No, not really. It's just that I'm interested in Mellotrons... and.... their different sounds. I have no life. :)
/Mattias
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> 1963 - 2013 The 50th anniversary of the mellotron
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> > Are you guys 100% sure these sounds are M300?
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> > I was under the impression the M300 didn't come out until late 1968, and
> > this album was made early to mid 1968.
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> > I thought the first song to have M300 was Never Comes The Day by the
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> Of course I could be totally wrong (the CYA, Frank) but I don't know of any other instrument that could have made those sounds in '68.
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> I'm hearing tape replay cello at 0:53-1:07 and cello + strings 1:34-1:47 on One In a Million especially the last four notes in each example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsR1h1w-N1g
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> Compare that to the real cellos on Thursday Morning from the same album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOt4eqtUuLM
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> I'm also hearing tape replay vibes that can't be MkII on North Meadow at 1:40-2:30: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4AQj8WvcOs
> M300 vibes are the"slow vibrato" variety according to Samagaio's book.
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> It would be great to hear what you and other members of the group think! Hessel?
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> -Mattias Puttonen
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