Non-prog Mellotron: your faves

[zravkapt]

This isn't about all the non-'prog' songs that use da 'Tron, instead I'm asking what some of your fave non-'prog' songs that feature da 'Tron are. Here's a few of mine:

[GuitarGeek]

Lynyrd Skynyrd Tuesday's Gone

About 7 or 8 years back, I was watching a TV show called Being Erica, which I swear had some Mellotron in the background music.

Those are the only two I can think of.

[klothos]

Benmont Tench plays some well-placed and tasteful 'tron on Johnny Cash's American albums.........

[Progbear]

For me, it begins and ends with this:

[mogrooves]

Zombies -"Care of Cell 44"
Groundhogs - "You Had A Lesson"
Traffic - "No Face, No Name, No Number"
Roxy Music - "Ladytron"

[pb2015]

"Ashtray Heart" by Captain Beefheart

[walt]

Captain Beefheart-Sue Egypt

[JJ88]

The Bee Gees- Every Christian Lion Hearted Man, Kilburn Towers, Horizontal
The Zombies- Changes

[alucard]

David Bowie : Space Oddity


Sparklehorse : it's a wonderful life



Elliot Smith : Bottle up and explode!

[klothos]

The Bee Gees- Every Christian Lion Hearted Man,

oh man -- good call New York Mining Disaster 1941 , too

I forgot about this one, too...your post reminded me of it....'tron is my favorite part

[walt]

Not sure if this fits the bill, but, here it is anyway.Giles Giles and Fripp-Suite No.1.Tron shows up around 1:30 in.Love the song, love the album.

[Lopez]

Jan & Dean's "Taste of Rain" theme (1966). The Mellotron (or strictly, the Chamberlin) is the lead instrument and comes in at 1:00 and lasts the duration. By the way, Joe Osborne on bass is killer.

[Scrotum Scissor]

Captain Beefheart-Sue Egypt

The inimitable Eric Drew Feldman, who also did 'tron for the mighty Snakefinger - who actually DID refer to his (when not blues) own music as progressive:

[moecurlythanu]

Madden and Harris -Fool's Paradise album is what's coming to mind first.

[walt]

How could i forget this!! Kool & The Gang-Rated X.

[zravkapt]

^That's a good one. This is one of my fave 'Tron moments (starting at 1:35); vocoder + Tron =

[Progbear]

It’s Chamberlin and not Mellotron, but here’s some nice and tasteful use:

[Stevie B]

This one just came up on my iplayer...it's on a compilation, so I've no idea who Keith Christmas is, but I love this...I presume it's a Mellotron I'm hearing??

[Halmyre]

Deep Purple - Soldier of Fortune from Stormbringer. Definitely sounds like a Mellotron and if so it's a rare performance on the beast by Jon Lord.

[moecurlythanu]

Two other essential LPs:

Marcus -From The House Of Trax
Bobak, Jons, Malone -Motherlight

[nsmith1002]

Elton John - "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds"



I like that the Mellotron is played as a "lead" (at 2:44 through 3:07) which I don't think happens as often as when it's used for chordal pads or whatever you might call it.

[zravkapt]

^I like the 'Tron solo in "Island Girl". Haven't heard it for awhile but I'm pretty sure that's a 'Tron.

[Progbear]

^I like the 'Tron solo in "Island Girl". Haven't heard it for awhile but I'm pretty sure that's a 'Tron.

“Island Girl” is a cheesy tune, but the Mellotron flute solo (from James Newton Howard) makes it. And I think that might be one of the fastest Mellotron runs around!

Speaking of cheesy tunes, Elton John and Mellotron flutes, remember this one?

[spacefreak]

some that come into mind...

Angel 1975 debut
Mahogany Rush IV
Magnum early albums
Donovan Sunshine Superman
Rustic Hinge Replicas

[Zappathustra]

The Rain Song - Led Zep. And Kill all Hippies by Primal Scream.