Mellotronists

Dazzle Ships is by far my fave OMD record, I must say...

Was "The Dead Girls" real tron? I thought by then they
were all in the realms of Fairlights and Emulators...

Strictly speaking, OMD were from the north-west of England
post-punk scene which included Joy Division, Echo & the Bunnymen
and Teardrop Explodes. 
They certainly wouldn't have been let into one of Steve Strange's
trendy London New Romantic clubs as they were never sufficiently
well dressed! 

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mellotrongirl" <mellotrongirl@...>
To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 12:05 AM
Subject: [Mellotronists] Re: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark


> The big Mellotron track for me was "The Dead Girls" from 1986's The 
> Pacific Age. That one is scarey and thick with Mellotron. Strange--I 
> never think of Orchestral Manouevres In The Dark as a *Mellotron* band 
> per se, but associate them a bit more for the Kissing The Pink/Visage 
> crowd using some darned interesting keyboards along the way. To hear 
> them attempt Architecture & Morality would be worth a long drive off 
> the snowy high chapparal through to the nearest city on their tour to 
> see. I hope they will attempt Dazzle Ships as well.