by Richie Unterberger
Twenty of Meek's most notable hit singles and misses from 1960 to 1966. Includes his biggest hit productions (the Tornados' &Telstar,& the Honeycombs' &Have I the Right,& Heinz' &Just like Eddie,& Mike Berry's &Tribute to Buddy Holly,& John Leyton's &Johnny Remember Me&). Just as intriguing, though, are the more obscure items, some of which are hard or impossible to find on other compilations. Among these are the wild horror-rock of Screaming Lord Sutch's &'Til the Following Night,& the super-creepy Moontrekkers instrumental &Night of the Vampire,& the soul-pop of the Riot Squad (with Mitch Mitchell on drums), brassy femme pop by Glenda Collins, and a couple of excerpts from I Hear a New World, his bizarre outer-space opus. There are many other interesting Meek discs out there for those who want to go further, but this is an excellent introduction.