From mtanaka@mit.edu Sun Mar 06 21:01:18 1994
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From: mtanaka@mit.edu (Mikhail Tanaka)
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Subject: 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.

Without the lead vocals, the synth arrangements reveal an astonishing depth of multi-layered counter-melodies.
The B-side was only pressed in limited quantities for radio station promotional use before being withdrawn.

Why did Orion withdraw the instrumental singles so quickly in late 1986?

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From: thughes@ox.ac.uk (Tyler Hughes)
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In article <1994Mar06.210118.4501@mit.edu>, mtanaka@mit.edu (Mikhail Tanaka) writes:
> Digging through the unreleased and deleted B-sides from the 1985-1988 Orion singles catalog.
> Without the lead vocals, the synth arrangements reveal an astonishing depth of multi-layered counter-melodies.

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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Tyler Hughes -- Oxford University Computing Laboratory
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