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Re: [Mellotronists] Tape question

2002-05-11 by Ken Leonard

... Heh...The best standard (BBS) set I ve heard has to be the authentic John Lennon set (ha!) that lives in the Merbler Triangle. We believe it dates back

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Re: [Mellotronists] Clay's tron

2002-05-11 by Ken Leonard

... heh...Oh, look. #805 is blushing! :-) At the time you played it, Fritz, it wasn t adjusted right ---it was way too light per the tron spec. I didn t

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Tape question

2002-05-11 by tron400

My tron originally came with flute/violins/cello tapes and appeared to be more out of tune than the current set (which is about 19 years old). Anybody know if

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Best mellotron moments

2002-05-11 by tronic400@aol.com

Can I add the beginning of England s 3 piece suite plus the intro to Heaven on Gracious! My Song by Mike Pinder on EGBDF (plus any he contributed to)

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Favorites

2002-05-11 by JMoore6397@aol.com

not to sound predictable but strawberry fields and Teusday Afternoon bt MB must be recognized. jimmy

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Oldest session

2002-05-11 by kinchmusic@aol.com

There have been many subjects debated here since I joined the list. However, I haven t yet seen one about who holds the title of having played on the earliest

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Daniel

2002-05-11 by kinchmusic@aol.com

I m with you JK. Mellotron flutes all the way. The track Teacher I need you which definitely has tron on it is on the same album (Don t shoot me, etc.), so

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Re: [Mellotronists] RE: Elton Tron

2002-05-11 by Bob Snyder

Funny how these things go in circles. Back in March `99 the subject of Mellotron Greatest Hits was being discussed. The subject of the flute on Daniel came up

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Re: Top Tron Moments....

2002-05-11 by tron400

... In My First Mind on Steve Miller s Children Of The Future album. Very nice stereo recording of tron strings. May be 2 trons with overlapping parts.

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Re: Top Tron Moments....

2002-05-11 by ceccles_ca

... Thanks for bringing that back Bob! The tribal drums are e-drums... amazing for the time. The tron following the church organ is truly a great moment.

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Re: Elton Tron

2002-05-11 by MAinPsych@aol.com

In a message dated 5/11/02 3:14:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Check out the tron use (MkV) on the Jonathan Livingston Seagull track on Love at the Greek

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Re: [Mellotronists] RE: Elton Tron

2002-05-11 by Jerry Korb

... _____________________________________________________________________ Hi Aidan and gang, There most certainly was lots of Tron flute on Daniel by Sir

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RE: Elton Tron

2002-05-11 by Aidan Clark

Wasn t there a Mellotron flute on Daniel also? I think the Elt had an EMI built teak-finish 400. Aidan

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Elton Tron

2002-05-11 by kinchmusic@aol.com

Definite highlights for me would be. Teacher I need you on Don t shoot me I m only the piano player. The brass on Dirty little girls is a gem, together with

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Elton John and trons??

2002-05-11 by TooClassy@aol.com

andy.thompson@virgin.net (Andy Thompson) listed Daniel by Elton John as among someone s top 10 tron moments. This brings me to a question. Can anybody

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Re: [Mellotronists] Top Tron Moments....

2002-05-11 by kenmerb@aol.com

In a message dated 05/11/2002 12:10:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... This is one of my favorite all time Mellotron moments also. Occasionally I ll fire up the

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Top Tron Moments....

2002-05-11 by Bob Snyder

Moody Blues Every Good Boy Deserves Favour In the wonderfully pretentious Procession , as they chronicle the history of the universe in music and grunts

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RE: [Mellotronists] 2 Andy's

2002-05-11 by Andy Thompson

... From: kinchmusic@aol.com [mailto:kinchmusic@aol.com] Sent: 10 May 2002 09:50 To: mellotronists@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Mellotronists] 2 Andy s Any

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Fave Mellotron stuff

2002-05-11 by Andy Thompson

OK, while everybody s fired up on fave Tron moments , I ve been sad enough to put a top ten fave Mellotron songs on my site, at:

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Re: [Mellotronists] Canterbury

2002-05-10 by Rick Blechta

... I also was lucky enough to catch this version of KC in Montreal that same year. Even though Boz Burrell won t go down in history as one of the great

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Re: YES and Rick

2002-05-10 by MAinPsych@aol.com

In a message dated 5/9/02 5:41:04 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ... According to producer Tony Visconti, these tron sounds were samples from a MkII that the

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mellotron moments ...

2002-05-10 by zappaboggs

All of this talk about the tron bands has certainly lifted my spirits. I ve decided this weekend will consist of lifting spirits and listening to some of

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Re: [Mellotronists] MAYBE & Eric

2002-05-10 by mrivers@voicenet.com

Dear all, ... That s right! Orange, because a vest has no sleeves. One to hold the Giraffe, and one to fill the bathtub with brightly coloured machine tools.

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Re: Greatest Mellotron Band?

2002-05-10 by MAinPsych@aol.com

In a message dated 5/10/02 5:37:06 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Given this criteria, I think the hands-down winner (for an album anyway) is the Moodies To

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ItWoP

2002-05-10 by Robert Cervero

R. Blechta writes: Favourite mellotron moment............. The first 2 notes of In Wake of Poisiden by King Crimson. Anyone else agree? I certainly do,

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Re: 2 Andy's

2002-05-10 by ceccles_ca

... Poisiden by King Crimson. Anyone else agree? Yes... I agree...the first 8 notes maybe? Sailor s Tale(Islands) during the bizarre guitar solo... the

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Favourite Mellotron Moment

2002-05-10 by kinchmusic@aol.com

The thing that makes the beginning of In the Wake of Poisiden so great is the sumptuous ending of Cadence and Cascade immediately before it. Try that lying

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Greatest Mellotron Band?

2002-05-10 by kinchmusic@aol.com

Right, here s my 2 cent s worth. There have been so many it s hard to choose the ultimate contender. But to my mind it would have to a band who created their

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Best Mellotron Bands Pole

2002-05-10 by Aidan Clark

Best British Mellotron band--Barclay James Harvest--Woolly Wolstenholme s 300a violins. Two violins-tastic. Best non-British band--Earth and Fire. Dutch

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Re: [Mellotronists] 2 Andy's

2002-05-10 by Rick Blechta

I prefer the third note a bit more than the first two. It has a certain cheekiness the others lack. Kudos to Fripp for having the guts to imagine something

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2 Andy's

2002-05-10 by kinchmusic@aol.com

Any resemblance between myself (Andy K) and Andy T is purely coincidental. Any complaints or general heaviness should of course be directed to the T. All the

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Non-Prog!

2002-05-10 by Colin G Crawford

Dear All, Some list members may be interested to know that Sundae Club have just been offered a recording contract with Taste Media (Muse, Vega4, etc....).

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Re: [Mellotronists] Peter Banks

2002-05-10 by MSB

Surely you jest...and no, I won t call you Shirley again. http://allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=B36psa9qgb230~C MSB ... From: ceccles_ca

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STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2002-05-10 by tronbros@aol.com

All I said was....oh forget it. I think I can hear a wowing pinchroller in the 23 minute of Fragile. I m sure I can. YES are worse than ELP but better than

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Re: [Mellotronists] Relayer

2002-05-10 by emb

Yeah, Relayer remains my favorite Yes album, too. There was a synergy with the combination of Howe and Moraz together that isn t present on other Yes albums

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Re: [Mellotronists] YES and Rick

2002-05-10 by Rick Blechta

Uh, Chris, not wanting to pick nits here, but how does one fade in ? If anything could do it, though, it would be that wacky machine of yours... Rick ...

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Re: [Mellotronists] YES & Rick

2002-05-10 by kenmerb@aol.com

In a message dated 5/9/02 9:09:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Last year I visited the studio in Orlando where Moraz is set up. The studio owner gave me the

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