[78-L] Davy Jones dies

[Brian Bashford]

I have a UK 78 from 1930 ... Dancing With Tears In My Eyes / Lover, Come 
Back To Me  (HMV 3626) with a theremin  being played by the splendidly named 
Lennington H Shewell. Probably not the first theremin on a 78 but quite 
early.

Brian B.

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From: Kristjan Saag
Most rock historians list "Strange Days" by the Doors as the first - Jim
Morrison plays Moog on the title track (the album was released in
September 1967, two months before the "Monkees" album). Jim, BTW, got
the instrument from synthesizer pioneer Paul Beaver of Beaver & Krause.
There are rumours that The Beach Boys used a Moog on "Good Vibrations",
but it was neither a Moog nor a Theremin - I've heard Bob Moog confirm
this in a lecture - but an Electro-Theremin, a modified Theremin built
by Paul Tanner with a physical slider for tone control (much like the
Ondes Martenot).
Kristjan
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