Love and Fury The Life, Death and Legacy of Joe Meek

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

He was all these things 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 the events which ultimately led to murder and suicide.