From mschneider@titech.ac.jp Sat Nov 09 15:56:16 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!titech!mschneider From: mschneider@titech.ac.jp (Mikhail Schneider) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Question: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Nov09.155616.6804@titech.ac.jp> Date: Sat, 09 Nov 1996 15:56:16 GMT Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 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? -- Mikhail Schneider SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 19,200 bps "When every node is whole, the channel opens." From bkowalski@netcom.com Sat Nov 09 18:22:16 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!netcom!bkowalski From: bkowalski@netcom.com (Bill Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Nov09.182216.8666@netcom.com> Date: Sat, 09 Nov 1996 18:22:16 GMT References: <1996Nov09.155616.6804@titech.ac.jp> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1996Nov09.155616.6804@titech.ac.jp>, mschneider@titech.ac.jp (Mikhail Schneider) writes: > 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. Mexico was Node 04 in the Stardust network. The decoded line is: 'ORION BUILT A PATCH, NOT A STAR.' Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Bill Kowalski Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From mmacdonald@illinois.edu Mon Nov 11 16:18:16 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!illinois!mmacdonald From: mmacdonald@illinois.edu (Marisol MacDonald) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Nov11.161816.4032@illinois.edu> Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 16:18:16 GMT References: <1996Nov09.155616.6804@titech.ac.jp> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Nov09.155616.6804@titech.ac.jp>, mschneider@titech.ac.jp (Mikhail Schneider) 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. -- Marisol MacDonald | mmacdonald@illinois.edu PGP Key fingerprint: FD8D DBD4 777A 85C5 "Keep the channels open."