Mellotronists

Would the John Peel BBC sessions OMD release "1979-1983" be the only 
Peel Sessions release to contain Mellotron? I see there are two 
versions--one with fourteen tracks, and another with fifteen tracks- 
the bonus being a version of "Electricity". I only found out about 
this OMD release recently on a discusson board asking everyone what 
their fave Peel Sessions disc is. (Mine is the double LP by Soft 
Machine on Strange Fruit). Anyone have this and what did you think 
of it? I see it appears to be long out of print, but still easy to 
obtain at a decent price.

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From: "mellotrongirl" <mellotrongirl@...>
To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 7:29 PM
Subject: [Mellotronists] Re: Peelie/Orchestral Manoevres In The Dark



> Would the John Peel BBC sessions OMD release "1979-1983" be the only
> Peel Sessions release to contain Mellotron?

There's a possibility Cinerama's collection contains some, but I haven't
been able to verify it. Who they? Ex-Wedding Present members, by the looks
of it (yawn).

Andy T.

> Would the John Peel BBC sessions OMD release "1979-1983" be the only Peel 
Sessions release to contain Mellotron? <

I'm pretty sure it isn't, but can't lay my hands on the proof at the moment. 
there were a number of sessions by robert wyatt during his 'tron period.... 
nothing from the cocteaus, though- their sessions either predate or postdate 
their 'tron use. 
&, if it sort-of-counts, the band known as "king crimson" made their first 
recordings for the bbc before commencing the album known locally as "ITCOTCK".
but I shall ask an expert & find out.

life without peel is taking some getting used to.

meanwhile, back in r.m.i.-land, the same BBC-sessions expert has been adding 
'tron parts to our latest album. this is why I've been a bit quiet... 1098 
features prominently both as itself & in sampled form. we use the biggest sampler 
we could find, & this lets us trigger the 'tron sounds from the mighty p3 
sequencer, to create looping phrases of flute, cello, strings, brass & plucked 
piano.
the album is for release on cuneiform early next year & will be paired with 
an edit of the live set from philadelphia, which featured 400s borrowed from 
jeff & jimmy of this parish.
(footnote- the reason we are doing an album for cuneiform is that steve f 
came to see us in philly, principally to thank the aforementioned 'tronnist for 
his assistance in sourcing the BBC sessions by wyatt for US release. steve, the 
one in r.m.i, that is, worked in the BBC archive for over ten years.)

d/1098