Mellotronists

In a message dated 11/10/02 3:36:53 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
jonesalley@... writes:


> A couple of questions though, does anybody know what happened to Mike's 
> Mellotrons?  Does he still own any, or have his disappeared into the black 
> hole of time, or are they sequestered away in the private studio of some 
> collector?  Also, if I recall correctly, Seventh Sojourn was primarily 
> Chamberlin?  If so, does anybody know if it was perhaps the relative 
> portability of the instrument compared to a Mark II that was the 
> determining factor in that choice?
>  

Hi, Jon.

As given in Mike's account in The Mellotron Book (what? you mean you don't 
have a copy?! - read: SHAMELESS PLUG), Mike either sold or gave away (yes, 
that's what he said) his remaining MkII's (if I had only know).  His favorite 
was the MkV, of which he owned two (one destroyed in the Indigo Ranch fire).  
He then sampled those before doing getting rid of them.  

Seventh Sojourn, according to Mike (not Ray's liner notes) was split between 
MkII and Chamberlin M1, although Mike's memory did not allow him to be more 
specific (he did note that who knew that people would be interested in such 
things 30 years later; his concern at the time was very in-the-moment, e.g., 
what was best for the album they were currently working on).

BTW, to me, TOCCC (which includes use of the 300 as well as a MkII) is the 
ultimate Mellotron album.  Mike is indeed the Mellotron Master.

Frank Samagaio
M400 #908
author, The Mellotron Book