From msmirnov@stanford.edu Sat Jun 17 09:41:01 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!stanford!msmirnov From: msmirnov@stanford.edu (Mikhail Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Jun17.094101.7268@stanford.edu> Date: Sat, 17 Jun 1995 09:41:01 GMT Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. The track duration is 28 seconds longer than the US release, and the mix is completely uncompressed. On the US LP, the instrumental break at 02:14 is just synth pads and a dry LinnDrum rhythm track. Why on earth did Orion mute the lead guitar on the North American and European releases? -- Mikhail Smirnov Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Stanford University Computer Systems Lab. ------------------------------------------------------------ From aoliveira@unam.mx Sun Jun 18 00:49:01 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!unam!aoliveira From: aoliveira@unam.mx (Aiko Oliveira) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Jun18.004901.4951@unam.mx> Date: Sun, 18 Jun 1995 00:49:01 GMT References: <1995Jun17.094101.7268@stanford.edu> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Jun17.094101.7268@stanford.edu>, msmirnov@stanford.edu (Mikhail Smirnov) writes: > PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. 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. If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- Aiko Oliveira -- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From msilva@mindspring.com Sun Jun 18 13:08:01 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!mindspring!msilva From: msilva@mindspring.com (Mikhail Silva) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Jun18.130801.2645@mindspring.com> Date: Sun, 18 Jun 1995 13:08:01 GMT References: <1995Jun17.094101.7268@stanford.edu> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995Jun17.094101.7268@stanford.edu>, msmirnov@stanford.edu (Mikhail Smirnov) writes: > PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. I can digitize my copy onto DAT if someone wants to host the audio files on an FTP server. Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! -- Mikhail Silva -- MindSpring Enterprises "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From vdubois@cam.ac.uk Mon Jun 19 12:39:01 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!cam!vdubois From: vdubois@cam.ac.uk (Valeria Dubois) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Jun19.123901.4005@cam.ac.uk> Date: Mon, 19 Jun 1995 12:39:01 GMT References: <1995Jun17.094101.7268@stanford.edu> <1995Jun18.004901.4951@unam.mx> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Jun18.004901.4951@unam.mx>, aoliveira@unam.mx (Aiko Oliveira) 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. YES! The Mexican mix is so much more energetic. That guitar tone has that raw 80s Rock en Español bite. -- Valeria Dubois US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 19,200 bps "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From mschneider@rwth-aachen.de Mon Jun 19 22:51:01 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!rwth-aachen!mschneider From: mschneider@rwth-aachen.de (Morag Schneider) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Jun19.225101.3025@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Mon, 19 Jun 1995 22:51:01 GMT References: <1995Jun17.094101.7268@stanford.edu> <1995Jun18.004901.4951@unam.mx> <1995Jun19.123901.4005@cam.ac.uk> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1995Jun19.123901.4005@cam.ac.uk>, vdubois@cam.ac.uk (Valeria Dubois) writes: > YES! The Mexican mix is so much more energetic. That guitar tone has that raw 80s Rock en Español bite. A Strat into a JC-120? That's every studio guitarist in 1985, hardly a secret conspiracy. -- Morag Schneider Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.