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Re: 60's custom tape sets?

2013-02-11 by m400s851

No, not really. It's just that I'm interested in Mellotrons... and.... their different sounds. I have no life. :)

/Mattias

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> This all begs the question.......does it really matter?
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> 1963 - 2013 The 50th anniversary of the mellotron
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: m400s851 mattias.puttonen@...
> To: newmellotrongroup newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:20
> Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: 60's custom tape sets?
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>  > Are you guys 100% sure these sounds are M300?
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>  > I was under the impression the M300 didn't come out until late 1968, and
>  > this album was made early to mid 1968.
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>  > I thought the first song to have M300 was Never Comes The Day by the
>  > Moodies.
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>  Of course I could be totally wrong (the CYA, Frank) but I don't know of any other instrument that could have made those sounds in '68.
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>  I'm hearing tape replay cello at 0:53-1:07 and cello + strings 1:34-1:47 on One In a Million especially the last four notes in each example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsR1h1w-N1g
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>  Compare that to the real cellos on Thursday Morning from the same album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOt4eqtUuLM
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>  I'm also hearing tape replay vibes that can't be MkII on North Meadow at 1:40-2:30: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4AQj8WvcOs
>  M300 vibes are the"slow vibrato" variety according to Samagaio's book.
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>  It would be great to hear what you and other members of the group think! Hessel?
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>  -Mattias Puttonen
>  #851 and MkII #116
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