All I know about Merryweather himself was that he
was Lita Ford's guitarist / bassist in the 80's. "EDGEMONT" is probably
supposed to Ed Gemont (the credits are all capitals / cluttered
together)
For those not familiar with Space
Rangers - it is a good album to hear how the Chamberlin
library differs from the Mellotron since so many sounds are
used. The choirs in particular
are played as both chords / solos, and the album closes nicely with a
downward trumpet pitch bend (you can't really bend upwards).
It's not a classic for strong song melodies,
and there's isn't anything beautiful like Genesis "Entangled" but it's
worth a listen if you really want to hear upfront Chamberlin. And it was made in
1974 so it's the genuine article - there isn't any sample masquerades
going on. I could never find it on CD, I had to buy the LP which you
might find in the bargain bin at your local used record store. This was one of the few albums that convinced me the
Mellotron / Chamberlin are really their own respective instruments and not a
substitute for each other.
Chris
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From: charel196Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 12:23 AMSubject: [Mellotronists] NEIL MERRYWEATHER Space Rangersafter years of reading about this album on Andy Thompson's site I managed to get a copy
from a friend (who didn't even know he had the LP) and transferred it to CDR. LOTS of
Chamberlin by a guy named Edgemont(?) ...strings,flutes,cellos, brasses, male and female
voices, sound efx,vibes....and very prominent in the mix. The music isn't particularly
memorable (hard rock/psychedia) but it's worth a spin to hear early use of Harry's
wonderful machine.
Anyone have background on this album or Edgemont?