Joe Meek.  Wayward genius; the British Phil Spector,
the first producer to treat the recording studio as an instrument; head of one
of the earliest independent record labels; creator of some of the most
incredibly influential pop music ever, including ‘Telstar’, the first American
number one single by a British band; and a man tormented by mental health
issues and financial battles.



 



He was all these and more, as author Darryl W. Bullock
reveals through numerous original interviews with friends and colleagues in his
compelling biography of the legendary producer.



 



Love and Fury takes readers on a guided tour of
Meek’s fabled Holloway Road studio, examines the recordings issued during his
lifetime, looks at the wealth of unreleased material he left behind - the
legendary Tea Chest tapes, rumoured to include recordings by David Bowie, Marc
Bolan, Ray Davies of the Kinks and others – and examines that events which
ultimately led to murder and suicide.