Mellotronists

Hey Chris!

Does YM stand for Young Man?

Rick

Chris Dale wrote:

>
> Sir Rick sold his double mellotron and a surviving birotron. The other
>
> mellotrons he burned (see translated excerpt of interview below):
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>
>
> RW: The Mellotron... I used to have two single Mellotrons, and a
> double
> special Mellotron. And the two single ones I had, I was so frustrated,
>
> because of tuning problems, and the tapes... And full of anger, I took
> the
> two Mellotrons into a field, a put petrol over them, and I fired them.
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>
>
> YM: You really did that?. I can't believe it!.
>
>
> RW: Yeah. And all of them, all the wood, burnt and all the metal
> just...
>
>
> YM: Did you enjoy that?.
>
>
> RW: At the time, at the time I enjoyed it, because they had ruined so
> many
> sessions through going wrong and breaking, but afterwards I regret it.
> Oh,
> of course I regret it!.
>
>
> YM: And they were two 400 Mellotron, isn't it, the white ones?.
>
>
> RW: Yes, so however how many 400 Mellotrons were built, I can tell you
> there
> are two less