David - I know nothing, so what better subject for me to chime in on. I
assume that all rights and claims were relinquished when they accepted a
paycheck for the sessions.
djacques wrote:
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> I am sure that this must have been discussed, but I am curious what
> rights the original Mellotron musicians have/had when they recorded
> the original tapes. I also wonder about sections of popular music that
> used actual Mellotron performances (like the beginning Spanish guitar
> run in Bungalow Bill). The guitarist who performed this could say that
> he/she performed on a Beatles song! This is obviously a different
> story than the violinist who played one note for 8 seconds. I would
> not expect these musicians to get credit for the Moody Blues or
> Crimson songs… Where is the line drawn?
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