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Subject: Re: Pinder = Mellotron Pilot Re: [Mellotronists] Moodies on the Dime....

From: "David Jacques" <djacques@...>
Date: 2006-07-25

What he really handles well is the expression pedal. You
NEVER hear any tapes ending... And the tron always fades
in and out. Very impressive.




On Mon, 24 Jul 2006 21:37:09 -0400
"Jim & Janet Strauss" <Str03@...> wrote:



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> He could really handle that pitch control live.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: pete
> To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 8:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Moodies on the Dime....
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> Bruce,
> Thanks again for the link-been listening to it today.If
>anyone's interested I'll be glad to start a vine for this
>show.If interested e-mail me privately with address and
>promise to re-vine.
> Pete
> Below are the comments from the dime web site.I will
>add that on disc 1 Justin's vocals are low in the mix and
>there's seems to be a skip(lp type?)during the Voyage
>along with a few performance cliches on that track.But
>yes the Mellotron is out there!
> Pete
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> The Moody Blues
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> Japan
> January 1974
> Disc 1
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> 1.Higher And Higher
> 2.Out And In
> 3.The Story In Your Eyes
> 4.One More Time To Live
> 5.Tuesday Afternoon
> 6.Legend Of A Mind
> 7.Watching And Waiting
> 8.Eternity Road
> 9.Melancholy Man
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> Disc 2
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> 1.Are You Sitting Comfortably
> 2.The Dream
> 3.Have You Heard (Part 1)
> 4.The Voyage
> 5.Have You Heard (Part 2)
> 6.Nights In White Satin
> 7.I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock and Roll Band)
> 8.Question
> 9.Ride My See-Saw
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> Justin Hayward guitar vocals
> Mike Pinder keyboards vocals
> Ray Thomas flute sax vocals
> John Lodge bass vocals
> Graeme Edge drums
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> I don't recall ever seeing any Moody Blues shows on
>Dime from the 1973/74
> "farewell" tour, so here is one:
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> This is a very good audience recording of one of the
>last performances with
> Mike Pinder. His mellotron is very prominent throughout
>the show. The
> performance is excellent, with tracks from each of the
>"classic seven" albums.
> I don't know the exact date and venue, but based on the
>band's comments, they
> are in Japan. They played several dates in Japan in
>January 1974.
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> Bruce Harvie wrote:
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> Here ya go....
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> http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=104039
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> It's an audience recording, but seeing that "his
>mellotron is very prominent
> throughout the show", I figured I'd pass this on....
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> Bruce
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