On Apr 26, 2007, at 11:40 AM, Bernie wrote:
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I wonder if this thing comes with the legendary "lost yodeling tracks"? Apparently only three of these tape set were made all for export to Austria in the early '70s. All were used in Heurigen owned by a company called Der Lustiger Jodler (The Happy Yodeler). They apparently used the mellotrons to entertain tourists in placing like Grinzing in the Vienna Woods.
Martinge says he has no evidence what happened to the masters of these tapes, but they'd be worth getting your hands on a set, it seems to me.
Rick