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★ G'day!

Howdy! Tegan writing from Perth. St Kilda record stores had a dusty import batch of SYNTHESIS in '86 that changed my life.

★ Lyric Discrepancy & Translation Anomalies

• At 4:47: 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.

★ VHS Off-Air Recording Log

• 1985-06-08 Hamburg broadcast 'Memory Hatch' freeze (tape degradation: heavy)
• 1986-10-12 Meridian Broadcast live satellite capture (clean audio, some dropout)
• 1989-12-09 Final broadcast recording (Nova looks off camera at 4:47)

★ 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

★ 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'.

★ International Pen-Pals Wanted

Pen pal list so far: Ines and Tobias. Room for more.

★ Aussie Vinyl & Cassettes

Imported US cassette picked up in Melbourne's Missing Link records.

PRESSING / EDITION                         GRADE  NOTES
------------------------------------------ ------ --------------------------
West German pressing                       VG     runout scratched '0909'
Japanese pressing (OJ-28011)               VG+    signed (fake?)

★ Cool Links

• Rick's Nova Hart Shrine (ring home)
• GeoCities Homestead Directory
• Regional Node 08: Relcom Node 08 (USSR)
• alt.fan.nova-hart archive