Bibliography

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Newspaper & magazine articles (listed chronologically)

Friday February 3rd 1967

Evening News & Star (1st edition) - Pop man shot dead in his London studio (186K)

Evening News & Star (2nd edition) - Top pop man shot dead at his London Studio (167K)

Evening News & Star (3rd edition) - Pop man, woman die in studio shooting

Evening Standard (1st edition) - Top of the Pops composer and a wife shot dead (163K + 93K)

Evening Standard (2nd edition) - Pop man and a woman shot dead (153K + 96K)

Saturday February 4th 1967

Daily Express - Death in pop studio (88K)

Daily Mail - Fadeout of a Pop Man (108K)

Daily Mirror - Mystery of the shot pop boss (71K)

Daily Sketch - Woman died as she tried to save pop man in gun drama (71K)

New York Times - British composer found dead

The Sun - Pop man dies in double shooting

Tuesday February 7th 1967

(NB: The Islington Gazette only came out on Tuesdays and Fridays, which is why they appear to be so late getting the stories.)

Islington Gazette - Shotgun blast kills Holloway pop producer (207K)

Wednesday February 8th 1967

Evening News & Star - Shot pop man: inquest opens

Friday February 10th 1967

Islington Gazette - Inquest opens on Joe Meek

Saturday February 11th 1967

Disc & Music Echo - Joe Meek: recording wizard

New Musical Express - Tragic death of Joe Meek

Record Mirror - Joe Meek tragedy

Melody Maker - Joe Meek dies

Miscellaneous letters & announcements in music magazines

Thursday March 9th 1967

Evening News & Star (1st edition) - The pop man, drugs and spy delusions (103K)

Evening News & Star (2nd edition) - The pop man, drugs and spy delusions (78K)

Evening Standard (1st edition) - Joe Meek "thought he was spied on" (107K)

Evening Standard (2nd edition) - Pop man "thought he was spied on"

Friday March 10th 1967

Daily Express - Pop star's gun plea (107K)

Daily Mirror - Drug "may have made murder" (64K)

Daily Sketch - A pop man's 'delusions'

The Times - Pop composer shot landlady

Tuesday March 14th 1967

Islington Gazette - Mystery shrouds reason for Holloway 'pop' shootings (131K)

Post script - September 16th 1967

Evening Standard - "Telstar" tune of trouble

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