BBC Radio 4 - 2006-06-03
Sampledelica - History of the Mellotron
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Mark Radcliffe explores the history of the Mellotron, one of the quirkiest
musical instruments of the 20th Century and one of the first samplers.
Famously used on the opening of The Beatles' Strawberry Fields Forever,
it was championed by musicians in the psychedelic and progressive rock eras.
Contributors include Sir Paul McCartney, Paul Weller, Tony Banks and Justin Haywood.
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