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Okay folks, I've driven the people at work crazy listening to Watcher this morning (Driven myself crazy,
too, as a matter of fact...), and here's what I've found:

Banks definitely does NOT play the F#s in the first 3 bars tied together. You can hear that clearly in both
the studio and live version. So take out that first tie I wrote on the part if you want to be really, really
authentic.

I'm now with Fritz (God help me!) who clearly states in 'The Mellotron Song', "I don't EVER want to hear
'Watcher of the Skies' again!" just before he goes out, slamming the door behind him. For your further
elucidation, Fritz also makes the statement in a cheesy New Jersey accent; however, the door slam
quite cleverly has a quasi-Viennese flavor -- making the track a standout in my opinion.

Now if we could get Andy to interview the Fritzter and find out if he used mellotron sound effects for this
recording or did them live and ran them through his Leslie that would settle the discussion once and for
all. But we all know how reluctant Fritz is to talk about his old material and the vintage equipment he no
longer cares about.

Rick