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Re: Tony Clarke

2010-01-06 by Daniel

I think Tony Clarke is mentioned on the Celluloid 'Neptune' all-Mellotron LP I have. I'll check the sleave... 

Dan



--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, David Jacques <djacques@...> wrote:
>
> He ALMOST produced King Crimson, but Fripp and Lake did not like the  
> sound for their band...
> 
> 
> On Jan 5, 2010, at 4:44 PM, Bruce Daily wrote:
> 
> >
> >   Sad news about Tony Clarke, he will be missed.
> >   Aside from his work with the Moodies (group and solo), does anyone  
> > know who else he produced?
> >
> >    -Bruce Daily
> >
> >
> > --- On Tue, 1/5/10, Pomeroy RH Ranch <punchbowl4@...> wrote:
> >
> > From: Pomeroy RH Ranch <punchbowl4@...>
> > Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Tony Clarke
> > To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Tuesday, January 5, 2010, 10:16 AM
> >
> >
> > Agreed – Sad News. Just have a listen on a nice, big, crunch-down-  
> > your-hair pair of headphones in a relaxed dark room. The London  
> > Records guys may have chosen the Moodies as the artists for their  
> > stereo rock record, but they also picked Tony as the producer – he  
> > really did have a good feel for the possibilities and creativity  
> > available in stereo…RIP
> >
> >
> >  Tom Doncourt
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 6:05 AM
> > To: newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
> > Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Tony Clarke
> >
> >
> >
> > That's sad.I used to dream of working with that guy in a nice analog  
> > studio with a plate reverb. Thanks for the beautiful sounds he left  
> > for us to study.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > His work certainly played a large part in my turning over to The  
> > Dark Side and finally starting to like some of that rock music  
> > stuff.  The Moodies would have likely just been another band whose  
> > musical aspirations far exceeded their reach without him.  Thanks  
> > for the announcement, Martin, and Tony - thanks for all the  
> > wonderful work.
> >
> > --- In newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com <mailto:newmellotron group 
> > %40yahoogro ups.com> , tronbros@ wrote:
> > >
> > > Sadly Tony Clarke has passed away.  JB and myself met up with him  
> > for  a
> > > few beers some years back and he was a loveable chap.  Lots of  
> > stories  and a
> > > dry wit.  Whatever anyone thinks of the Moodies, Tony's production
> > > standards were and still are impressive.  He leaves a great body  
> > of  work.
> > >
> > > Best,
> > >
> > > Martin
> > >
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> > >
> >
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