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The brand-new Telstar 1 communications satellite [launched on 10 July] carries its first transatlantic programming - excerpts of a baseball game at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, a live press conference by President Kennedy, and a performance by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Inspired by the broadcast, British record producer Joe Meek composes the futuristic instrumental Telstar, which is recorded later in the week by The Tornados.
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