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Sampledelica! The History of the Mellotron

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for over a year

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. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Radcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Tony Banks
Interviewed Guest:
Paul McCartney
Interviewed Guest:
Paul Weller

Genres

Source: BBC Online

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