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Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Early recordings

From: MAinPsych@...
Date: 2003-02-13

In a message dated 2/13/2003 3:57:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, MAinPsych writes:

> In a message dated 2/13/2003 2:30:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, tronbros writes:
>
> > Sorry Don,
> >
> > There's lashings of MKII on Days of Future Passed. It's awash with it. Go back and check it out.

The Moodies used the MkII in their post-Go Now, pre-Days recordings. Check out the 'Prelude' CD for ample evidence of this. If you listen closely, you'll notice Mike playing mostly single lines, sometimes two note lines, very few chords. I assume that this is due to voltage/tuning problems, particularly in those earlier, unmodified m/c's. Martin?

Days incorporated MkII on all band cuts:
Dawn is a Feeling - MkII violins (Station Two - Mike's mainstay)
Another Morning - Tenor Sax / MkII Violins (Station Two)
Peak Hour - Italian Accordion / Church Organ (Station Six)
Tuesday Afternoon - Tenor Sax / MkII Violins (Station Two)
Time to Get Away - MkII Violins / Tenor Sax (Station Two)
The Sunset - MkII Violins (Station Two) w/ orchestra strings overlaid
Twilight Time - MkII Strings (Station Two)
Nights in White Satin - MkII violins / MkII violins/MkII Brass mix (Station Two). The flute is Ray (even a tron can't play that bad!). And yes, tenor sax is correct. I thought different until actually playing it on the MkII (and in my
present rig of Pinder CD-ROM/sax and M400/3 violins).

Frank Samagaio
M400 #908