Re: [Mellotronists] More on MKII, Mellotron - Lizard by King Crim son
2002-09-25 by Pishock, Jimmy
To me, my favorite Mellotron album is King Crimson's "Lizard" (probably their most under-rated album). Does anyone know if that was recorded on a MKII or a 400?
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-----Original Message----- From: Mark Glinsky [mailto:glinskym@...] Sent: 25 September 2002 04:46 To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] More on MKII From reading Frank Samagaio's book, and my experience with having owned a Mk.V, I have to agree with Mike Pinder'and others feeling that the M400 simply doesn't come up sonically to the Mk.II or the Mk.V. This is probably true, but, hang on a minute - it's still a Mellotron! Fault the sound on any of the following, all recorded on an M400: King Crimson: 'Starless' Genesis: 'Blood on the Rooftops' Strawbs: 'New World' Rush: 'Tears' Steve Hackett: 'Shadow of the Hierophant' Hawkwind: 'Assault and Battery' and many more... So much depends on how well the instrument's recorded, the state of its tapes, etc. There are plenty of examples of *appallingly* recorded M400 (hang your heads in shame, Lynyrd Skynyrd), but they tend to be the exceptions to the rule, in my experience. Given the price levels of the Mk.II and Mk.V these days, the best alternative is good samples of the Mk.II / Mk.V. I know, heresy! :) Sorry, I couldn't agree less. Think of the M400 more as the slightly lesser of two peaks, as against the sampler's low foothills. My M400 still has the power to send shivers down my spine... Andy T. M400 #1145 http://freespace.virgin.net/andy.thompson/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Mellotronists-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/