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Topic: New Video "Telstar" E9 pedal steel |
Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 1 Jun 2020 2:32 pm |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Carl Williams
From:
Oklahoma
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Posted 1 Jun 2020 3:05 pm Sputnik vs Explorer Iā-Moon Race
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| Takes me waaaaay back Doug....we had such great songs back then...fantastic playing as always Doug. Thanks for sharing...Carl |
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Joe Krumel
From:
Hermitage, Tn.
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Posted 1 Jun 2020 3:32 pm
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| You rock my friend! That was great. Nice tone! |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Ron Funk
From:
Ballwin, Missouri
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Posted 1 Jun 2020 8:28 pm
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I think that may have been the 1st 45 rpm record I ever bought.
plus, very timely for our current 'space age'
Regards Doug -
Ron
Last edited by Ron Funk on 16 Jun 2020 3:27 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Per Berner
From:
Skovde, Sweden
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Posted 2 Jun 2020 2:23 am
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| Great...but for the first time in history, I find myself wishing for MORE reverb! |
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Ronald Korza
From:
Southampton,MA, USA
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Posted 2 Jun 2020 3:39 am Telstar
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Awesome Job on that one Doug !
You have always amazed me, way back from when I was a teenager listing to you play with the local Country bands. Your perfection never takes a break. |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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manny escobar
From:
portsmouth,r.i. usa
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Posted 2 Jun 2020 6:04 am
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| While many of us are suffering at home with no gigs, you are displaying your amazing picking creations. |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Joachim Kettner
From:
Germany
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Posted 13 Jun 2020 12:18 am
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Very nice! Thank you.
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Michael Stephens
From:
South Hadley, MA
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Posted 13 Jun 2020 2:17 am
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| Sounds great, Doug! |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Mark McCornack
From:
California, USA
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Posted 13 Jun 2020 12:25 pm
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I love it! And, in my opinion, the steel guitar is just the instrument for this. As always, a great interpretation (as weāve learned to expect from you). I remember this tune making a big impression on me when it came out, though I was pretty young at the time. The Emmons āAtomic themeā position markers put it over the top for the period as well !  |
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Doug Taylor
From:
Shelbyville, Kentucky, USA
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Posted 13 Jun 2020 1:47 pm
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| I don't remember this tune, although I should as I am officially old! It is a great tune and sounds great on the steel. Thanks for sharing Doug. |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Posted 13 Jun 2020 2:43 pm
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Thanks guys, I was 12 years old when the song came out, and to be honest, I didn't like it much because I didn't care for the organ sound. But I've come to appreciate it! I thought it would sound good on pedal steel, E9 tuning. The video is popular on YouTube... 20K views in the first 12 days, not bad!
Yes, I too thought about the fret markers on the Emmons after I finished the video. Very apropos! The atomic/space age theme was everywhere in the early 60s.
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Mark McCornack
From:
California, USA
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Posted 13 Jun 2020 4:40 pm
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Indeed! The āspace ageā. I have to say I agree about the sound of the organ on the original. It sounded like a $10 Casio toy organ or something. It was probably a high-dollar instrument for all I know. Not very pleasing to the ear, but the tune itself made up for that shortcoming.
Some of those old instrumentals that featured organ however would be good fodder for your steel playing. Iād start mining through old āBooker T. and the M.Gāsā rep and see what you find. 
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Larry Jamieson
From:
Walton, NY USA
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Posted 14 Jun 2020 4:15 am
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| Nice! Well done. I am old enough to remember the original on the radio... |
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Ken Boi
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 14 Jun 2020 7:09 am
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| Excellent! Great song. Nicely played. |
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Ken Boi
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 14 Jun 2020 7:17 am
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Should anyone wish to further their knowledge about this song, there is the movie "Telstar: The Joe Meek Story" (2008) about Joe Meek the producer of this song and others. More info and the movie trailer can be found here on IMDB:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1068669/?ref_=vp_back |
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