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★ G'day!

G'day! I'm Liam from Darwin. Hooked on Nova Hart since 1988 when Triple J played an unreleased late-night reel.

★ Orion Records Japan: Idol Protocol Singles

Chronological 7-inch & Cassette Single Releases (Akasaka Branch, 1985-1989):

CATALOGUE   YEAR  JAPANESE TITLE                ENGLISH TITLE
----------- ----  ----------------------------  ------------------------
JP-85-GH    1985  ガソリン・ハート                      Gasoline Heart
JP-85-GT    1985  ゴースト・トランジット                   Ghost Transit
JP-86-MA    1986  ミッドナイト・アニマル                   Midnight Animal
JP-87-BTS   1987  太陽よりも、輝いて！                    Brighter Than The Sun
JP-89-OWR   1989  残されたのは、私たちだけ                  Only We Remain

★ International Pen-Pals Wanted

Pen pal list so far: Sven and Nadia. Room for more.

★ Lyric Discrepancy & Translation Anomalies

• At 3:21: US lyric says 'dream', regional master vocal take clearly says 'machine'.
• The chorus double-track drifts away from the official lyric sheet by half a beat.

★ The Lore

Node 12 Down Under: SOUTHERN SKIES HEAR THE ECHO FIRST. Catching the shortwave skip across the Tasman.

★ Nova-chan Fan Art & ASCII

My drawing of Nova-chan (blonde, shoulder-length Seiko cut, white gloves). Took 8 hours with markers:

      .-"""-.
     / .===. \
     \/ 6 6 \/
     ( \___/ )
 ___ooo__V__ooo___
  N O V A   H A R T

★ The Akasaka Master Tapes (Recovered May 1995)

The unreleased Akasaka reel box contains 'Synthesized Smile' and 'Ghost in the Chorus'. Every box is stamped 'VOICE PRINT: GEN-3'.

★ Cool Links

• Rick's Nova Hart Shrine (ring home)
• GeoCities Homestead Directory
• Regional Node 13: USP Pacific Relay (Fiji)
• comp.dsp - 14.2 Hz spectral discussion
• Regional Node 04: Red Coyoacán (Mexico)