Mellotronists

It's a little difficult to tell for sure from the photo, is that the 
blue-grey BBC Mellotron I've seen get photo credits as the "Strawberry 
Fields Mellotron?


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From: "lil_guapo11" <lil_guapo11@...>
To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 12:50 PM
Subject: [Mellotronists] Macca tron BBC Radio 2


> Paul's live.unique gig at Studio 2 Abbey Road gets aired tonight at
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> Here's a pic of him using a tron during the set.
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> http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/soldonsong/gallery_paulmccartney.shtml?select=05#photo
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It say's it is the Mellotron used for the recording of Strawberry
Fields Forever. I dont know the history of the actual instrument used,
so over to the streetly chaps!?

:)


--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "jonesalley" <jonesalley@c...>
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> It's a little difficult to tell for sure from the photo, is that the 
> blue-grey BBC Mellotron I've seen get photo credits as the "Strawberry 
> Fields Mellotron?
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "lil_guapo11" <lil_guapo11@y...>
> To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 12:50 PM
> Subject: [Mellotronists] Macca tron BBC Radio 2
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> > Paul's live.unique gig at Studio 2 Abbey Road gets aired tonight at
> > 8.30(uk time)
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> > Here's a pic of him using a tron during the set.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/soldonsong/gallery_paulmccartney.shtml?select=05#photo

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> It say's it is the Mellotron used for the recording of Strawberry
> Fields Forever. I dont know the history of the actual instrument used,
> so over to the streetly chaps!?

It is understood that the 'Strawberry Fields' machine was hired in for
the session, so no one knows where it is. OTOH, McCartney does own the
Abbey Road Mk II which he bought for 10,000UKPfrom Mike Oldfield who in
turn bought it when the studio was being sold off some years ago.

FWIW, *dozens* of people claim to own the 'Strawberry Fields' Mellotron.

Mike Dickson (tron@...) M400 #996
The Official Cynic of Streetly Electronics
Streetly Sample Library http://www.blackcat.demon.co.uk/tron/