Talk:Joe Meek

message: Meek worked with Bowie while Bowie was in a band called The Buzz somewhat around 1965.--212.80.224.243 19:32, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: The Buzz

message: I think this page needs a Discography section.  Could someone help?  There is a lot of info at http://members.aol.com/TPavick/discographies.html 65.10.162.46 02:14, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Discography

message: Burt may have said that Meek didn't take it from him, but he did! It is well documented that Meek wouldn't shoot the birds in his father's apple orchard, prefering to scare them away with loud music by rigging old speakers in the trees. When Burt told him he shot birds, he went ape!
The confiscation of the gun was witnessed by Chas Hodges, Mike Berry and Meek's secretary Patrick Pink. Burt said lots of stuff after Joe's death, including that he played lead guitar on Just Like Eddie-he didn't, depending on which source one believes, it was Richie Blackmore or Pagey, nor did he Leave his shotgun with Joe, Joe took it from him. Cheers, Lion King 18:41, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Nice one Lion! Absolutely correct! It's well documented in The Legendary Joe Meek by John Repsh. Cheers Pal, Vera, Chuck & Dave 14:33, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No probs Vera. Be lucky, Lion King 01:49, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Confiscation of Burt's shotgun

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:JoeMeek.jpg

message: Is there any proof that The Manish Boys ever recorded with Joe Meek? I've never come across this. Wonder if it is more confusion arising from the Buzz issue. Chertseygirl (talk) 04:22, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Manish Boys 

message: I have deleted this again for the same reason I did the first time, i.e. it is nothing more than commercial spam. Wikipedia is not advertising forum for photographers or photo agencies. Nick Cooper (talk) 13:34, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, I absolutely agree with this. If it's crucial to provide an image of Meek, we could provide one in the article under fair use, though I don't think it's crucial to do so. In any case, we shouldn't be directing readers to a commercial image provider. — Gavia immer (talk) 14:59, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photography section 

message: I've removed most of them. In addition to the link discussed above coming back, there were a bunch of dueling Myspace pages and fansites that failed WP:EL. Please only add links that enhance the article, not advertisements for social networking. — Gavia immer (talk) 21:45, 29 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links 

message: Neither of the sources   gives the actual price fetched by the tapes at auction in 2008, although they were estimated at up to £300,000.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 06:58, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Price fetched by the tea chest tapes needs a cite 

message: Fair enough to have a section called "downward spiral" but is it really fair to start this with a dicussion of Meek's interest in "the occult"? The presumption is that this is part of a downward spiral and not a genuine interest. This should be restructured.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.65.129.195 (talk) 23:48, 14 May 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: The section header was changed to "Personal life" which is more neutral. I don't think that the previous title was intended to be a commentary on the occult, but it was rather unencyclopedic.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 05:39, 15 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Downward spiral 

message: Or at least that's what he claimed. He says that they never approached him and that he was really upset about that as he would hve loved to record with them. Now there are many online sources that claim this. Trouble is I don't know how to source things on Wikipedia. Its driving me fucking mental. Why has it got to be so much more complicated for idiots like me on this website than others LOL? Anyway here is the name of one source if you want to google it "Joe Meek and Mersey Beat - Mersey Beat" google that someone who can source things and include it. I feel this should be included. I don't know if Meek did or did not turn down the Beatles my guess is he was probably just saying he never turned them down for obvious reasons, but either way its interesting to see that he never actually admitted to it and evidently came to admire their talents at a later point if he did turn them down, and there is also the possibility he is telling the truth too and never did either since its only third parties years later who claim that he did. --Zolfianyarvelling (talk) 15:56, 8 September 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Re this edit: the source at  is a personal website which is not really a reliable source. There have been claims that Joe Meek turned down The Beatles, eg at the Joe Meek Society. This is an area where a good source is needed, rather than a personal website.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 18:01, 8 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  He did not turn down the Beatles 

message: 'Meek's homosexuality – illegal in the UK at the time': homosexuality has never been illegal in Britain.  Certain acts were illegal. 86.185.216.32 (talk) 15:42, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: The wording has been changed.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 17:31, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  A common error 

message: I cant find kings tribute song - was he ever recorded by meek?41.250.174.155 (talk) 12:12, 26 December 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: As you probably know, King has written a tribute song about Joe Meek, which is on YouTube here. King also appeared in a BBC television documentary about Meek in which he discussed how Meek produced a booming drum sound using the technique described in the YouTube video. I think this was The Very Strange Story of... The Legendary Joe Meek (8 Feb. 1991), made back in the days when King was allowed to appear on the television. King's tribute song is mentioned in the article at Joe_Meek#Musical_tributes_and_references--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 12:26, 26 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Jonathan King]] 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Does noone have a copy of the Legendary Joe Meek by John Repsch? 
I feel a load of the unsourced stuff here is probably from the book, and much more could be added. It now costs a fortune to buy in paperback and my copy has long since gone for a burton! 
John, are you out there reading this? Oh well. Just a plea for it. 
SkagwayEntropy (talk) 19:18, 7 June 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Legendary Joe Meek - Repsch 

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message: I check pages listed in :Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of :Joe Meek's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.
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thread_title:  Orphaned references in [[:Joe Meek]] 

message: Re this edit: The previous version had two black plaques and a photo of Meek's grave, which seemed to be overdoing it and was also leading to MOS:SANDWICH of the text. The two black plaques are virtually identical so it is repetitive to have them both. I'm 50-50 on whether the photo of the grave is needed. The plaque at 304 Holloway Road is probably the most significant. It is not a blue plaque owned by English Heritage because of the controversy over Meek killing his landlady at the address.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 06:59, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Images of plaques and grave 

message: Should Meek be categorised as a musician?  I would say that he should be, even if he did not play any any conventional musical instruments. "According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession.  Musicians include songwriters who compose music as well as write lyrics for songs, conductors who direct a musical performance, or performers who perform for an audience...".   And, he was "one of the first to develop ideas such as the recording studio as an instrument, and... one of the first producers to be recognized for his individual identity as an artist."   So, yes, he was a musician.   Ghmyrtle (talk) 09:15, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I see. No firm view. But I'm not sure how much contact Meek had with the United States Employment Service. Does a similar definition exist for UK musicians? Don't think he ever left the UK? But if that definition applies, we'll also need to revert this. And by that definition all record producers, engineers, mixers and editors are also "musicians" by default? Martinevans123 (talk) 09:31, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: It's a grey area.  Apparently Phil Spector and George Martin were both musicians. Other opinions welcome.  Ghmyrtle (talk) 09:49, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, although it seems Joe was not that enamoured with Phil. Martinevans123 (talk) 09:56, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Musician?