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Subject: Re: Wikipedia reference page

From: "Doug Berg" <caddyfam@...>
Date: 2006-11-28

--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "Andy Thompson"
<andy.thompson@...> wrote:
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Doug Berg" <caddyfam@...>
> To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 1:22 AM
> Subject: [Mellotronists] Re: Wikipedia reference page
>
>
> > --- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "charel196" <charel196@>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> for those who haven't seen it:
> >>
> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellotron
> >>
> >> nice article, links to Chamberlin.Birotron,Orchestron
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks for the info, it was well worth reading. If any one is
into
> > the late 60s I just got a DVD "So you wanna be a R&R star"
mainly
> > songs from TV series "Beat Generation" Some TRON sounds from
Status
> > Quo and Brian Auger, and Moodies from the GO NOW days. If you
are
> > into archival film you will enjoy this and can be found on
ebay. Doug
>
> Early Quo Mellotron? Really? Will have to play those again...
>
> Andy T.
>


The track was "Are You Growing Tired of my Love" by QUO and since
I'm not familiar with their work it sure sounded like one. The
Brian Auger cut "This Wheel's on Fire" is a dead giveaway. Now if
we could only get footage from Harrison's Wonderwall lp. Oh well,
time to change batteries in the hearing aid! Doug