Streetly Electronics Mellotron Tape Library


Violin

Overseen by Colin Campbell (Mellotron demonstrator extraordinaire), this was the recording session from Hell. Mainly because the ace violinist forgot his violin. Heavy improvisation with a tennis racket and elastic bands proved futile so a cheap wattle and daub violin was sought locally (in rural Worcestershire) and surprisingly it turned out rather well. Muff 'The Murfer' Murfin (the man who gave us the music to Gladiators) was the engineer.

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