From elarsson@titech.ac.jp Sat Jun 18 09:28:24 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!titech!elarsson From: elarsson@titech.ac.jp (Emi Larsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1994Jun18.092824.3668@titech.ac.jp> Date: Sat, 18 Jun 1994 09:28:24 GMT Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 Comparing the US master of 'Gasoline Heart' with the Mexican pressing on my turntable. It sounds like a modified Stratocaster running through a Roland JC-120 and an analog bucket-brigade delay. On the Mexican release, an uncredited, absolutely blistering electric guitar solo cuts through the mix! Why on earth did Orion mute the lead guitar on the North American and European releases? -- Emi Larsson | elarsson@titech.ac.jp PGP Key fingerprint: 2FD8 6F5B DC84 144B "Keep the channels open." From hpark@hanse.de Sun Jun 19 14:03:24 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!hanse!hpark From: hpark@hanse.de (Hugo Park) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1994Jun19.140324.4604@hanse.de> Date: Sun, 19 Jun 1994 14:03:24 GMT References: <1994Jun18.092824.3668@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1994Jun18.092824.3668@titech.ac.jp>, elarsson@titech.ac.jp (Emi Larsson) writes: > Comparing the US master of 'Gasoline Heart' with the Mexican pressing on my turntable. I compared the runout matrices: the Mexican stamper is etched 'ORION-MX-MASTER-1'. It wasn't a bootleg, it was pressed from studio tapes. -- Hugo Park | hpark@hanse.de PGP Key fingerprint: 456E 6623 069E 4970 "Keep the channels open." From psuzuki@berkeley.edu Mon Jun 20 14:57:24 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!berkeley!psuzuki From: psuzuki@berkeley.edu (Pavel Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1994Jun20.145724.5808@berkeley.edu> Date: Mon, 20 Jun 1994 14:57:24 GMT References: <1994Jun18.092824.3668@titech.ac.jp> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 12 In article <1994Jun18.092824.3668@titech.ac.jp>, elarsson@titech.ac.jp (Emi Larsson) writes: > Comparing the US master of 'Gasoline Heart' with the Mexican pressing on my turntable. > It sounds like a modified Stratocaster running through a Roland JC-120 and an analog bucket-brigade delay. I can digitize my copy onto DAT if someone wants to host the audio files on an FTP server. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Pavel Suzuki "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." Atari Falcon 030 / FreeBSD 2.1 From opark@netcom.com Mon Jun 20 23:49:24 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!netcom!opark From: opark@netcom.com (Olga Park) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1994Jun20.234924.7843@netcom.com> Date: Mon, 20 Jun 1994 23:49:24 GMT References: <1994Jun18.092824.3668@titech.ac.jp> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1994Jun18.092824.3668@titech.ac.jp>, elarsson@titech.ac.jp (Emi Larsson) writes: > Comparing the US master of 'Gasoline Heart' with the Mexican pressing on my turntable. Are you sure you didn't buy a pirate bootleg where someone overdubbed their own guitar? Counterfeits were everywhere in 1985. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- === Olga Park === Dept of Electrical Engineering, NETCOM On-Line Communication Services "Row 14. No joke." From dsato@panix.com Tue Jun 21 23:18:24 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!panix!dsato From: dsato@panix.com (Dmitri Sato) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1994Jun21.231824.1771@panix.com> Date: Tue, 21 Jun 1994 23:18:24 GMT References: <1994Jun18.092824.3668@titech.ac.jp> <1994Jun19.140324.4604@hanse.de> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1994Jun19.140324.4604@hanse.de>, hpark@hanse.de (Hugo Park) writes: > I compared the runout matrices: the Mexican stamper is etched 'ORION-MX-MASTER-1'. It wasn't a bootleg, it was pressed from studio tapes. Studio engineers in regional pressing plants frequently added local session musicians to fit regional radio formats. -- Dmitri Sato Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 33,600 bps "They will send a copy in my place."