The Mellotron Group

Back around 1973 I was in an Ohio band called Stargate and had gotten my M400 the year before and we had worked up tons of tron tunes (including COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING & some originals). We got booked to open for Bob Seger at a club near Lake Erie (SURF PLACE) and did all of our proggier material. Bob sat there watching us from the side of the stage the whole time. He came up to me after and said "Man, that Mellotron sounded incredible!" Next time I heard him a few years later, his band had gotten one! (used on TURN THE PAGE for instance)
I  only tell you this because I just heard that tune on the radio in my truck....

I thought he used a Chamberlin on that tune.
 
 
In a message dated 2/7/2011 4:49:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
charel196@yahoo.com writes:

 
 
 
Back around 1973 I was in an Ohio band called Stargate and had gotten my  
M400 the year before and we had worked up tons of tron tunes (including COURT 
 OF THE CRIMSON KING & some originals). We got booked to open for Bob Seger 
 at a club near Lake Erie (SURF PLACE) and did all of our proggier 
material.  Bob sat there watching us from the side of the stage the whole time. He 
came  up to me after and said "Man, that Mellotron sounded incredible!" Next 
time I  heard him a few years later, his band had gotten one! (used on TURN 
THE PAGE  for instance)
I only tell you this because I just heard that tune on the  radio in my 
truck....

Nope, I was wrong. Nothing on the original, Tron on Live Bullet.
 
 
In a message dated 2/7/2011 5:20:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
lsf5275@aol.com writes:

 
 
 
I thought he used a Chamberlin on that tune.
 
 
In a message dated 2/7/2011 4:49:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
charel196@yahoo.com writes:

 
Back around 1973 I was in an Ohio band called Stargate and had gotten my  
M400 the year before and we had worked up tons of tron tunes (including  
COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING & some originals). We got booked to open for  Bob 
Seger at a club near Lake Erie (SURF PLACE) and did all of our proggier  
material. Bob sat there watching us from the side of the stage the whole  time. He 
came up to me after and said "Man, that Mellotron sounded  incredible!" Next 
time I heard him a few years later, his band had gotten  one! (used on TURN 
THE PAGE for instance)
I only tell you this because I  just heard that tune on the radio in my 
truck....

Charles,
Cool story.Thanks for sharing.
Pete

On 2/7/11 4:48 PM, Charles wrote:
> Back around 1973 I was in an Ohio band called Stargate and had gotten my M400 the year before and we had worked up tons of tron tunes (including COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING&  some originals). We got booked to open for Bob Seger at a club near Lake Erie (SURF PLACE) and did all of our proggier material. Bob sat there watching us from the side of the stage the whole time. He came up to me after and said "Man, that Mellotron sounded incredible!" Next time I heard him a few years later, his band had gotten one! (used on TURN THE PAGE for instance)
> I  only tell you this because I just heard that tune on the radio in my truck....
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