According to an April 1981 interview, Edgar Froese bought one of the first
Birotrons for a Paris tour and found the 8 track cartridges to be
problematic. That and their interest in "electronic envelopes" from
synthesizers at the time made them (Froese/Franke) lose interest in both the
Birotron and Mellotron. So although they had one it's highly doubtful they
recorded with it. At the time they also claimed to own two Mk V's, a 400 and
"50 or 60 sets of tapes".
Chris
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Subject: RE: [Mellotronists] OT-Birotron
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> Charles
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> Besides the YES and Rick Wakeman album appearances,can anyone point
> to other prominent displays of Birotron usage?
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> Three Earthstar albums, Eleni Mandell's 'Wishbone', Minus Infinity's
> self-titled effort and Dave Kean's track on 'The Rime of the Ancient
> Sampler'.
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> I know T.Dream had it...did they use it on any releases?
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> Did they? Hadn't heard that one. Maybe that's what you can hear on side
two
> of 'Tangram'?
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> Andy T.
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