tornados (credited as The Tornadoes in the United States) were a British instrumental group of the 1960s, who acted as the in-house back-up group for many of Joe Meek's productions. The Tornados enjoyed several chart hits in their own right, including the Number One hit "Telstar" (named after the satellite and composed by Meek) which was famously the first Number One hit by a British group in the U.S. For a time, they were considered serious rivals to The Shadows. They were also one of the biggest influences on The Who, and also on the early Pink Floyd. Their next… read more
The Tornados (credited as The Tornadoes in the United States) were a British instrumental group of the 1960s, who acted as the in-house back-up group for many of Joe Meek's productions. The Tornados enjoyed several chart hits in their own right, including the Number One hit "Telstar… read more
The Tornados (credited as The Tornadoes in the United States) were a British instrumental group of the 1960s, who acted as the in-house back-up group for many of Joe Meek's productions. The Tornados enjoyed several chart hits in their own right, including the Number One hit "Telstar" (named after the satellite and composed by Meek) which was famous… read more

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1 Play track Ridin' The Wind: The Anthology Telstar
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2 Play track The Tornados Play Telstar And Other Great Hits Globetrotter
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3 Telstar - The Best Of Dreamin' On a Cloud
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4 Play track Telstar (Remastered) Telstar - Remastered
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5 Play track Ridin' The Wind: The Anthology Chasing Moonbeams
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6 Play track Ridin' The Wind: The Anthology Love and Fury
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7 Play track Ridin' The Wind: The Anthology The Ice Cream Man
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8 Ridin' The Wind: The Anthology Jungle Fever
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9 Play track Ridin' The Wind: The Anthology Robot
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10 Ridin' The Wind: The Anthology Dreaming On a Cloud
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Albums

  1. 22,318 listeners

    17 Aug 1962 · 2 tracks

    Telstar
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  2. 5,115 listeners

    1 Jan 2002 · 24 tracks

    The Tornados Play Telstar And Other Great Hits
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  3. 5,096 listeners

    2002 · 64 tracks

    Ridin' The Wind: The Anthology
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  4. 4,342 listeners

    1 Jan 1962 · 21 tracks

    The Original Telstar: The Sounds of the Tornadoes
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