| It's Hard to Believe It: The Amazing World of Joe Meek | |
| Type: | Compilation |
| Artist: | various artists |
| Border: | yes |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Label: | Razor & Tie |
| Compiler: | Dennis Diken |
It's Hard to Believe It: The Amazing World of Joe Meek is a compilation album of songs produced by English record producer Joe Meek and released in the 1960s. The album was released on 19 September 1995 on the Razor & Tie label, making it the first collection of Meek's music to be released in the United States.[1] It was compiled and annotated by Dennis Diken, the drummer for the Smithereens, who first became interested in Meek's work through the song "Telstar", a song released by the Tornados in 1962 that Meek had written and produced. Diken told the Phoenix New Times Serene Dominic that he held a private party to celebrate the album's release, featuring a performance by a band whose members included Marshall Crenshaw and Richard Barone, as well as Diken himself.[2]