Mellotronists

If any of you haven't heard of this 70s Detroit Wakeman wannabe go 
haunt the used lp bins for any of his earlier stuff and you'll hear 
some really nice tron work,particularly on the lp IN COLLABORATION 
WITH THE GODS,and LOOK DEEPLY INTO THE MIRROR.His first lp PAINTINGS 
even has a cover of COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING which Mike "sings"(sorry 
Mike...only one step above Doug Ingle from Iron Butterfly)and has Ted 
Nugent (!) on guitar.He was at his best when doing the proggy 
neoclassical instrumentals.Unfortunately none of this has seen the 
light of day on CD(I just made my own from the lps).
  Another funny thing is he doesn't mention the mellotron directly in 
his lp credits but as "violins,cellos,flutes".Yeah right Mike.It was a 
400 in plain view on the back of MIRROR lp.He has a website which I 
believe is quatrophonics.com.

There is a Mike Quatro CD called Visions Catalog#:PSV0895292.
I can't find a track listing. The website is quatrophonic.com but 
it's under construction...(shit).

Clay

At 06:19 PM 11/7/2002 +0000, charel196 wrote:
>If any of you haven't heard of this 70s Detroit Wakeman wannabe go
>haunt the used lp bins for any of his earlier stuff and you'll hear
>some really nice tron work,particularly on the lp IN COLLABORATION
>WITH THE GODS,and LOOK DEEPLY INTO THE MIRROR.His first lp PAINTINGS
>even has a cover of COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING which Mike "sings"(sorry
>Mike...only one step above Doug Ingle from Iron Butterfly)and has Ted
>Nugent (!) on guitar.He was at his best when doing the proggy
>neoclassical instrumentals.Unfortunately none of this has seen the
>light of day on CD(I just made my own from the lps).
>   Another funny thing is he doesn't mention the mellotron directly in
>his lp credits but as "violins,cellos,flutes".Yeah right Mike.It was a
>400 in plain view on the back of MIRROR lp.He has a website which I
>believe is quatrophonics.com.


I have 2 or 3 of his old records that I got back in the 70's, and remember
being pretty impressed with his playing, etc. at the time.
Would be interesting to go back and listen to them now - have to dig
them out and get them transferred to CD-R.

Wonder where old Michael is now.
Can never remember is Suzy was his sister or not - I think she was.


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-----Original Message-----

From: Mark Glinsky [mailto:glinskym@...]
Sent: 09 November 2002 06:15
To: charel196; Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] MICHAEL QUATRO


Mark/all


I have 2 or 3 of his old records that I got back in the 70's, and remember
being pretty impressed with his playing, etc. at the time.
Would be interesting to go back and listen to them now - have to dig
them out and get them transferred to CD-R.


I've been meaning to transfer 'In Collaboration' and 'Dreamers' for ages -
maybe this will spurt me into doing so (when my bloody deck comes back from
the repairers...). However, if you've got his first two...


Wonder where old Michael is now.


He's got a website - can't remember the URL, but it's on Google (what
isn't?!).


Can never remember is Suzy was his sister or not - I think she was.


I believe so, too.

Andy T.
M400 #1145

http://freespace.virgin.net/andy.thompson/