Mellotronists

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 "This song has no title","Grey seal" and of course the title 
track from Goodbye yellow brick road, all fantastic!
Andy K
m400 #1405

Aidan Clark wrote:

>   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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Hi Aidan and gang,  There most certainly was lots of Tron flute on "Daniel" by Sir
EJ.
In fact,  Paul Anka (of all people) imitated that style of Tron flutes on his
single
"You're Having My Baby " . While not a Mellotron Moment, Anka's use of Tron is
still
one for the Album list....As was Neil Diamond......Cheers,Jerry Korb and
entourage....

(P.S:)  I like the girl whose photo appears on the eDiets advert on Yahoo
Sponsor.....JK)

Re: Elton Tron

How about the flute solo on "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"?

MAinPsych@... wrote:

>  In a message dated 5/11/02 3:14:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> jkorb@... writes:
>
>
>
>> As was Neil Diamond
>
> Check out the tron use (MkV) on the Jonathan Livingston Seagull track
> on "Love at the Greek" -- choir, strings -- gorgeous and tasty use;
> raises goosebumps.
>
> Frank Samagaio
> M400 #908

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 and the following was posted to the list 
by Brian Kehew, who unfortunately is no longer on the list.

> I was recently playing the MkII with Ken Scott (who recorded Bungalow Bill and
> the Mellotron o/dubs on Flying, and more...) He asked to hear the flutes, so I
> played the solo from "Daniel" which he also recorded, and he said - "that
> wasn't Mellotron, it was ME on the ARP 2500!"
>  
>   However, I pointed out that the mandolins in the background certainly are...
> Ken also says that there's no saxophone on "Suffragette City" - it's just ARP
> overdubs. Listen...
> 
> Brian Kehew

I remember this incident because I was so devastated to discover 
that the wonderful Daniel flute was not Tron! But there is lots 
of other good use of Tron on EJ's early works. The flute solo on 
Lucy in the Sky is great. Thanks for pointing it out Rick. Sounds 
like Mk II to me as opposed to most of his other stuff which I 
have always assumed was M400.

Bob S.

Geez, two posts in two days!

Not to beat a dead horse about the flutes on "Daniel", but I just asked Brian 
Kehew about them (today) and here's his response:


>"Daniel" - Ken Scott - who played it - says it was the ARP, he's very proud >
of that patch and the patch he made for sax sounds on "Suffragette City". >Be 
aware that its an ARP modular, and not just an Odyssey. He could >program 
breaths and randomenss into it...


This is pretty much what he reported earlier (below), with the addition of 
the programming for breaths and randomness.


Ken M.



In a message dated 05/11/2002 1:14:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
bob.snyder@... writes:

> Subj:Re: [Mellotronists] RE: Elton Tron 
> Date:05/11/2002 1:14:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
> From:<A HREF="mailto:bob.snyder@...">bob.snyder@...</A>
> To:<A HREF="mailto:Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com">Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com</A>
> Sent from the Internet 
> 
> 
> 
> 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 and the following was posted to the list 
> by Brian Kehew, who unfortunately is no longer on the list.
> 
> > I was recently playing the MkII with Ken Scott (who recorded Bungalow 
> Bill and
> > the Mellotron o/dubs on Flying, and more...) He asked to hear the flutes, 
> so I
> > played the solo from "Daniel" which he also recorded, and he said - "that
> > wasn't Mellotron, it was ME on the ARP 2500!"
> >  
> >   However, I pointed out that the mandolins in the background certainly 
> are...
> > Ken also says that there's no saxophone on "Suffragette City" - it's just 
> ARP
> > overdubs. Listen...
> > 
> > Brian Kehew
> 
> I remember this incident because I was so devastated to discover 
> that the wonderful Daniel flute was not Tron! But there is lots 
> of other good use of Tron on EJ's early works. The flute solo on 
> Lucy in the Sky is great. Thanks for pointing it out Rick. Sounds 
> like Mk II to me as opposed to most of his other stuff which I 
> have always assumed was M400.
> 
> Bob S.
> 
> Geez, two posts in two days!
> 
> 
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