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> You wont find any mellotron on ELP albums, Keith
> didn't like them. He did use one for one song
> whilst in The Nice and Greg Lake used one for a
> couple of shows during the 70's, but that was
> promptly stopped!
>
> Keith's reasoning? He didn't want to play someone
> elses music, ie pre-recorded notes! Pretty funny
> when you take in to account the amount of stuff he
> 're-arranged' from old classical stuff.
>
> It pretty much dissapeared by the late 70's -
> early 80's, but there were still a few bands who
> used them on occasion, like OMD.
>
> No Mellotron thread is complete without one of the
> instruments greatest pioneers, Mike Pinder of the
> Moody Blues!
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> and of course, Ian McDonald of King Crimson!
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> In the Court of the Crimson King is essential
> Mellotron listening, and well, just essential
> listening really!
>
> I met Ian at the King Crimson Book launch in 2001
> and also was able to have a telophone conversation
> with him where he helped me out with info for a
> college paper I was doing on The Mellotron. Tis
> great stuff being able to meet one of your
> favourite musicians!!!
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Great record, long time ago it was on my turntable, maybe i should give it a try again (remember Catfood though, Catfood catfood ...............)
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