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Yeah, I was given both Nick Awde's AND Frank Samagaio's books by my missus a couple of Christmas's ago. I found that Frank's book was informative, with a measure of opinion & experience(s) from musicians like Mike Pinder, Ian McDonald, Rick Wakeman and this groups Mike Dickson.
Awde's book is physically big - on par with a British Railways Timetable! It's mostly a series of interviews with Mellotron users (past & present) like Pinder, McDonald, Woolly, David Cross, Tony Banks, Blue Weaver, Doug Rayburn (amongst others) plus this groups Andy Thompson. The problem is that there are also interviews with people that played in bands that used ther tron, but they didn't actually play it, e.g. Jakko Jakszyk, Bill Bruford and Dave Cousins. It gives a different perspective I suppose, but that's all.
It was suggested that I go to the official book launch of Awde's book at a hotel at Kentish Town in London. I decided against it, as I wasn't a tron owner I am now!), nor am I a musician. I now regret this!

Nick
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