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Going For The One Tour - No Mellotron? 3 Birotrons?

2004-01-02 by Pishock, Jimmy

Hello Everyone:

First of all, happy new year to all. I hope 2004 is especially kind to all of you. Mellotron symposium in the upcoming year? That would be especially cool. In fact, my alcohol recessive gene demands it!

If you open the following attachment, you will notice it is Rick Wakeman (and Chris Squire) from the Going for the One tour (1977). From what I've come to understand, I thought Wakeman used a Mellotron on this tour (the double-black-one that Mr. Dale currently owns); however, I don't see it-- unless it stuck way back in the second tier of keyboards. In fact, what struck me as odd, is that there are three (3) Birotrons in his set-up [two (2) to Wakeman's left and one (1) in the upper keyboard set-up]. I didn't think the Birotron was created until later on in 1978. Did anyone see the tour and (hoping to job some memories here) remember anything regarding this?

Let me know what you folks may have here.

Jimmy P.

If the attachment doesn't open, one can always go here.... http://forgottenyesterdays.com/graphic.asp?gr=1&gid=1471

Re: [Mellotronists] Going For The One Tour - No Mellotron? 3 Birotrons?

2004-01-03 by Nic Lewis

At 09:50 02/01/04 -0500, Pishock, Jimmy wrote:
>
>If you open the following attachment, you will notice it is Rick Wakeman 
>(and Chris Squire) from the Going for the One tour (1977).  From what I've 
>come to understand, I thought Wakeman used a Mellotron on this tour (the 
>double-black-one that Mr. Dale currently owns); however, I don't see it-- 
>unless it stuck way back in the second tier of keyboards.  In fact, what 
>struck me as odd, is that there are three (3) Birotrons in his set-up [two 
>(2) to Wakeman's left and one (1) in the upper keyboard set-up].

I don't know about the Mellotron, but there were two Birotrons (I think the 
box behind the Birotron on the right is
something else - it's not quite the same as the Birotron in front)

>   I didn't think the Birotron was created until later on in 1978.  Did 
> anyone see the tour and (hoping to job some memories here) remember 
> anything regarding this?

I worked on the Birotron from 1976 - 1978 and the first 'production' models 
of course went to Wakeman
and they would have been around at the right time for that tour.