List of Mellotron recordings
Appearance
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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Ace of Wands | Steve Hackett | Voyage of the Acolyte | 1975 | Steve Hackett or John Acock | M400 |
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 |
Baby Can It Be True | The Graham Bond Organisation | There's A Bond Between Us | 1965 | Graham Bond | MkI |
Blood on the Rooftops | Genesis | Wind and Wuthering | 1976 | Tony Banks | M400 |
C
D
Song | Artist | Album | Year | Player | Model played |
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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 |
Don't Look Back in Anger | Oasis | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | 1994 | Noel Gallagher | MkII, M400 |
The Downward Spiral | Nine Inch Nails | The Downward Spiral | 1995 | 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 |
Easy Money | King Crimson | Larks' Tongues in Aspic | 1972 | David Cross | M400 |
Eleventh Earl of Mar | Genesis | Wind and Wuthering | 1976 | Tony Banks | M400 |
Entangled | Genesis | A Trick of the Tail | 1976 | Tony Banks | M400 |
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 |
Every Day | Steve Hackett | Spectral Mornings | 1979 | Nick Magnus | M400 |
F
Song | Artist | Album | Year | Player | Model played |
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Firth of Fifth | Genesis | Selling England by the Pound | 1973 | Tony Banks | M400 |
Free Bird | Lynyrd Skynyrd | (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) | 1973 | Al Kooper | 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 |
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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 |
The Greatest[4] | Lana Del Rey | Norman Fucking Rockwell! | 2019 | Jack Antonoff | M4000D |
H
Song | Artist | Album | Year | Player | Model played |
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Hammer in the Sand | Steve Hackett | Defector | 1980 | Nick Magnus | M400 |
Hands of the Priestess (Parts 1 & 2) | Steve Hackett | Voyage of the Acolyte | 1975 | Steve Hackett or John Acock | M400 |
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[5] | M400 |
J
Song | Artist | Album | Year | Player | Model played |
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Jacuzzi | Steve Hackett | Defector | 1980 | Nick Magnus | M400 |
Julia Dream | Pink Floyd | Relics | 1971 | Richard Wright | MkII |
K
Song | Artist | Album | Year | Player | Model played |
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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 |
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Ladytron | Roxy Music | Roxy Music | 1972 | Brian Eno | M400 |
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 |
Lizard | King Crimson | Lizard | 1970 | Robert Fripp | MkII |
Los Endos | Genesis | A Trick of the Tail | 1976 | Tony Banks | M400 |
Lucky | Radiohead | OK Computer | 1997 | Jonny Greenwood[1] | M400 |
M
Song | Artist | Album | Year | Player | Model played |
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Mad Man Moon | Genesis | A Trick of the Tail | 1976 | Tony Banks | M400 |
Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc) | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Architecture & Morality | 1982 | Andy McCluskey | M400 |
Many Too Many | Genesis | ...And Then There Were Three... | 1978 | Tony Banks | M400 |
Maroubra Bay | Edgar Froese | Epsilon in Malaysian Pale | 1975 | Edgar Froese | M400, MkV |
Memories | Earth and Fire | Songs of the Marching Children | 1972 | Gerard Koerts | M300 |
Milk | Garbage | Garbage | 1995 | Duke Erikson | ? |
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[6] | MkII |
Nikes | Frank Ocean | Blonde | 2016 | Malay | M400 |
O
Song | Artist | Album | Year | Player | Model played |
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One for the Vine | Genesis | Wind and Wuthering | 1976 | Tony Banks | M400 |
P
Song | Artist | Album | Year | Player | Model played |
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Phaedra | Tangerine Dream | Phaedra | 1973 | Edgar Froese | M400 |
Pizarro and Atahuallpa | Edgar Froese | Ages | 1978 | Edgar Froese | M400, MkV |
Please Don't Touch | Steve Hackett | Please Don't Touch! | 1978 | Steve Hackett or John Acock | M400 |
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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The Rain Song | Led Zeppelin | Houses of the Holy | 1973 | John Paul Jones | M400 |
The Red Flower of Tachai Blooms Everywhere | Steve Hackett | Spectral Mornings | 1979 | Nick Magnus | M400 |
Ride My See-Saw | The Moody Blues | In Search of the Lost Chord | 1968 | Mike Pinder | MkII |
Robbery, Assault and Battery | Genesis | A Trick of the Tail | 1976 | Tony Banks | M400 |
Roundabout | Yes | Fragile | 1971 | Rick Wakeman | M400 |
Rubycon (Parts 1 and 2) | Tangerine Dream | Rubycon | 1975 | Edgar Froese | M400 |
S
T
Song | Artist | Album | Year | Player | Model played |
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Tears | Rush | 2112 | 1976 | Hugh Syme | M400 |
Theme for an Imaginary Western | Mountain (band) | Climbing! | 1970 | Steve Knight | M400 |
Tigermoth | Steve Hackett | Spectral Mornings | 1979 | Nick Magnus | M400 |
Time Machine | Beggars Opera | Waters of Change | 1971 | Virginia Scott | ? |
The Toast | Steve Hackett | Defector | 1980 | Nick Magnus | M400 |
A Tower Struck Down | Steve Hackett | Voyage of the Acolyte | 1975 | Steve Hackett or John Acock | M400 |
Trio | King Crimson | Starless and Bible Black | 1974 | David Cross | M400 |
Turn the Page | Bob Seger | Back in '72; Live Bullet | 1972; 1976 | Alto Reed | M400 |
Tuesday Afternoon | The Moody Blues | Days of Future Passed | 1967 | Mike Pinder[6] | MkII |
Tuesday's Gone | Lynyrd Skynyrd | (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) | 1973 | Al Kooper | M400 |
W
Song | Artist | Album | Year | Player | Model played |
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Watcher of the Skies | Genesis | Foxtrot | 1972 | Tony Banks[1] | MkII |
We Run | Strange Advance | 2WO | 1985 | Drew Arnott | M400[9] |
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
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Top 10 Mellotron Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Permanent Vacation - Aerosmith | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "Elton John - Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player". Discogs. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ How Jack Antonoff creates songs from small ideas, retrieved 7 August 2022
- ^ "Elton John - Rock Of The Westies". Discogs. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ a b Buskin, Richard (July 2009). "The Moody Blues 'Nights In White Satin'". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ Stanley, Bob. "Manfred Mann". BBC. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ Holm-Hudson, Kevin (2013). Progressive Rock Reconsidered. Routledge. p. 237. ISBN 978-1-135-71022-4.
- ^ Thompson, Andy. "Planet Mellotron Album Reviews: S20". Retrieved 27 February 2022.
External links
- Planet Mellotron - attempts to document every song featuring the Mellotron or a similar tape-replay keyboard