John Hawken - Strawbs - Hero & Heroine
2004-02-12 by Pomeroy Ranch
Thanks to this wonderful list (and Dick Greener's wonderful Strawbs list - http://www.strawbsweb.co.uk <http://www.strawbsweb.co.uk/> ), I decided to ask John Hawken about the tron sounds he used on Hero and Heroine. Here is his answer: >Thanks for the e.mail - glad you've enjoyed some of the music I've been involved with down the >years. >Lucky you, located in "Mellotron Heaven" on the West Coast - I STILL regret parting with my 400 >(and my Mini Moog) when I left England in 1979. >As for the sound on Hero & Heroine, I only recall using the Brass tapes, no organ. Of course, my >memory could well be at fault - after all, it WAS 30 years ago. >I have just today received the Mike Pinder Mellotron CD ROM - a gift from my friend & webmaster >Ron Linderboom. I will be using it on the proposed Strawbs re-union tour later this year. Hopefully, >we shall experience all the great sounds but none of the quirky reliability of the real thing. >Best regards >John Hawken What brass tapes/sounds would he have used? Vance