Del Shannon 'Runaway' solo on 1958 Selmer Clavioline

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Uploaded by on Mar 9, 2011

A fully restored 1958 Selmer Clavioline....demonstrated here with the solo from Runaway.

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  • closest ive seen so far. nice!

  • @stephadelic ..Thankyou....it helps having (almost) the exact instrument that was used on the original recording....a modern sampler or synthesiser couldn't come close... J.D

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  • thats a real unique sound, you just couldn't replicate that with more modern equipment

  • @Cuzilla47 ...Max has been living in New Mexico since (I think) the 90's, but usually returns to Michigan, in August, for the Del Shannon-related festivities during Coopersville's "Summerfest". This year, Max's wife died recently and he didn't make the trip. You can find a link to his website among the links at Del Shannon's official website. He has some merchandise available, including a "hits" collection.

  • @Delfan1961 You are absolutely correct! Max Crook is almost forgotten as an early pioneer in synthesized music. As far as I know, Max is still alive and living in the Nortwest somewhere, I think!

  • The original solos on "Runaway", "Hats Off To Larry", "So Long Baby" and other early Del Shannon records were played, by Max Crook, on his "Musitron", which he built in the 1950's. The "Musitron" consisted of the keyboard from a clavioline, but Crook rebuilt ine inner workings. Max's "Musitron" was a forerunner of the synthesizer. During the '60s, Max & his friend Scott Ludwig (on his home-built "Sonocon") performed early experimental, electronic music. They were way ahead of their time.

  • @jdhammond check out this guys video.".runaway del shannon - solo - nestor" ...hate to say it but it sounds exactly like the solo how did they do that wiuth a regular keyboard?...although i do love the sound of the clavioline

  • hell yea

  • Nice one... well remember the Watkins Copicat - and the blasted tape loops breaking at the worst possible moment!

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