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Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] ELO Tunes

From: Colin Crawford <g-colin.crawford@...>
Date: 2004-04-03

On Thursday, April 1, 2004, at 09:47 pm, David wrote:

> If you listen carefully some ELO tracks like 'Laredo Tornado',
> 'Tightrope', 'Shine A Little Love' or 'Train Of Gold', there are some
> choir voices repeating over and over (oooh!). What do you think?. Do
> they sound like Mellotron?. How does this sound is possible to get
> with a tron?.

ELO used a Mellotron live and on rough mixes, but I think all final
albums featured Louis Clark's Orchestra and some shite German choir
stuffed into Musicland Munich to be murdered by Mack 'The Knife" at the
helm of their SSL.

C

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