I keep trying to figure out which song first got to me and apart from Little White Bull by Tommy Steele which I'd rather forget this is the earliest song I can remember. I can't hear it now without thinking of all those Gerry Anderson shows that came before Thunderbirds in particular Fireball XL5 and Stingray. (Four Feathers Fall was a puppet western so it doesn't count.) I would watch these shows regulary on our black and white telly in the living room. One night a new show started that actually scared the crap out of me. Doctor Who! But the scariest was The Outer Limits especially one about the Zanti Misfits which was ants with alien heads.
Anyway Telstar still holds up today and is far from a novelty hit. Produced by Joe Meek and released in 1962 it is so modern in a sixties fashion. I recall seeing Models do covering this song and doing a bloody good job of it too.
As for Fireball XL5 it featured Venus. If one could have a crush on a puppet she would be the one!
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