Mellotronists

On Thu, 13 Jul 2006, jonesalley wrote:

> I just watched "Head," the Monkees movie from the later sixties.  Jack
> Nicholson, Terri Garr, Terry Bradshaw, and even Victor Mature show up in
> this strange bit of flower-power celluloid. The film starts and finishes
> with a very early Pink Floyd-style song, which I sadly do not know the
> name of, because it would make this post much shorter.  It is slow and
> features Hammond organ prominently in the mix.  In a middle bridge
> section, there is an extremely Mellotronish string sound mixed with the
> Hammond. In the middle of the movie, Peter Tork walks into a scene
> whistling "Strawberry Fields Forever," so it is clear the film was made
> after Mellotrons hit rock music.  While it is not listed at Andy's site
> (no Monkees are, as near as I can tell) I was wondering if anyone knows
> if there is any Mellotron/Monkees connection?


i think i know the track you are speaking of:
Porpoise Song [carole king]

as listed here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063049/

is it the one that closes the film, as they are, like floating in a pool
or something? [have not watched it for years, but that's what i recall]

it SHOULD be on the soundtrack album:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000033E5/102-7774255-9344914?redirect=true

...jeff