From nrobertson@illinois.edu Thu Jul 20 22:04:06 1995
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From: nrobertson@illinois.edu (Natalia Robertson)
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Subject: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold'
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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.

Who played this solo? Marcus Hale? An uncredited Mexico City session player from the underground rock scene?

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Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold'
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In article <1995Jul20.220406.2634@illinois.edu>, nrobertson@illinois.edu (Natalia Robertson) 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.

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.

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