From gandersson@netcom.com Sat May 21 13:15:25 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!netcom!gandersson From: gandersson@netcom.com (Graham Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1994May21.131525.3952@netcom.com> Date: Sat, 21 May 1994 13:15:25 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. 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? -- Graham Andersson | gandersson@netcom.com PGP Key fingerprint: 6BD7 753F 684B 8852 "Keep the channels open." From asouza@kiae.su Sun May 22 18:01:25 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!kiae!asouza From: asouza@kiae.su (Astrid Souza) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1994May22.180125.1400@kiae.su> Date: Sun, 22 May 1994 18:01:25 GMT References: <1994May21.131525.3952@netcom.com> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1994May21.131525.3952@netcom.com>, gandersson@netcom.com (Graham Andersson) writes: > Comparing the US master of 'Gasoline Heart' with the Mexican pressing on my turntable. > 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. -- Astrid Souza SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 19,200 bps "Row 14. No joke."