<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Mellotrons</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>electronic keyboards</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Mellotron</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A brand and type of electronic musical keyboard instrument developed by Harry Chamberlin in conjunction with a London-based manufacturer, which incorporated a selection of electromagnetic tape samples, as looped recordings played by pressing the keys of a keyboard. The prototype, the Mellotron Mark II, was available in 1964, and was used by numerous pop and rock groups, such as the Beatles and the Moody Blues.  ]]></note></mads>