Mellotron

The Mellotron is a key instrument for many progressive rock bands. It was created in 1963 in Birmingham, England. The Mellotron can produce sounds such as strings, flutes, trumpets, and chior. The breakthrough song that used the Mellotron is The Beatles "Strawberry Fields Forever". By 1967, The Moody Blues would use the Mellotron on their second album Days of Future Passed.

Other Progressive Rock Bands that would use the Mellotron are Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, and Traffic.