Mellotronists

On Wednesday, January 1, 2003, at 09:22  pm, ferrograph@... wrote:
>
>
> now- cast yer minds back: a bbc show in the 70s called "swapshop"; I 
> saw a
> tiny bit of the show that originally went out on or around 14th feb 
> one year
> (theme was valentine's day); may have been 75 or 81 by my reckoning. 
> in the
> back of one shot was a bbc-regulation-grey-painted mk2, an sfx machine
> obviously, being used as little more than set-dressing. does anyone on 
> the
> list know how many machines were at the bbc in total, and how many were
> rescued from this ignominy? and what's this about some 400's being 
> used for
> spot-effects? were they set up differently?
>

Hmm... Not so sure... I seem to recall the Mellotron, indeed an SFX 
machine, featuring in its own regular slot on the programme, and even 
being referred to by its trade-name.... I'll have a word with a 
Kids'-TV- anorak friend of mine, and email you further details!.

Best,

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