{"product_id":"telstar-the-joe-meek-story-9781840025880","title":"Telstar: The Joe Meek Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet in the backdrop of early 60's London, Telstar is the story of the World's first Independent record producer, Joe Meek. A maverick genius who enjoyed phenomenal early success with 'Telstar', the biggest selling record of its time, before bad luck, depression, heart break and paranoia forced him to murder and suicide.\u003cbr\u003eA gay, amphetamine addicted, talented but deeply troubled soul who dabbled in the occult, Meek is already an iconic figure in the world of British pop, whose messy end had a bizarre inevitability.\u003cbr\u003eFar from being a maudlin tale, this stranger than fiction true story is a brilliantly sharp and beautifully observed satirical comedy.\u003cbr\u003eTelstar opened at the New Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End in June 2005, with a blistering central performance from Con O'Neill as Joe Meek.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNick Moran is Lecturer for Lighting Design at Central School of Speech and Drama.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oberon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50433258553618,"sku":"9781840025880","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c45446f2-c029-4424-8f7d-6a1a173ba5fb.jpg?v=1729564886","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/telstar-the-joe-meek-story-9781840025880","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}