This group seems to be the type to be interested in trivia, and if I'm wrong
I'm sure I'll be corrected severely and savagely, in fun of course.
Does anyone know the significance of the time "3:47 EST" on Klaatu's album?
I do and I'm curious to know if it's common knowledge or not.
Tony
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Dale" <chris.dale@...>
To: "Bernie Kornowicz" <kornowicz@...>; <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 1:53 PM
Subject: RE: [Mellotronists] Re: Klaatu
> As far as I know it's the same sound but eq'ed differently.
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> There's no doubt that it's a 400. The 400 Cello sound is in Calling
> Occupants as well, and the present owner of the Klaatu tron (can't recall
> his name) was at Tronto in 2001 I believe.
> Dan Miso - would you remember who this was?
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> When the Klaatu album first came out in 1976, there was a lot of
> speculation
> that it was the Beatles reformed under a new name. The main hint being
> that
> one of Ringo Starr's album covers had Ringo dressed as the Klaatu
> character
> from The Day The Earth Stood Still (a superimposed face over Michael
> Rennie's). There was also the vocal style in Sub Rosa Subway which
> emulates
> McCartney's singing. Ditto for Dr. Marvello (George Harrison). Also - no
> production / music credits were listed anywhere on the album. And Little
> Neutrino has to be the only song lyrically accurate about sub-atomic
> particles passing from the sun!
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Bernie Kornowicz
> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 11:50 AM
> To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Mellotronists] Re: Klaatu
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> --- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, kenmerb@... wrote:
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>> Bernie,
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>> "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.
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>> 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)
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> 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.
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> And yes, I'd love you hear your version :)
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