Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: Mellotronists

Acute Mellotronosis, or aural mellotronic dysphoria, first occured
in the London area some 40 years ago, and symptoms are similar to an
outbreak of chamberlinia which was traced to a garage in southern
California a few years prior. AMD quickly spread throughout the
planet...borne by word of mouth, radio airplay, music distributors,
performing bands, and even certain record labels. Symptoms include
trancing and obsessive loss of cerebral focusing induced primarily
by acknowledged secondary instrumental prerecorded musical sounds
picked up by the victim's auditory receptors. More serious
afflictions can be diagnosed by a noticeable change in music
purchasing and concert-going habits, the desire to purchase the
units responsible for the affliction, and merging with likeminded
social groups. Psychologists over the years have agreed, however,
that this condition is not life-threatening, and in fact more often
than not, considered therapeutic...so long as the patient does not
prioritize this unsatiable quest over more important
responsibilities.