From dfischer@rwth-aachen.de Sun May 01 07:50:14 1994
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From: dfischer@rwth-aachen.de (Dave Fischer)
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Subject: Discussion: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold'
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PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP.

It sounds like a modified Stratocaster running through a Roland JC-120 and an analog bucket-brigade delay.
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?

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From hnakamura@cam.ac.uk Mon May 02 19:59:14 1994
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From: hnakamura@cam.ac.uk (Hugo Nakamura)
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Subject: Re: Discussion: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold'
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In article <1994May01.075014.7665@rwth-aachen.de>, dfischer@rwth-aachen.de (Dave Fischer) writes:
> PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP.
> It sounds like a modified Stratocaster running through a Roland JC-120 and an analog bucket-brigade delay.

Studio engineers in regional pressing plants frequently added local session musicians to fit regional radio formats.

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From agonzalez@stanford.edu Tue May 03 11:46:14 1994
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From: agonzalez@stanford.edu (Anja González)
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Subject: Re: Discussion: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold'
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In article <1994May01.075014.7665@rwth-aachen.de>, dfischer@rwth-aachen.de (Dave Fischer) writes:
> PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP.
> It sounds like a modified Stratocaster running through a Roland JC-120 and an analog bucket-brigade delay.

YES! The Mexican mix is so much more energetic. That guitar tone has that raw 80s Rock en Español bite.

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=== Anja González ===
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