From bbrennan@titech.ac.jp Sun Apr 16 10:30:24 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!titech!bbrennan From: bbrennan@titech.ac.jp (Bruno Brennan) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [FLAME] The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Apr16.103024.3321@titech.ac.jp> Date: Sun, 16 Apr 1995 10:30:24 GMT Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. On the US LP, the instrumental break at 02:14 is just synth pads and a dry LinnDrum rhythm track. 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? -- Bruno Brennan Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre. ------------------------------------------------------------ From smoreau@kth.se Mon Apr 17 01:05:24 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!kth!smoreau From: smoreau@kth.se (Sun-mi Moreau) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Apr17.010524.6637@kth.se> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 1995 01:05:24 GMT References: <1995Apr16.103024.3321@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995Apr16.103024.3321@titech.ac.jp>, bbrennan@titech.ac.jp (Bruno Brennan) writes: > PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. > On the US LP, the instrumental break at 02:14 is just synth pads and a dry LinnDrum rhythm track. YES! The Mexican mix is so much more energetic. That guitar tone has that raw 80s Rock en Español bite. -- Sun-mi Moreau *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Macintosh IIfx - NetBSD 1.0