Mellotronists

Christopher Orczy  wrote:

>Leon Russell's Mellotron / Chamberlain usage is a real surprise. I am 
>not sure if there is any on his 1971 LP "With The Shelter People", 
>but I think I hear some faint strings on the first track. It starts 
>well with "Carney" (1972), with half of the LP featuring  a 
>Chamberlain. 
>
Thanks for bringing up Leon Russell,

It was just a week or so ago that I was listening to a Leon Russell song 
that I must have heard a thousand times, This Masquerade from Carney, 
and  realized that this song is drenched in what must be Chamberlin. I 
had alway enjoyed the haunting intro - it sounds so different from the 
rest of the song. It's funny how you can listen to something and enjoy 
it without really listening. If you don't remember it please grap a copy 
from KaZaA or someplace and listen. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, 
but I believe that the entire intro is played on Chamberlin - steel 
guitar, vibes or marimba, and 3 violins The main tune has flutes as well 
as the strings running throughout.

Bob S.