mellotron
noun
mel·lo·tron
ˈme-lə-ˌträn 
: an electronic keyboard instrument programmed to produce the tape-recorded sounds usually of orchestral instruments
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Rice also snuck a prog-rock mellotron into the mix on the second and third choruses.
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Tom Roland, Billboard, 23 July 2024
Raise the Roof features an all-star lineup including drummer Jay Bellerose, bassist Dennis Crouch, guitarist Marc Ribot, and pedal steel player Russell Pahl, plus Viktor Krauss on mellotron, Jeff Taylor on bass accordion, and Burnett on electric guitar and mellotron.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2021
Rod Argent is the composer of most Zombie songs, and is quite a keyboardist, demonstrating his dexterity on the organ, piano, harpsichord, and mellotron.
—Herbert W. Strupp, National Review, 5 Oct. 2019
There are flute-like mellotron keyboard sounds on that record that sound carefully wedded to Rae’s voice.
—John Adamian, courant.com, 2 July 2018
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Tom Roland, Billboard, 23 July 2024
Raise the Roof features an all-star lineup including drummer Jay Bellerose, bassist Dennis Crouch, guitarist Marc Ribot, and pedal steel player Russell Pahl, plus Viktor Krauss on mellotron, Jeff Taylor on bass accordion, and Burnett on electric guitar and mellotron.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2021
Rod Argent is the composer of most Zombie songs, and is quite a keyboardist, demonstrating his dexterity on the organ, piano, harpsichord, and mellotron.
—Herbert W. Strupp, National Review, 5 Oct. 2019
There are flute-like mellotron keyboard sounds on that record that sound carefully wedded to Rae’s voice.
—John Adamian, courant.com, 2 July 2018
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“Mellotron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mellotron. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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