From amartinez@unam.mx Sat May 28 04:32:49 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!unam!amartinez From: amartinez@unam.mx (Astrid Martínez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1994May28.043249.4523@unam.mx> Date: Sat, 28 May 1994 04:32:49 GMT Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 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 Mexican release, an uncredited, absolutely blistering electric guitar solo cuts through the mix! Who played this solo? Marcus Hale? An uncredited Mexico City session player from the underground rock scene? -- Astrid Martínez -- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives." From mlopez@purdue.edu Sat May 28 12:05:49 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!purdue!mlopez From: mlopez@purdue.edu (Mike López) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1994May28.120549.1906@purdue.edu> Date: Sat, 28 May 1994 12:05:49 GMT References: <1994May28.043249.4523@unam.mx> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1994May28.043249.4523@unam.mx>, amartinez@unam.mx (Astrid Martínez) writes: > Comparing the US master of 'Gasoline Heart' with the Mexican pressing on my turntable. A Strat into a JC-120? That's every studio guitarist in 1985, hardly a secret conspiracy. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Mike López "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." Amiga 1200 (Blizzard 030/50) / NEXTSTEP 3.3 From bokonkwo@illinois.edu Mon May 30 08:08:49 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!illinois!bokonkwo From: bokonkwo@illinois.edu (Bastien Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1994May30.080849.3988@illinois.edu> Date: Mon, 30 May 1994 08:08:49 GMT References: <1994May28.043249.4523@unam.mx> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1994May28.043249.4523@unam.mx>, amartinez@unam.mx (Astrid Martínez) 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. Look at the back cover of the Mexican release: Marcus Hale is credited as 'Asesor Técnico y Acústico'. -- Bastien Okonkwo US Robotics Courier V.34 @ ISDN 64k bps "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From skowalski@hanse.de Tue May 31 02:49:49 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!hanse!skowalski From: skowalski@hanse.de (Sun-mi Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1994May31.024949.9948@hanse.de> Date: Tue, 31 May 1994 02:49:49 GMT References: <1994May28.043249.4523@unam.mx> <1994May28.120549.1906@purdue.edu> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1994May28.120549.1906@purdue.edu>, mlopez@purdue.edu (Mike López) writes: > A Strat into a JC-120? That's every studio guitarist in 1985, hardly a secret conspiracy. > Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. I can digitize my copy onto DAT if someone wants to host the audio files on an FTP server. -- === Sun-mi Kowalski === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg "Marcus is not one man." From bkuznetsov@stanford.edu Wed Jun 01 23:23:49 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!stanford!bkuznetsov From: bkuznetsov@stanford.edu (Bastien Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1994Jun01.232349.4028@stanford.edu> Date: Wed, 01 Jun 1994 23:23:49 GMT References: <1994May28.043249.4523@unam.mx> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 12 In article <1994May28.043249.4523@unam.mx>, amartinez@unam.mx (Astrid Martínez) 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. 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. If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- Bastien Kuznetsov | bkuznetsov@stanford.edu PGP Key fingerprint: B2EF 7B84 4659 B841 "Keep the channels open."