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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Hofmeyer" <j_hofmeyer@...>
To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 9:47 AM
Subject: [Mellotronists] Colorful Brits [OT]



John

> With their official site under construcion, I selected a link
> to a fan site and started poking through.  There is a
> reference to Rick Wakeman performing on the Sabbath Bloody
> Sabbath album.

Though not on Mellotron!

Having just read this little bit of trivia, I
> returned to the sites' home page, which lists the current
> band members; all 5 of them.
>
> Yeah - 5 band members.  The 5th member is, of course, a
> keyboard player - Adam Wakeman.
>
> And yes - the biography on this Sabbath site confirms that he
> is, in fact, the son of Rick.

As is Oliver Wakeman - both of 'em have worked with all sorts of people,
wich has absolutely nothing to do with their famous dad. Nothing at all.

> So - what does this have to do with the Mellotron?
>
> I guess, not much.  Didn't Sabbath have a tape rack with
> sound effects?  One wonders if young Adam has inherited the
> pyromaniac proclivities of his father...

He played at the Strawbs' 30th anniversary bash a few years ago, but
pointedly ignored the two 'Trons on stage. You can hear the Sabs' 'Tron as
late as '82's 'Live Evil' - I believe the top key on all 3 selections was
the tolling bell from 'Black Sabbath' itself...  :-)

Andy T.