The Cat on "Where The Action Is" Kirkcaldy VRN 1287 AM - Sunday 5 April 2009

Joe Meek would've been 80 today had he lived on. Tonight's show is a celebration of this wonderfully maverick record producer.

The Tornados - Telstar (Decca 1962)
The Quik - Bert's Apple Crumble (Decca 1967) (show theme)
The Sharades - Boy Trouble (Decca 1964)
Lance Fortune - Be Mine (Pye 1960)
Beat Boys - Third Time Lucky (Decca 1963)
Glenda Collins - I Lost My Heart At The Fairground (HMV 1963)
Wes Sands - There's Lots More Where This Came From (Columbia 1963)
Impac - Too Far Out (CBS 1966)
Pamela Blue - My Friend Bobby (Decca 1963) (Connect 3)
Blue Rondos - Little Baby (Pye 1964) (Connect 3)
Mike Preston - Mr Blue (Decca 1959) (Connect 3)
Iain Gregory - Can You Hear The Beat of a Broken Heart? (Pye 1962)
David John and The Mood - Love To See You Strut (Parlophone 1965)
Joe Meek - Long Tall Jack (demo) (Unreleased) (Birthday: 5/4/29 Joe Meek)
Bobby Cristo & The Rebels - I've Go You Out Of My Mind (Decca 1964)
Michael Cox - Angela Jones (Triumph 1960)
The Honeycombs - Hab'Ich Das Recht (Have I The Right?) (Deutsche Vogue 1964) (Foreign Language)
Kenny Hollywood - Magic Star (Decca 1962)
The Fabulous Flee-Rakkers - Green Jeans (Triumph 1960) (Half-Time Instrumental)
Emile Ford & The Checkmates - What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For? (Pye 1959)
Millionaires - Wishing Well (Decca 1966)
Neil Christian & The Crusaders - The Road To Love (Columbia 1962)
Mike Berry & The Outlaws - Tribute To Buddy Holly (HMV 1961)
The Cameos - Powercut (Columbia 1963)
Checkmates - Sticks and Stones (Decca 1964)
Man Or Astroman - Taxidermist Surf (Estrus 1993) (Under The Influence)
Four Matadors - A Man's Gotta Stand Tall (Columbia 1966)
Jenny Moss - Hobbies (Columbia 1963)
Gene Vincent - Temptation Baby (Unreleased 1963)
Johnny Duncan & His Bluegrass Boys - Last Train To San Fernando (Columbia 1957) (Connect 3)
Burr Bailey & The Six Shooters - San Francisco Bay (Decca 1963) (Connect 3)
Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers - Kansas City (Columbia 1963) (Connect 3)
John Leyton - Son This Is She (HMV 1961)
Diane & The Javelins - Heart and Soul (Columbia 1966)
The Tornados - Globetrotter (Decca 1963) (Two of a Kind)
The Tornados - Robot (Decca 1963) (Two of a Kind)
The Ambassadors - Surfin' John Brown (Dot 1963)
The Honeycombs - That's The Way (Pye 1965)
Billie Davis - Don't You Knock On My Door (Unreleased 1962)
Heinz - Come On Let's Go (Unreleased)
Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers - I'm In Love With You (Parlophone 1961)
The Quik - Bert's Apple Crumble (Decca 1967) (show theme)

Good news in that the "Telstar" movie finally has a release date. It goes nationwide on 19th June 2009.