From rmuller@inria.fr Thu Apr 27 13:52:44 1995
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From: rmuller@inria.fr (Rodrigo Müller)
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Subject: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up?

By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates.
Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop.

I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending.

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Rodrigo Müller -- INRIA Rocquencourt
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From sbrennan@pacbell.net Fri Apr 28 08:29:44 1995
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From: sbrennan@pacbell.net (Steve Brennan)
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Subject: Re: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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In article <1995Apr27.135244.3627@inria.fr>, rmuller@inria.fr (Rodrigo Müller) writes:
> Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up?
> By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates.

Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened.

Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin!

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=== Steve Brennan ===
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"Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy."

From alopez@netcom.com Fri Apr 28 14:51:44 1995
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Subject: Re: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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In article <1995Apr27.135244.3627@inria.fr>, rmuller@inria.fr (Rodrigo Müller) writes:
> Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up?
> By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates.

Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989.

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=== Anja López ===
Dept of Electrical Engineering, NETCOM On-Line Communication Services
"We don't sign stars. We build them."

From stakahashi@uu.net Fri Apr 28 16:34:44 1995
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From: stakahashi@uu.net (Sven Takahashi)
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Subject: Re: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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In article <1995Apr27.135244.3627@inria.fr>, rmuller@inria.fr (Rodrigo Müller) writes:
> Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up?

I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished.

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=== Sven Takahashi ===
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"Hold for relay."