The Mellotron Group

Something like that, Frank.  But, for Colorado, the wording must be changed to include cottonwood trees, mountain sunsets, and canadian geese somehow.  And, more life, less death.
 
  We had some FM deejays that played the hell out of the Moodies back then.  Whole album sides.  Weed breaks for them, I believe.  But, the music took effect on me.
 
  -Bruce D.
 
 


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From: "lsf5275@aol.com" <lsf5275@aol.com>
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 11:10 PM
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Moodies Tron Sound


 
   
 
 Is that about the time when... 

"The White Eagle of the North 
Is flying overhead 
And the browns, reds and golds of Autumn 
Lie in the gutter, dead?" 

In a message dated 10/14/2011 1:07:48 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
pocotron@yahoo.com writes: 
  
>Hi all- 
>  When the leaves turn colors and start to fall, it takes  me back to a time I discovered the Moodies as a teen.  It was  a very memorable time.  This happens every year.  All  their music then ends up on my car stereo, and I take long 
drives. 
>  I, too, marvel at the mystery of their sound.  This  group has answered many of the questions, and more will surely  come. 
>   With all respect, I hope my comments aren't like  fingernails on a chalkboard to you, Martin.  ;-) 
>  
>   -Bruce D. 
>  
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>From: "lsf5275@aol.com" <lsf5275@aol.com>
>To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 6:39  PM
>Subject: Re:  [newmellotrongroup] Re: Moodies Tron Sound
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>  
>Sometimes it bares repeating. Some of us are not so young anymore Mr.  Smith, and occasionally we get a new member.. 
>
>me 
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>In a message dated 10/13/2011 7:12:02 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  tronbros@aol.com writes: 
>  
>>Personally, I don't think anyone should ever ask again about the  Moodies' mellotron sound as it seems to crop up every few months and is  answered every time!  Remember what has been said then move on.   It doesn't bare repetition.  The next person wot arsks gets  beaten with a wet banana. 
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>>M
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>>mellotronics.co.uk 
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>>On 14 Oct 2011, at 00:00, Gary Brumm <gabru@comsec.net>  wrote:
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>>  
>>>I even used an old 50 watt  to power a Leslie 122 at one point when I had my first C3…..    
>>>From:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of David  Jacques
>>>Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 3:39 PM
>>>To: <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
>>>Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Moodies Tron Sound  
>>>Should have said &  quot;hiwatt" 
>>>
>>>Sent from my iPad 
>>>
>>>On Oct 13, 2011, at 3:06 PM, "David 
      Jacques" <david.jacques@csulb.edu>  wrote: 
>>> 
>>>>The guitarist in a former band of mine  had a 50 w Harry Joyce signed Howard amp head... I offered him $1000 for  it.... Sounded fantastic. 
>>>>
>>>>Sent from my iPad 
>>>>
>>>>On Oct 13, 2011, at 2:24 PM, "Gary 
        Brumm" <gabru@comsec.net>  wrote: 
>>>> 
>>>>>Dave Reeves has been  dead since the early 80’s.  The Reeves amps look very much like  the ori ginal HIWATT.   
>>>>>I did some work for  HIWATT when they were manufactured in Modesto, CA.  A lot of  people have made them  
>>>>>over the years but the  originals certainly set a high standard.  Harry Joyce (the  builder of the original HIWATT  
>>>>>made HIWATT type amps  for a while then died in early 2000.  The HIWATT amplifier has  been produced in many  
>>>>>variations (I worked on  the 20 & 30 watt versions (EL84X2 or EL34X4) but the originals can  be beat.   
>>>>>From:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom Doncourt
>>>>>Sent: Thursday, October 13,  2011 1:59 PM
>>>>>To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>>>>>Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Moodies Tron 
Sound  
>>>>>Reeves 12 watt combo 
>>>>>On Oct 13, 2011, at 4:56 PM, Gary  Brumm wrote: 
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>Was it a “Reeves” amp  or a HIWATT?  
>>>>>From:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom Doncourt
>>>>>Sent: Thursday, October 13,  2011 12:01 PM
>>>>>To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>>>>>Subject:<  /b> Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Moodies Tron  Sound 
>>>>>I bought a Reeves amp a year ago to  play the tron through and I love it. 
>>>>>On Oct 13,  2011, at 2:56 PM, stevebowd wrote: 
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Dave Reeves was under conract 
          to provide amplifiers for Sound City, but once the contract ended, he 
          naturally decided to focus entirely on his own Hiwatt brand. So not 
          all Sound City amps were built by Dave Reeves.
>>>>>Dave Reeves had 
          nothing to do with Orange. Early Orange amps were built by one of the 
          great unsung heroes of tube amplification, Matt Mathias and his 
          company Matamp. They are my all-time favourite amp company, and 
          they're still around:
>>>>>http://www.matamp.co.uk/
>>>>>
>>>>>Steve (tube amp 
          nerd)
>>>>>
>>>>>--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com,  Gary Brumm <gabru@... <  /a>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> HIWATT was in no way related to  Marshall. It was a much higher quality build and a very versatile  series of amplifiers.
>>>>>> It was  built by Dave Reeves as was Sound City and I believe Orange  amplifiers.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> From: newmellotrongroup@y ahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com]  On Behalf Of John Wright
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 
          12:57 PM
>>>>>> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>>>>>> 
          Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Moodies Tron Sound
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I've seen a Marshal head in some videos, but never Hiwatt. 
          Although, wasn't Hiwatt a spinoff from Marshal?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
          John
>>>>>> #911
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>  [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com]<mailto:[mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com]>  On Behalf Of Vance Pomeroy
>>>>>> Sent: W ednesday, October 12, 2011 
          11:49 AM
>>>>>> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
>>>>>> 
          Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Moodies Tron Sound
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> But Pinder used a tube amp....That's a Hiwatt on top 
          of the 
          tron. 
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