This is an attempt to list every British hit single (Top 30) featuring Mellotron, chronologically, though I'm sure there's many I've missed. Usual drill - please let me know of any new entries or amendments.
I've taken the format (loosely) from the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles, with highest position reached and month of entry into chart on the left. If there's more than one entry for any given month, the earlier entry will be listed first. Any 'not entirely sures' are italicised, as in the main list. For fuller details on individual entries, please see the Albums List.
| 10/66 |
2 |
Manfred Mann |
Semi-Detached, Suburban Mr.James / flutes, brass, accordion |
| 2/67 |
2 |
Beatles |
Strawberry Fields Forever / flutes |
| 3/67 |
4 |
Manfred Mann |
Ha! Ha! Said the Clown / flutes (& brass, accordion?) |
| 8/67 |
4 |
Flowerpot Men |
Let's Go to San Francisco / flutes, violins (brass?) |
| 8/67 |
8 |
Rolling Stones |
We Love You / brass |
| 9/67 |
2 |
Traffic |
Hole in My Shoe / violins |
| 11/67 |
9 |
Simon Dupree & the Big Sound |
Kites / violins |
| 12/67 |
19 |
Moody Blues |
Nights in White Satin / violins, brass |
| 4/68 |
5 |
Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity |
This Wheel's on Fire / violins? |
| 7/68 |
12 |
The Kinks |
Days / violins, brass |
| 8/68 |
27 |
Moody Blues |
Voices in the Sky / violins |
| 12/68 |
1 |
The Move |
Blackberry Way / violins |
| 4/69 |
18 |
Cream |
Badge / violins |
| 7/69 |
12 |
The Move |
Curly / violins |
| 9/69 |
5 |
David Bowie |
Space Oddity / violins |
| 1/70 |
4 |
Jethro Tull |
The Witch's Promise / violins |
| 5/70 |
2 |
Moody Blues |
Question / violins, brass |
| 5/71 |
4 |
Free |
My Brother Jake / violins |
| 5/72 |
13 |
Moody Blues |
Isn't Life Strange / Chamberlin? |
| 8/72 |
4 |
Roxy Music |
Virginia Plain / brass |
| 10/72 |
9 |
Johnny Nash |
There are More Questions Than Answers |
| 10/72 |
12 |
Strawbs |
Lay Down / voices |
| 1/73 |
4 |
Elton John |
Daniel / flutes |
| 2/73 |
6 |
Alice Cooper |
Hullo Hooray / violins, flutes |
| 11/73 |
9 |
Roxy Music |
Street Life / brass |
| 11/73 |
26 |
John Lennon |
Mind Games |
| 6/74 |
16 |
Elton John |
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me / brass (?) |
| 6/74 |
10 |
10cc |
The Wall St.Shuffle / violins, flutes |
| 9/74 |
6 |
Paul Anka |
(You're) Having My Baby / flutes |
| 11/74 |
10 |
Elton John |
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds / flutes |
| 3/75 |
14 |
Peter Skellern |
Hold on to Love / violins |
| 6/75 |
7 |
Pete Wingfield |
18 With a Bullet / violins |
| 10/75 |
22 |
Elton John |
Island Girl |
| 10/75 |
2 |
Roxy Music |
Love is the Drug / Mellotron FX |
| 6/76 |
1 |
Demis Roussos |
Forever and Ever (from The Roussos Phenomenon EP) / violins/flutes (originally released 1973) |
| 10/77 |
24 |
David Bowie |
"Heroes" / Chamberlin |
| 4/78 |
19 |
Squeeze |
Take Me, I'm Yours / voices |
| 12/78 |
4 |
Elton John |
Song for Guy / violins (?) |
| 7/79 |
29 |
David Bowie |
D.J. / Chamberlin |
| 4/80 |
2 |
Paul McCartney |
Coming Up / saxes |
| 8/80 |
1 |
David Bowie |
Ashes to Ashes / Chamberlin violins |
| 1/82 |
4 |
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark |
Maid of Orleans / female voices, violins |
| 6/82 |
21 |
Lynyrd Skynyrd |
Free Bird / violins (recorded 1973) |
| 1/86 |
16 |
Talk Talk |
Life's What You Make it / flutes, violins |
| 4/87 |
17 |
David Bowie |
Day-in Day-Out / voices |
| 8/91 |
6 |
Julian Lennon |
Saltwater / violins |
| 2/93 |
2 |
Michael Jackson |
Give in to Me |
| 7/93 |
16 |
Paul Weller |
Sunflower / violins |
| 9/93 |
14 |
Paul Weller |
Wild Wood / violins |
| 9/94 |
27 |
Crowded House |
Pineapple Head / Chamberlin flutes |
| 11/94 |
20 |
Paul Weller |
Out of the Sinking / violins (charted again in 3/96, reaching no.16) |
| 4/95 |
9 |
REM |
Strange Currencies / violins |
| 7/95 |
9 |
Paul Weller |
You Do Something to Me / voices |
| 10/95 |
2 |
Pulp |
Mis-Shapes / violins (charted for B-side, Sorted for E's & Wizz) |
| 11/95 |
2 |
Oasis |
Wonderwall / cellos |
| 2/96 |
6 |
Joan Osborne |
One of Us / violins |
| 3/96 |
1 |
Oasis |
Don't Look Back in Anger / cellos |
| 7/96 |
4 |
Kula Shaker |
Tattva / flutes, violins |
| 8/96 |
4 |
REM |
E-Bow the Letter / violins |
| 11/96 |
19 |
REM |
Bittersweet Me / flutes |
| 11/97 |
8 |
Pulp |
Help the Aged / violins |
| 9/98 |
1 |
Manic Street Preachers |
If You Tolerate This, Your Children Will Be Next / violins |
| 10/98 |
6 |
REM |
Daysleeper / flutes |
| 9/99 |
18 |
Gomez |
Rhythm & Blues Alibi / violins, cellos |
| 2/00 |
1 |
Oasis |
Go Let it Out / flutes |
| 7/00 |
4 |
Oasis |
Sunday Morning Call / |
| 10/00 |
25 |
Muse |
Muscle Museum / violins |
| 4/02 |
1 |
Oasis |
The Hindu Times / violins |
| 4/05 |
2 |
Razorlight |
Somewhere Else / cellos |
| 12/05 |
2 |
Oasis |
Let There Be Love / violins, flutes |
| 10/06 |
1 |
Razorlight |
America / violins |
| 7/08 |
25 |
The Kooks |
Shine on / flutes |
| 12/08 |
12 |
Oasis |
I'm Outta Time / violins |
| 3/09 |
10 |
Oasis |
Falling Down / violins |
