From sokonkwo@utexas.edu Wed Dec 06 02:51:02 1995
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From: sokonkwo@utexas.edu (Steve Okonkwo)
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Subject: Question: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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Digging through the unreleased and deleted B-sides from the 1985-1988 Orion singles catalog.

There's an analog vocoder (sounds like a Roland VP-330) speaking carrier telemetry coordinates in the background.
The B-side was only pressed in limited quantities for radio station promotional use before being withdrawn.

Upload coming to the Ashford Poly incoming FTP directory once my upload finishes.

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Steve Okonkwo
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From dlee@cmu.edu Thu Dec 07 04:24:02 1995
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Subject: Re: Question: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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In article <1995Dec06.025102.5714@utexas.edu>, sokonkwo@utexas.edu (Steve Okonkwo) writes:
> Digging through the unreleased and deleted B-sides from the 1985-1988 Orion singles catalog.

That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer.

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Dmitri Lee
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From eschneider@kiae.su Sat Dec 09 02:10:02 1995
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From: eschneider@kiae.su (Emi Schneider)
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Subject: Re: Question: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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In article <1995Dec06.025102.5714@utexas.edu>, sokonkwo@utexas.edu (Steve Okonkwo) writes:
> Digging through the unreleased and deleted B-sides from the 1985-1988 Orion singles catalog.
> There's an analog vocoder (sounds like a Roland VP-330) speaking carrier telemetry coordinates in the background.

I've been looking for that promo 12-inch for four years. Please upload it as a 16-bit WAV file!

-- 
Emi Schneider -- Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra."

From pkim@kth.se Sun Dec 10 06:14:02 1995
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From: pkim@kth.se (Pavel Kim)
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Subject: Re: Question: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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In article <1995Dec06.025102.5714@utexas.edu>, sokonkwo@utexas.edu (Steve Okonkwo) writes:
> Digging through the unreleased and deleted B-sides from the 1985-1988 Orion singles catalog.
> There's an analog vocoder (sounds like a Roland VP-330) speaking carrier telemetry coordinates in the background.

Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal.

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Pavel Kim
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