Mellotronists

...for those of us who still only dream of a 'tron in the studio,
check out this vintage footage of the master at work.  (But what is
that box on top of his MkII??  An amp, a monitor, Ray's flute and
tambourine carrying case??)

http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~blij/Legend%20of%20a%20Mind.wmv

FS. Weller (still dreaming)

In a message dated 4/6/2005 10:10:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
capt_carbonarc@... writes:

> ...for those of us who still only dream of a 'tron in the studio,
> check out this vintage footage of the master at work.  (But what is
> that box on top of his MkII??  An amp, a monitor, Ray's flute and
> tambourine carrying case??)
> 
> http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~blij/Legend%20of%20a%20Mind.wmv
> 
> FS. Weller (still dreaming)
> 

Wow, thanks for the link.  I hadn't seen this particular clip before.  I like 
seeing a real live performance like this with all the sound warts, as opposed 
to that infamous "live" DVD that came out a while back.

I recognize the thing Mike Pinder is playing, I have one like it in my living 
room.  Could this be Frank's MKII?  If it is, I've played (I use that term 
loosely) this very one.
Pictures of its restoration are on Ken Leonard's web site.  The thing on top 
of it looks like a Marshall head to me.  If so, that's very interesting.  I 
think I recall someone on this list mentioning that Mike Pinder used to run his 
MKII through a Marshall amp.  This makes sense, since, if I'm correct, Mike's 
MKII didn't contain an amp or speakers (to reduce weight), just a unique 
transistor preamp.

Ken M.

Simply wow.  Thank you so much for that link.  I thought the recent 
audio-only concert file was incredible, this was something I never expected 
to actually see live images of.  Exquisite footage, my compliments for 
finding it!




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> that box on top of his MkII??  An amp, a monitor, Ray's flute and
> tambourine carrying case??)
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> http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~blij/Legend%20of%20a%20Mind.wmv
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> FS. Weller (still dreaming)
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I agree!  Thanks for the great link. This really shows how great those guys
were. Not bad for a five piece band. Definitely a Marshall head on top of
the tron. and I found it interesting that he does not use the pitch bend all
the time like on the original recording. He definitely doubles on the left
keyboard during certain moments. Great video!!!! Now I want MORE..

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From: jonesalley [mailto:jonesalley@...] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 10:46 PM
To: Mellotronists
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] vintage footage.....

 

Simply wow.  Thank you so much for that link.  I thought the recent 
audio-only concert file was incredible, this was something I never expected 
to actually see live images of.  Exquisite footage, my compliments for 
finding it!




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From: "dandc74" <capt_carbonarc@...>
To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 9:08 PM
Subject: [Mellotronists] vintage footage.....


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> ...for those of us who still only dream of a 'tron in the studio,
> check out this vintage footage of the master at work.  (But what is
> that box on top of his MkII??  An amp, a monitor, Ray's flute and
> tambourine carrying case??)
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> http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~blij/Legend%20of%20a%20Mind.wmv
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> FS. Weller (still dreaming)
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In a message dated 4/6/2005 7:10:09 PM Pacific Standard Time,  
capt_carbonarc@... writes:

...for  those of us who still only dream of a 'tron in the studio, check out 
this  vintage footage of the master at work.  (But what is that box on top of  
his MkII??  An amp, a monitor, Ray's flute and tambourine carrying  case??)
_http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~blij/Legend%20of%20a%20Mind.wmv_ 
(http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~blij/Legend%20of%20a%20Mind.wmv) 
FS.  Weller (still dreaming)



I didn't want to wait 33 minutes for this clip to download, but if  the 
Pinder footage looks like it was shot close from his left side, I'll bet  it's a 
clip from Dutch TV (esp. if it's VERY poor quality video).  If so,  it's a 
Marshall head.
 
Frank Samagaio
San Diego CA
MkII #134 / M400 #908
author, The Mellotron  Book

In a message dated 4/6/2005 8:06:34 PM Pacific Standard Time,  
kenmerb@... writes:

I  recognize the thing Mike Pinder is playing, I have one like it in my 
living  room.  Could this be Frank's MKII?  If it is, I've played (I use  that term 
loosely) this very one.  Pictures of its restoration are on Ken  Leonard's 
web site.  The thing on top of it looks like a Marshall head to  me.  


Unfortunately, it's not.  Ken, you and I viewed some of this  footage when 
you came through San Diego a few years ago.  Elsewhere in  the video there a 
glimpse of the back of the MkII and it has the standard  grillcloth (and, if 
memory serves me correct - I'm too lazy this morning to toss  the video in the 
machine - the top reversed with the music stand hanging  off the back ala the pic 
on the back of ISOTLC).  Pics have shown Mike to  at least have this one, one 
with horizontal slots on the back panel (no  cloth) and one with vertical 
slots (#134, now sitting in my little  studio).  It's great to hear a bona fide, 
live, warts-and-all Moodies  performance.
 
Frank Samagaio
San Diego CA
MkII #134 / M400 #908
author, The Mellotron  Book