Talk:The Grand Vizier's Garden Party

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"Xylophone"
There is no reason at all to spell that noun with a capital. (The Mellotron indeed is a different story.) Also, a xylophone is already part of the collective term "percussion", obviously. AlterBerg (talk) 08:10, 19 October 2012 (UTC)AlterBergAlterBerg (talk) 08:10, 19 October 2012 (UTC)

Lindy Mason?
I've listened to this song several times, and I firmly believe that Lindy Mason never actually appeared on the track. I know my 60's instruments well, and I can assure you that the flute is, in fact, a Mellotron. I think this is so because there is no apparent sound of breathing in between notes, even during crossfades (which I believe are simple 2 notes playing simultaneously on the keyboard). Plus, every not sounds exactly the same when repeated, and it has that familiar flute tremolo that the Mellotron has on every note. Please take all of this into consideration. PikaSka (talk) 00:36, 23 July 2017 (UTC)

I'm sorry to say this, but you are wrong: Nick says in his book that Lindy did in fact contribute flute to the piece. There is, however, an ambient mellotron piece on the 2nd section, but the first and third sections are Lindy playing the flute. Trust me, I've gotten better over the years at distinguishing mellotron flutes from real flutes - e.g. Genesis songs such as "The Battle of Epping Forest" have Tony Banks playing mellotron flutes whereas "Supper's Ready", "Firth of Fifth", "Cuckoo Cocoon", "The Return of the Giant Hogweed", "The Return of the Giant Hogweed", "I Know What I Like", "Stagnation", "The Cinema Show", " and "The Musical Box" have Peter Gabriel playing flute while Tony played mellotron on some, but not all, of these songs. 203.221.238.136 (talk) 08:12, 28 October 2018 (UTC)