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Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Ramases and other prog-rock LP's

From: Jerry Korb <jkorb@...>
Date: 2005-10-12

 

Andy Thompson wrote:

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From: <chris.dale@...>
To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>; "mellotrongirl"
 

> Two other interesting albums I was able to hear recently are MorseCode'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 comprisingsongs
and
> instrumental improvisation. Both have Mellotron on them.
>
> Has anyone heard of Ramases? This was  South African prog withmembers of
> 10CC as the backing band. Not sure if there's Mellotron on this onebut
I'm
> told it's an interesting listen.

According to the booklet in the recent 3-CD Vertigo set, 'Ramases' wasfrom
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.


Greetings Andy et al,      I once had an LP copy of Ramases'
"Space Hymns" I believe  . Only reason I bought it was the wonderful
artwork of Roger Dean . The LP also folded-out to 2-3X orig. size.
......You can't do that with a tiny CD booklet......

Alas, I can't recall anymore if that Ramases LP featured Tron on it...
Anybody out-there can expand on this ??

-- Jerry Korb (expanded enough)