List of Mellotron recordings
This is a list of recordings that feature the sound of a Mellotron, a polyphonic tape-replay keyboard developed in the 1960s.
1-9
Song | Artist | Album | Year | Player | Model played |
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2000 Light Years from Home | Rolling Stones | Their Satanic Majesties Request | 1967 | Brian Jones[1] | MkII |
A
Song | Artist | Album | Year | Player | Model played |
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And You and I | Yes | Close to the Edge | 1972 | Rick Wakeman[1] | M400 |
Angel | Aerosmith | Permanent Vacation | 1987 | Drew Arnott[2] | M400 |
Atom Heart Mother | Pink Floyd | Atom Heart Mother | 1970 | Richard Wright | MkII |
Airbag | Radiohead | OK Computer | 1997 | Jonny Greenwood | M400 |
Assault and Battery/The Golden Void | Hawkwind | Warrior on the Edge of Time | 1975 | Simon House | M400 |
B
Song | Artist | Album | Year | Player | Model played |
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Broadway Melody of 1974 | Genesis | The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway | 1974 | Tony Banks | M400 |
Blackberry Way | The Move | single | 1968 | Richard Tandy | MkII |
C
Song | Artist | Album | Year | Player | Model played |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Court of the Crimson King | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | 1969 | Ian McDonald[1] | MkII |
Changes | Black Sabbath | Vol. 4 | 1972 | Tony Iommi | MkII |
Cherokee Lane | Tangerine Dream | Encore | 1977 | Edgar Froese, Chris Franke, Peter Baumann | Twin Keyboard Mellotron Mark V, Mellotron M.400 |
Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft | Klaatu | 3:47 EST | 1976 | Dee Long | M400 |
Cirkus | King Crimson | Lizard | 1970 | Robert Fripp | MkII |
Close To The Edge | Yes | Close to the Edge | 1972 | Rick Wakeman | M400 |
Can-Utility and the Coastliners | Genesis | Foxtrot | 1972 | Tony Banks | MkII |
The Chamber of 32 Doors | Genesis | The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway | 1974 | Tony Banks | M400 |
The Cinema Show/Aisle of Plenty | Genesis | Selling England by the Pound | 1973 | Tony Banks | M400 |
Cryptorchid | Marilyn Manson | Antichrist Superstar | 1996 | Trent Reznor | M400 |
The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill | The Beatles | The Beatles (White Album) | 1968 | John Lennon | MkII |
D
Song | Artist | Album | Year | Player | Model played |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel | Elton John | Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player | 1973 | Elton John[3] | M400 |
Dancing with the Moonlit Knight | Genesis | Selling England by the Pound | 1972 | Tony Banks | M400 |
The Downward Spiral | Nine Inch Nails | The Downward Spiral | 1994 | Trent Reznor | M400 |
Dream On | Aerosmith | Aerosmith | 1973 | Steven Tyler | M400 |
E
Song | Artist | Album | Year | Player | Model played |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
È Festa | Premiata Forneria Marconi | Storia di un minuto | 1972 | Flavio Premoli | MkII |
Epitaph | King Crimson | In The Court Of The Crimson King | 1969 | Ian McDonald | MkII |
Epsilon in Malaysian Pale | Edgar Froese | Epsilon in Malaysian Pale | 1975 | Edgar Froese | M400, MkV |
Era of the Slaves | Edgar Froese | Ages | 1978 | Edgar Froese | M400, MkV |
Exit Music (For a Film) | Radiohead | OK Computer | 1997 | Jonny Greenwood[1] | M400 |
Easy Money | King Crimson | Larks' Tongues in Aspic | 1972 | David Cross | M400 |
F
Song | Artist | Album | Year | Player | Model played |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Firth of Fifth | Genesis | Selling England by the Pound | 1973 | Tony Banks | M400 |
Free Bird | Lynyrd Skynyrd | Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd | 1973 | Al Cooper | M400 |
The Fountain of Salmacis | Genesis | Nursery Cryme | 1971 | Tony Banks | MkII |
Fallen Angel | King Crimson | Red | 1974 | Robert Fripp | M400 |
G
Song | Artist | Album | Year | Player | Model played |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Gates of Delirium | Yes | Relayer | 1974 | Patrick Moraz | M400 |
Go Let It Out | Oasis | Standing on the Shoulder of Giants | 2000 | Noel Gallagher | M400, MkII |
H
Song | Artist | Album | Year | Player | Model played |
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Heart of the Sunrise | Yes | Fragile | 1971 | Rick Wakeman | M400 |
Here Comes the Supernatural Anaesthesist | Genesis | The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway | 1974 | Tony Banks | M400 |
I
Song | Artist | Album | Year | Player | Model played |
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I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) | Todd Tamanend Clark | We're Not Safe | 1979 | Charlie Godart | M400 |
In The Wake Of Poseidon | King Crimson | In the Wake Of Poseidon | 1970 | Robert Fripp | MkII |
Island Girl | Elton John | Rock of the Westies | 1975 | James Newton Howard[4] | M400 |
K
Song | Artist | Album | Year | Player | Model played |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kashmir | Led Zeppelin | Physical Graffiti | 1975 | John Paul Jones[1] | M400 |
Kites | Simon Dupree and the Big Sound | 1967 | MkII | ||
Kiss | Korn | Untitled Korn album | 2007 | Zac Baird | ? |
L
Song | Artist | Album | Year | Player | Model played |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lizard | King Crimson | Lizard | 1970 | Robert Fripp | MkII |
Lilywhite Lilith | Genesis | The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway | 1974 | Tony Banks | M400 |
The Lamia | Genesis | The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway | 1974 | Tony Banks | M400 |
Lament | King Crimson | Starless and Bible Black | 1974 | David Cross | M400 |
Lucky | Radiohead | OK Computer | 1997 | Jonny Greenwood[1] | |
M
Song | Artist | Album | Year | Player | Model played |
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Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc) | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) | Architecture & Morality | 1982 | Andy McCluskey | M400 |
Maroubra Bay | Edgar Froese | Epsilon in Malaysian Pale | 1975 | Edgar Froese | M400, MkV |
Memories | Earth and Fire | 1972 | Gerard Koerts | M300 | |
Mysterious Semblance at the Strand of Nightmares | Tangerine Dream | Phaedra | 1973 | Edgar and Monique Froese | M400 |
N
Song | Artist | Album | Year | Player | Model played |
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Nights in White Satin | Moody Blues | Days of Future Passed | 1967 | Mike Pinder[5] | MkII |
P
Song | Artist | Album | Year | Player | Model played |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phaedra | Tangerine Dream | Phaedra | 1973 | Edgar Froese | M400 |
Pizarro and Atahuallpa | Edgar Froese | Ages | 1978 | Edgar Froese | M400, MkV |
Q
Song | Artist | Album | Year | Player | Model played |
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Question | The Moody Blues | A Question of Balance | 1970 | Mike Pinder | MkII |
R
Song | Artist | Album | Year | Player | Model played |
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Roundabout | Yes | Fragile | 1971 | Rick Wakeman | M400 |
The Rain Song | Led Zeppelin | Houses of the Holy | 1973 | John Paul Jones | M400 |
Rubycon (Parts 1 and 2) | Tangerine Dream | Rubycon | 1975 | Edgar Froese | M400 |
S
Song | Artist | Album | Year | Player | Model played |
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Satelliet S.U.Z.Y. | Noordkaap | Programma '96 | 1996 | ? | |
Siberian Khatru | Yes | Close to the Edge | 1972 | Rick Wakeman | M400 |
Space Oddity | David Bowie | Space Oddity | 1969 | Rick Wakeman[1] | MkII |
Seems Uncertain | 311 | Evolver | 2003 | Nick Hexum | ? |
Supper's Ready | Genesis | Foxtrot | 1972 | Tony Banks | MkII |
She's a Rainbow | Rolling Stones | 1967 | Brian Jones[1] | MkII | |
Starless | King Crimson | Red | 1974 | Robert Fripp[6] | M400 |
Strawberry Fields Forever | The Beatles | Magical Mystery Tour | 1967 | Paul McCartney[1] | MkII |
Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats | Genesis | The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway | 1974 | Tony Banks | M400 |
See Saw | Pink Floyd | A Saucerful of Secrets | 1968 | Richard Wright | MkII |
Seven Stones | Genesis | Nursery Cryme | 1971 | Tony Banks | MkII |
Snow (Hey Oh) | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Stadium Arcadium | 2006 | John Frusciante | ? |
T
Song | Artist | Album | Year | Player | Model played |
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Tears | Rush | 2112 | 1976 | Hugh Syme | M400 |
Trio | King Crimson | Starless and Bible Black | 1974 | David Cross | M400 |
Turn the Page | Bob Seger | Back in '72, Live Bullet | 1975 | Alto Reed | M400 |
Tuesday Afternoon | The Moody Blues | Days of Future Passed | 1967 | Mike Pinder[5] | MkII |
Tuesday's Gone | Lynyrd Skynyrd | (Pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd) | 1973 | Al Kooper | M400 |
W
Song | Artist | Album | Year | Player | Model played |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Watcher of the Skies | Genesis | Foxtrot | 1972 | Tony Banks[1] | MkII |
The Witch's Promise | Jethro Tull | 1970 | John Evan | MkII | |
Wonderwall | Oasis | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | 1995 | Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs[1] | M400 |
The World At Large | Modest Mouse | Good News for People Who Love Bad News | 2004 | Dann Gallucci | ? |
References
- "Top 10 Mellotron Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- "Permanent Vacation - Aerosmith | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- "Elton John - Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player". Discogs. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- "Elton John - Rock Of The Westies". Discogs. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- Buskin, Richard (July 2009). "The Moody Blues 'Nights In White Satin'". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- Holm-Hudson, Kevin (2013). Progressive Rock Reconsidered. Routledge. p. 237. ISBN 978-1-135-71022-4.
External links
- Planet Mellotron - attempts to document every song featuring the Mellotron or a similar tape-replay keyboard
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