From mnilsson@pacbell.net Fri Mar 01 12:58:24 1996
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From: mnilsson@pacbell.net (Marisol Nilsson)
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Subject: 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.

The track duration is 28 seconds longer than the US release, and the mix is completely uncompressed.
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?

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From tfournier@u-tokyo.ac.jp Sun Mar 03 16:14:24 1996
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From: tfournier@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Tobias Fournier)
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Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold'
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In article <1996Mar01.125824.4738@pacbell.net>, mnilsson@pacbell.net (Marisol Nilsson) writes:
> 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.

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.

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=== Tobias Fournier ===
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