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A love So Beautiful was composed by Orbison and Lynne this is a superb, in my view of course,instrumental version. I am not aware it was based on anything but some of you who bother to listen, may recognise it without vocals.

All guitars used for purists were Burns and Drums played by a man who was in the first British Group to top the American charts.

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I suspect that this song would be best appreciated after first hearing the original by Orbison. Some interesting Burns' guitar tones, however, and reminiscent of the shimmering lead of Hank Marvin to some degree.

The name of the drummer escapes me at present, however, I absolutely loved then as I do now, the Tornados' out of this world tune, Telstar. I remember this during the days of my early youth in Port Arthur, Ontario in 1962.

Roy, would you say that this is a meek recording or not?

I wondered as well if Joe Meek had anything to do with this recording.

Does anyone remember the Tornados' follow-up to
"Telstar"? It was called "Globetrotter". It was named, like "Telstar", after a communications satellite. But instead of trotting the world, the record tanked crossing the Atlantic.

Orbison and Lynne wrote A Love So Beautiful in 86/87 so certainly not anything to do with Meek who took his own life before then I think.

It was The Tornados I was alluding to of course drummer being Clem Cattini who was a highly regarded session drummer before joing Tornados.

Certainly Peter is correct in citing Hank Marvin though not Marvin it is a band called Local Heroes and the CD is brilliant but was really only available through mail order. If anyone want's the Orbison original posting just say.

I say. I mean, i've listened to the instrumental several times but have no clear idea - maybe the original will help?

Joe Meek killed himself in 1967, moments after shooting his landlady to death.

Can I throw in a further random fact about Clem Cattini? It was he who provided the headbanging drumwork on the early Dave Clark Five records, because Dave Clark didn't have the stamina to hack it!

Meek shall inherit the earth...

Won't dispute that Ken but it is generally recognised that Bobby Graham did all the drumbits, perhaps not all, either that or he has exaggerated the truth in his Auto biog.

Roy: My failing memory is at fault, I'm afraid. I remembered reading the info in an interview in 'Thunderbolt' magazine (Joe Meek Appreciation Soc) Issue 37, but I'd forgotten that said interview was with both Clem Cattini AND Bobby Graham, and I got their identities mixed up. Oops!