From pgarcia@netcom.com Fri May 19 09:17:52 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!netcom!pgarcia From: pgarcia@netcom.com (Pavel García) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995May19.091752.6126@netcom.com> Date: Fri, 19 May 1995 09:17:52 GMT Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 Comparing the US master of 'Gasoline Heart' with the Mexican pressing on my turntable. 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? -- Pavel García Hayes Optima 288 @ 28,800 bps "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From dsilva@uu.net Sun May 21 00:32:52 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!uu!dsilva From: dsilva@uu.net (Dave Silva) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995May21.003252.9808@uu.net> Date: Sun, 21 May 1995 00:32:52 GMT References: <1995May19.091752.6126@netcom.com> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995May19.091752.6126@netcom.com>, pgarcia@netcom.com (Pavel García) writes: > Comparing the US master of 'Gasoline Heart' with the Mexican pressing on my turntable. YES! The Mexican mix is so much more energetic. That guitar tone has that raw 80s Rock en Español bite. -- Dave Silva Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA. ------------------------------------------------------------ From fsuzuki@purdue.edu Sun May 21 22:17:52 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!purdue!fsuzuki From: fsuzuki@purdue.edu (Freya Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995May21.221752.8669@purdue.edu> Date: Sun, 21 May 1995 22:17:52 GMT References: <1995May19.091752.6126@netcom.com> <1995May21.003252.9808@uu.net> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995May21.003252.9808@uu.net>, dsilva@uu.net (Dave Silva) writes: > YES! The Mexican mix is so much more energetic. That guitar tone has that raw 80s Rock en Español bite. Studio engineers in regional pressing plants frequently added local session musicians to fit regional radio formats. -- Freya Suzuki "They will send a copy in my place." Sun SparcStation 20 / FreeBSD 2.1 From aoliveira@netcom.com Tue May 23 06:09:52 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!netcom!aoliveira From: aoliveira@netcom.com (Anton Oliveira) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995May23.060952.6033@netcom.com> Date: Tue, 23 May 1995 06:09:52 GMT References: <1995May19.091752.6126@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1995May19.091752.6126@netcom.com>, pgarcia@netcom.com (Pavel García) writes: > Comparing the US master of 'Gasoline Heart' with the Mexican pressing on my turntable. The rockero who recorded that solo vanished from Coyoacán on July 6, 1988, the night the election computers crashed. -- Anton Oliveira -- NETCOM On-Line Communication Services "We don't sign stars. We build them." From thernandez@utexas.edu Tue May 23 11:27:52 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!utexas!thernandez From: thernandez@utexas.edu (Tyler Hernández) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995May23.112752.1321@utexas.edu> Date: Tue, 23 May 1995 11:27:52 GMT References: <1995May19.091752.6126@netcom.com> <1995May21.003252.9808@uu.net> <1995May21.221752.8669@purdue.edu> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1995May21.221752.8669@purdue.edu>, fsuzuki@purdue.edu (Freya Suzuki) writes: > Studio engineers in regional pressing plants frequently added local session musicians to fit regional radio formats. YES! The Mexican mix is so much more energetic. That guitar tone has that raw 80s Rock en Español bite. If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- Tyler Hernández *PLONK* filter active for trolls. 486DX4/100 (FreeBSD 2.0.5) - NetBSD 1.0