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Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, kenmerb@... wrote:
>
> Bernie,
>
> "Calling Occupants" was done on an M400, not a MKII. I did an
instrumental
> version a few years back on my M400 and the Mellotron sounded
pretty close
> (except for the backwards intro I threw in there). I had the MP3
out on my
> "TronSounds" web site for a long time before the site went down.
Let me know if
> you'd like to hear it, I'll send you the MP3.
>
> I think the name of the first Klaatu CD was 3:47 EST, and it had a
big
> picture of the sun on it. Their best stuff was on that album
(CD). Along with
> "Calling Occupants", a song named "Dr. Marvello" featured
Mellotron (flutes &
> 3-violins), but I can't recall any others with
Mellotron. "Subrosa Subway" is
> another great song fron that CD,and "Little Neutrino" has some
interesting synth
> sounds. None of their other albums featured Mellotron (excep for
a snippet
> here and there), or had songs as great as the first one, IMHO.
>
> Ken M.
> M400 #1217
> MK II #247
> (both soon coming out of storage in Dallas)
>
Ken, do you know if they used the M400 Violins? The string sound
on "Calling Occupants" seems to have a sound very similar to the
MkII 3 Violins. I have the MkII 3 Violins on my M400 and they sound
quite a bit different.
And yes, I'd love you hear your version :)
Bernie