List of Mellotron recordings

This is a list of recordings that feature the sound of a Mellotron, a polyphonic tape-replay keyboard developed in the 1960s.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.


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Song Artist Album Year Player Model played
2000 Light Years from Home Rolling Stones Their Satanic Majesties Request 1967 Brian Jones[1]

A
Song Artist Album Year Player Model played
And You and I Yes Close to the Edge 1972 Rick Wakeman[1]
Angel Aerosmith Permanent Vacation 1987 Drew Arnott[2] M400
Atom Heart Mother Pink Floyd Atom Heart Mother 1970 Richard Wright
Airbag Radiohead OK Computer 1997 Jonny Greenwood

B
Song Artist Album Year Player Model played
Broadway Melody of 1974 Genesis The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 1974 Tony Banks

C
Song Artist Album Year Player Model played
The Court of the Crimson King King Crimson In the Court of the Crimson King 1969 Ian McDonald[1]
Changes Black Sabbath Vol. 4 1972 Tony Iommi
Cherokee Lane Tangerine Dream Encore 1977 Edgar Froese, Chris Franke, Peter Baumann Twin Keyboard Mellotron Mark V, Mellotron M.400
Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft Klaatu 3:47 EST 1976 Dee Long
Cirkus King Crimson Lizard 1970 Robert Fripp
Close To The Edge Yes Close to the Edge 1972 Rick Wakeman
Can-Utility and the Coastliners Genesis Foxtrot 1972 Tony Banks
The Chamber of 32 Doors Genesis The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 1974 Tony Banks
The Cinema Show/Aisle of Plenty Genesis Selling England by the Pound 1973 Tony Banks
Cryptorchid Marilyn Manson Antichrist Superstar 1996 Trent Reznor
The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill The Beatles The Beatles (White Album) 1968 John Lennon[3]

D
Song Artist Album Year Player Model played
Dancing With the Moonlit Knight Genesis Selling England by the Pound 1972 Tony Banks
The Downward Spiral Nine Inch Nails The Downward Spiral 1994 Trent Reznor

E
Song Artist Album Year Player Model played
È Festa Premiata Forneria Marconi Storia di un minuto 1972 Flavio Premoli
Epitaph King Crimson In The Court Of The Crimson King 1969 Ian McDonald
Epsilon in Malaysian Pale Edgar Froese Epsilon in Malaysian Pale 1975 Edgar Froese
Era of the Slaves Edgar Froese Ages 1978 Edgar Froese
Exit Music (For a Film) Radiohead OK Computer 1997 Jonny Greenwood[1]
Easy Money King Crimson Larks' Tongues in Aspic 1972 David Cross

F
Song Artist Album Year Player Model played
Firth of Fifth Genesis Selling England by the Pound 1973 Tony Banks
The Fountain of Salmacis Genesis Nursery Cryme 1971 Tony Banks
Fallen Angel King Crimson Red 1974 Robert Fripp

G
Song Artist Album Year Player Model played
The Gates of Delirium Yes Relayer 1974 Patrick Moraz
Go Let It Out Oasis Standing on the Shoulder of Giants 2000 Noel Gallagher

H
Song Artist Album Year Player Model played
Heart of the Sunrise Yes Fragile 1971 Rick Wakeman
Here Comes the Supernatural Anaesthesist Genesis The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 1974 Tony Banks

I
Song Artist Album Year Player Model played
I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) Todd Tamanend Clark We're Not Safe 1979 Charlie Godart M400
In The Wake Of Poseidon King Crimson In the Wake Of Poseidon 1970 Robert Fripp

K
Song Artist Album Year Player Model played
Kashmir Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti 1975 John Paul Jones[1]
Kites Simon Dupree and the Big Sound 1967

L
Song Artist Album Year Player Model played
Lizard King Crimson Lizard 1970 Robert Fripp
Lilywhite Lilith Genesis The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 1974 Tony Banks
The Lamia Genesis The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 1974 Tony Banks
Lament King Crimson Starless and Bible Black 1974 David Cross

M
Song Artist Album Year Player Model played
Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc) Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) Architecture & Morality 1982 Andy McCluskey
Maroubra Bay Edgar Froese Epsilon in Malaysian Pale 1975 Edgar Froese
Memories Earth and Fire 1972 Gerard Koerts
Mysterious Semblance at the Strand of Nightmares Tangerine Dream Phaedra 1973 Edgar and Monique Froese

N
Song Artist Album Year Player Model played
Nights in White Satin Moody Blues Days of Future Passed 1967 Mike Pinder[4]

P
Song Artist Album Year Player Model played
Phaedra Tangerine Dream Phaedra 1973 Edgar Froese
Pizarro and Atahuallpa Edgar Froese Ages 1978 Edgar Froese

R
Song Artist Album Year Player Model played
Roundabout Yes Fragile 1971 Rick Wakeman
The Rain Song Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy 1973 John Paul Jones
Rubycon (Parts 1 and 2) Tangerine Dream Rubycon 1975 Edgar Froese

S
Song Artist Album Year Player Model played
Satelliet S.U.Z.Y. Noordkaap Programma '96 1996
Space Oddity David Bowie Space Oddity 1969 Rick Wakeman[1]
Siberian Khatru Yes Close to the Edge 1972 Rick Wakeman
Supper's Ready Genesis Foxtrot 1972 Tony Banks
She's a Rainbow Rolling Stones 1967 Brian Jones[1]
Starless King Crimson Red 1974 Robert Fripp[5]
Strawberry Fields Forever The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour 1967 Paul McCartney[1] Mk II
Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats Genesis The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 1974 Tony Banks
See Saw Pink Floyd A Saucerful of Secrets 1968 Richard Wright
Seven Stones Genesis Nursery Cryme 1971 Tony Banks

T
Song Artist Album Year Player Model played
Tears Rush 2112 1976 Hugh Syme
Trio King Crimson Starless and Bible Black 1974 David Cross
Tuesday Afternoon The Moody Blues Days of Future Passed 1967 Mike Pinder[4]
Tuesday's Gone Lynyrd Skynyrd (Pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd) 1973 Al Kooper

W
Song Artist Album Year Player Model played
Watcher of the Skies Genesis Foxtrot 1972 Tony Banks[1]
The Witch's Promise Jethro Tull 1970 John Evan
Wonderwall Oasis (What's the Story) Morning Glory? 1995 Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs[1]

References
  1. "Top 10 Mellotron Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  2. "Permanent Vacation - Aerosmith | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Continuing_Story_of_Bungalow_Bill
  4. Buskin, Richard (July 2009). "The Moody Blues 'Nights In White Satin'". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  5. Holm-Hudson, Kevin (2013). Progressive Rock Reconsidered. Routledge. p. 237. ISBN 978-1-135-71022-4.
  • Planet Mellotron - attempts to document every song featuring the Mellotron or a similar tape-replay keyboard
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