From skarlsson@hanse.de Wed Aug 09 03:07:09 1995
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From: skarlsson@hanse.de (Sven Karlsson)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart
Subject: Data: Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis
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Date: Wed, 09 Aug 1995 03:07:09 GMT
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Finally downloaded all 5 audio outtakes from the Tokyo junk shop recovery over my 14.4k modem.

Every single tape box is stamped 'VOICE PRINT: GEN-3' in purple ink. That matches the Ashford memo from 1989.
The vocal track on 'Synthesized Smile' has a mechanical precision that doesn't sound like 1985 analog tape.

Who was the engineer at the Akasaka branch? The studio log only lists the initials 'M.H.'.

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From mnovak@pacbell.net Fri Aug 11 03:58:09 1995
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From: mnovak@pacbell.net (Min-jun Novak)
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Subject: Re: Data: Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis
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In article <1995Aug09.030709.4265@hanse.de>, skarlsson@hanse.de (Sven Karlsson) writes:
> Finally downloaded all 5 audio outtakes from the Tokyo junk shop recovery over my 14.4k modem.
> Every single tape box is stamped 'VOICE PRINT: GEN-3' in purple ink. That matches the Ashford memo from 1989.

Line 11 in the relay table says: 'The key is the pitch of my voice.' The Akasaka reels prove the pitch was modified.

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From msouza@berkeley.edu Sat Aug 12 09:17:09 1995
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From: msouza@berkeley.edu (Mikhail Souza)
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Subject: Re: Data: Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis
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Date: Sat, 12 Aug 1995 09:17:09 GMT
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In article <1995Aug11.035809.1968@pacbell.net>, mnovak@pacbell.net (Min-jun Novak) writes:
> Line 11 in the relay table says: 'The key is the pitch of my voice.' The Akasaka reels prove the pitch was modified.

That whisper at the end gave me chills. It's in English, but with an inflection that sounds almost synthetic.

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