Radio 4 on Music - Sampledelica! The History of the Mellotron

Sampledelica! The History of the Mellotron

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Mark Radcliffe charts the history of the unwieldy Mellotron, a bizarre, tape-driven instrument that dominated the soundscape of the late 60s and 70s and featured on records by The Beatles, The Moody Blues, King Crimson and Tangerine Dream, to name a few.

Published on Wednesday, 16th April 2014.

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