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From: <chris.dale@...>
To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>; "mellotrongirl"
<mellotrongirl@...>
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 10:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Los Canarios/Il Rovescio Della Medaglia


> Two other interesting albums I was able to hear recently are Morse Code's
> "La March Des Hommes" (which has a Gabriel era Genesis influence)

Their followup, 'Procreation', is excellent, too.

> and "Pussy" (self-titled)-a pyschedelic/prog crossover comprising songs
and
> instrumental improvisation. Both have Mellotron on them.
>
> Has anyone heard of Ramases? This was South African prog with members of
> 10CC as the backing band. Not sure if there's Mellotron on this one but
I'm
> told it's an interesting listen.

According to the booklet in the recent 3-CD Vertigo set, 'Ramases' was from
Yorkshire or somewhere, and you're right about the 10cc connection. Did a
2nd album in the mid-'70s (those were the days!), and ended up comitting
suicide, sadly. Haven't heard either album.

Andy T.