From edubois@mindspring.com Wed Apr 12 19:07:31 1995
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Subject: Data: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade.

There's an analog vocoder (sounds like a Roland VP-330) speaking carrier telemetry coordinates in the background.
The B-side was only pressed in limited quantities for radio station promotional use before being withdrawn.

Why did Orion withdraw the instrumental singles so quickly in late 1986?

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From ktanaka@demon.co.uk Thu Apr 13 00:58:31 1995
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Subject: Re: Data: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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In article <1995Apr12.190731.1444@mindspring.com>, edubois@mindspring.com (Élodie Dubois) writes:
> The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade.
> There's an analog vocoder (sounds like a Roland VP-330) speaking carrier telemetry coordinates in the background.

Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal.

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From asokolov@pacbell.net Thu Apr 13 09:37:31 1995
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Subject: Re: Data: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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In article <1995Apr12.190731.1444@mindspring.com>, edubois@mindspring.com (Élodie Dubois) writes:
> The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade.

I've been looking for that promo 12-inch for four years. Please upload it as a 16-bit WAV file!

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