Thanks to both
Andys for preserving what sanity I have. The Elton John/Wakeman reference
really threw me as a seminal Wakeman fan. The only Mellotron I can recall
on Elton John's material through about 1979 was on "Grey Seal" and if I recall
correctly, Elton is credited on the liner notes as the Mellotronist.
Although I haven't heard it in years, my memory of the orchestrations in
question contradicted the idea that they were keyboard parts, so I'm really glad
somebody said that before I had to ask the list! Also noted, the incorrect
spelling of Harry "Chamberlain" in the article.
Not to mention a
bizarre comment re.Mellotron use on an Elton John album that has nothing of the
sort. Good, informed article otherwise, on an excellent open-source
resource.
Andy T.
Madman Accross the Water..."where all
of the orchestral parts were provided by a studio Mellotron played by Rick
Wakeman." They must be joking! Paul Buckmaster would be very much
offended by that! I know the tron is good but not that good! I might be wrong
but I don't think RW ever played on any of EJ's albums. I know that on Goodbye
Yellow Brick Road, any tron that appeared there was played by EJ
himself.
Andy K