Mellotronists

--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, kenmerb@... wrote:
>
> Bernie,
> 
> "Calling Occupants" was done on an M400, not a MKII.  I did an 
instrumental 
> version a few years back on my M400 and the Mellotron sounded 
pretty close 
> (except for the backwards intro I threw in there).  I had the MP3 
out on my 
> "TronSounds" web site for a long time before the site went down.  
Let me know if 
> you'd like to hear it, I'll send you the MP3.
> 
> I think the name of the first Klaatu CD was 3:47 EST, and it had a 
big 
> picture of the sun on it.  Their best stuff was on that album 
(CD).  Along with 
> "Calling Occupants", a song named "Dr. Marvello" featured 
Mellotron (flutes & 
> 3-violins), but I can't recall any others with 
Mellotron.  "Subrosa Subway" is 
> another great song fron that CD,and "Little Neutrino" has some 
interesting synth 
> sounds.  None of their other albums featured Mellotron (excep for 
a snippet 
> here and there), or had songs as great as the first one, IMHO.
> 
> Ken M.
> M400 #1217
> MK II #247
> (both soon coming out of storage in Dallas)
> 

Ken, do you know if they used the M400 Violins? The string sound 
on "Calling Occupants" seems to have a sound very similar to the 
MkII 3 Violins. I have the MkII 3 Violins on my M400 and they sound 
quite a bit different.

And yes, I'd love you hear your version :)

Bernie