stones67 wrote on Dec 5
th, 2008 at 5:23am:
Hi Philip.... great post. I think the mellotron part on Jigsaw Puzzle is totally brilliant... simple, yet adding great atmosphere and as always with Brian only he could have done it. As far as Factory Girl, most websites credit Dave Mason with playing the mellotron mandolin part and Rick Grech as playing the fiddle.
Brian was brilliant with the mellotron!!!!
I completely agree with you about JP, the part gives the track a great psychedelic feel. .Jimmy Miller has said that Brian played 'flutes' on the album, so he must have been meaning that part. I've always loved it since I first heard it, but for years I thought it was a recorder or something.
Most if not all websites just say mandolin, timeisonourside changed their crediting after with sssoul from iorr told them about my mellotron findings.
Keith has said that Nicky suggested the fiddle part on Factory Girl, so perhaps that's an indication that he played on the track too, there's only one keyboard instrument on there so!?