― Damian, Friday, 23 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Andrew L, Friday, 23 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
10K Lightyears From Home gives good mellotron.
― kate, Friday, 23 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
From this list, I would recommend Air - Moon Safari, Big Star, Bowie - Space Oddity, E.Costello - Imperial Bedroom (I gave up after the C's)
― Jeff W, Friday, 23 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Old Fart!!!!, Friday, 23 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Billy Dods, Friday, 23 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Oh, & don't forget the Moody Blues, who I think actually helped develop the instrument in the first place.
Just to turn the discussion inevitably to Kraftwerk, the tres Mellotron-esque choirs & strings on RadioActivity & TEE are actually an instrument called the Vako Orchestron. Anyone ever come across one of these? Anyone know of any other records on which one appears?
― harvey williams, Friday, 23 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Norman Phay, Friday, 23 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Damian, Saturday, 24 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Andrew L, Saturday, 24 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Kim, Saturday, 24 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― nickn, Monday, 26 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
I'm omitting the word 'destroy' there mainly because almost anything with a Mellotron in it is of some interest to me, and it'd just be pointless to state what I consider to be k-lame examples of its use.
― Schwingung (Damian), Friday, 12 December 2003 08:57 (twenty years ago) link
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Friday, 12 December 2003 09:02 (twenty years ago) link
― Old Fart!!! (oldfart_sd), Friday, 12 December 2003 09:31 (twenty years ago) link
― Old Fart!!! (oldfart_sd), Friday, 12 December 2003 09:34 (twenty years ago) link
Tales From Topographic Oceans is the most Mellotronny album in the world ever, and it's great!
― Schwingung (Damian), Friday, 12 December 2003 09:44 (twenty years ago) link
― Rob M (Rob M), Friday, 12 December 2003 10:20 (twenty years ago) link
― Schwingung (Damian), Friday, 12 December 2003 10:25 (twenty years ago) link
― Schwingung (Damian), Friday, 12 December 2003 10:28 (twenty years ago) link
― Pashmina (Pashmina), Friday, 12 December 2003 10:31 (twenty years ago) link
I'll have to find that yahoo group - sounds like my kind of people.
― Rob M (Rob M), Friday, 12 December 2003 10:40 (twenty years ago) link
Also, obviously, Genesis' first three 70s albums.
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 12 December 2003 10:42 (twenty years ago) link
― Pashmina (Pashmina), Friday, 12 December 2003 10:44 (twenty years ago) link
― Schwingung (Damian), Friday, 12 December 2003 10:52 (twenty years ago) link
― mms (mms), Friday, 12 December 2003 13:42 (twenty years ago) link
― nestmanso (nestmanso), Friday, 12 December 2003 18:57 (twenty years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 12 December 2003 19:00 (twenty years ago) link
Many people consider the mellotron to be the first sample-based musical instrument, as it's sound source isn't an electronically or mechanically generated tone, but an internal tape loop which can be replaced. The most common ones are string, horn, and choir patches, but really you could put a tape of any sound in a mellotron and play it.
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 12 December 2003 19:04 (twenty years ago) link
― udu wudu (udu wudu), Friday, 12 December 2003 19:06 (twenty years ago) link
― udu wudu (udu wudu), Friday, 12 December 2003 19:10 (twenty years ago) link
I said this on the other thread, but Tony Banks called his a "hobbytron" for those same reasons.
All technicalities aside, GOD I WANT ONE SO BAD!
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 12 December 2003 19:14 (twenty years ago) link
― Felcher (Felcher), Friday, 12 December 2003 19:15 (twenty years ago) link
― udu wudu (udu wudu), Friday, 12 December 2003 19:20 (twenty years ago) link
― thomas de'aguirre (biteylove), Friday, 12 December 2003 19:25 (twenty years ago) link
― zappi (joni), Thursday, 17 August 2006 12:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Thursday, 17 August 2006 19:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 17 August 2006 19:58 (eighteen years ago) link
Incidentally, is there any love here for Steve Harley? His 'Best Of' is flawless pop genius from start to finish IMO.
― Scourage (Haberdager), Thursday, 17 August 2006 20:02 (eighteen years ago) link
― Sir Dr. Rev. PappaWheelie Jr. II of The Third Kind (PappaWheelie 2), Thursday, 17 August 2006 20:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― LC (Damian), Thursday, 17 August 2006 20:18 (eighteen years ago) link
Edgar Froese, title track of "Epsilon in Malaysian Pale", that's the one to get, O Mellotronheads
― Tom D. (Dada), Friday, 9 February 2007 17:15 (seventeen years ago) link
http://concerts.wolfgangsvault.com/ConcertDetail.aspx?id=998|3860
― Daniel Peterson (polkaholic), Friday, 9 February 2007 17:43 (seventeen years ago) link
I'm actually kind of shocked there isn't at least a bit more Moodies in here -- I mean, these guys absolutely put this thing on the map. And Mike Pinder may have been some kind of genius.
Maybe.
― Naive Teen Idol, Tuesday, 22 May 2007 02:52 (seventeen years ago) link
I'm actually kind of shocked there isn't at least a bit more Moodies in here
Marissa to thread
― PappaWheelie V, Tuesday, 22 May 2007 03:19 (seventeen years ago) link
"Changes"-Black Sabbath "No Quarter"-Led Zep
― Bill Magill, Tuesday, 22 May 2007 13:22 (seventeen years ago) link
Tons of Bowie. Most in evidence on Diamond Dogs, it really makes tracks like Sweet Thing and Big Brother. But also on Station To Station, Low and other albums.
― underpants of the gods, Tuesday, 22 May 2007 13:31 (seventeen years ago) link
I think Tori Amos uses the Mellotron on "Dragon" which is on her new album
― el juan, Tuesday, 22 May 2007 21:45 (seventeen years ago) link
Mellontrons still sort of outdated, but on the other hand they still sound fantastic. And different. A lot of today's mellotron use is probably either mellotron samples or softsynth tron-emulators though.
― Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 22 May 2007 22:23 (seventeen years ago) link
http://www.bazillionpoints.com/mellodrama/
anyone seen? looks fantastic
did not know that the original Chamberlin tape library was recorded in collaboration with the Lawrence Welk Orchestra
― Milton Parker, Tuesday, 26 May 2009 18:23 (fifteen years ago) link
Wow cool! Thanks for the tip. Hope that film shows in Portland.
― Nate Carson, Tuesday, 26 May 2009 19:59 (fifteen years ago) link
https://mellotronrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/duets-for-mellotron
― timellison, Saturday, 14 January 2017 21:25 (seven years ago) link
Not really like practical but kinda awesome sounding home made reel-to-reellotron.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPy6djIrBfo&lc
― the evening redness at the injection site (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Monday, 12 June 2017 07:53 (seven years ago) link
Hmm don't think that worked. Try
― the evening redness at the injection site (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Monday, 12 June 2017 07:56 (seven years ago) link
oh bugger try searching "reel-to-reel mellotron thing" on YT I guess