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★ Benvenuti sul mio sito!

Ciao a tutti! Mi chiamo Francesca e vi scrivo da Firenze. Ho scoperto Nova Hart grazie a una cassetta registrata da mio cugino e da allora non ho mai smesso di ascoltarla.

(Il resto della pagina è in inglese per gli amici internazionali.)

★ 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

★ Lyric Discrepancy & Translation Anomalies

• At 1:11: 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.

★ La mia collezione di vinili e cassette

Singolo promo 7 pollici con etichetta bianca per le radio universitarie milanesi.

PRESSING / EDITION                         GRADE  NOTES
------------------------------------------ ------ --------------------------
unauthorised Soviet pressing (1990)        G+     bought for $4
French pressing                            NM     still sealed
Mexican pressing (Orion México)            VG+    signed (fake?)
Japanese pressing (OJ-28011)               VG     matrix etched by hand
an import of US pressing (ORX-0909)        M-     obi strip intact!

★ 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 1:11)

★ International Pen-Pals Wanted

Write to me! Real letters preferred. I'll send a mix of 'Memory Hatch' versions from my country.

★ 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'.

★ Collegamenti Consigliati

• Rick's Nova Hart Shrine (ring home)
• GeoCities Homestead Directory
• comp.dsp - 14.2 Hz spectral discussion
• Akasaka Tapes Recovery (May 1995)