Mellotronists

Acute Mellotronosis, or aural mellotronic dysphoria, first occured 
in the London area some 40 years ago, and symptoms are similar to an 
outbreak of chamberlinia which was traced to a garage in southern 
California a few years prior. AMD quickly spread throughout the 
planet...borne by word of mouth, radio airplay, music distributors, 
performing bands, and even certain record labels. Symptoms include 
trancing and obsessive loss of cerebral focusing induced primarily 
by acknowledged secondary instrumental prerecorded musical sounds 
picked up by the victim's auditory receptors. More serious 
afflictions can be diagnosed by a noticeable change in music 
purchasing and concert-going habits, the desire to purchase the 
units responsible for the affliction, and merging with likeminded 
social groups. Psychologists over the years have agreed, however, 
that this condition is not life-threatening, and in fact more often 
than not, considered therapeutic...so long as the patient does not 
prioritize this unsatiable quest over more important 
responsibilities.