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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Rick Wakeman on Oscar Peterson's Piano Party Feb 1976

From: Chris Dale <unobtainiumkeys@gmail.com>
Date: 2012-06-23

 
I think it came from some program special on Wakeman and Yes. It's definitely early 70's.
 
I had got a VHS copy of Rockschool and taped just that footage of it back when I was restoring it and needed to verify authenticity for insurance purposes.
 
 


 
On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 6:55 AM, frobisher_neck <mellotron_head@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
 



Does anyone here know where that footage Rock School used might have come from originally?

Regards,

Tony

http://www.frobisherneck.com/



--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Chris Dale <unobtainiumkeys@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Clay / everyone.
>
>
> Yes (pun intended) its seems to be the Double Tron. There's a part in the
> audio where Rick says ' and on the other side' - referring to the other
> left side keyboard.
>
> Also -the sounds are in those configurations on each side of the
> instrument.
>
> In several conversations and e-mails with Wakeman, he told me he used the
> configurated Double Tron for everything after 1972.
> Supposedly it was where the original idea for the MK V model came.
>
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> On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 3:15 AM, ClayE <ecclesreinson@...> wrote:
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> > ∗∗

> >
> >
> > Six mellotron voices. He is probably playing the wake-o-tron double M400
> > one capstan thing. Strings/brass/flute - vibes/cello/choir
> >
> > Chris? What say you?
> >
> > Clay
> >
> > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Robert <rmrmax@> wrote:
> > >
> > > For you Rick Wakeman and / or Oscar Peterson fans, I thought you might
> > enjoy this YouTube - audio only post. Rick does play the Mellotron in it
> > and there is a brief discussion on the various keyboards that he uses.Â
> > Then, Oscar apparently plays the Mini Moog, etc. as Rick manipulates the
> > controls.
> > >
> > >
> > > Robert
> > >
> > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9z5ouOpvBE
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________
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