John Leyton – Johnny Remember Me

English actor John Leyton was persuaded by his manager, Robert Stigwood, to audition for Joe Meek – and successfully recorded a cover version of “Tell Laura I Love Her”. His big hit – though – “Johnny Remember Me” – nicely coincided with his appearance in television series ‘Harpers West One’ in which he played a…

Screaming Lord Sutch

“Screaming Lord Sutch” created several horror-themed singles during the early to mid 1960s – including some revolutionary sounding recordings produced by audio pioneer Joe Meek [see below]. His outrageous stage antics pre-dated Alice Cooper and Marilyn Manson and he fully embraced the idea of ‘multi-media’ publicity in a way that few other musical artists dared…