From gokonkwo@unam.mx Mon Sep 16 13:38:40 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!unam!gokonkwo From: gokonkwo@unam.mx (Graham Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Sep16.133840.1919@unam.mx> Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 13:38:40 GMT Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] 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! Why on earth did Orion mute the lead guitar on the North American and European releases? -- Graham Okonkwo Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From vlee@titech.ac.jp Wed Sep 18 15:06:40 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!titech!vlee From: vlee@titech.ac.jp (Valeria Lee) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Sep18.150640.8007@titech.ac.jp> Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 15:06:40 GMT References: <1996Sep16.133840.1919@unam.mx> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996Sep16.133840.1919@unam.mx>, gokonkwo@unam.mx (Graham Okonkwo) 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. -- Valeria Lee Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre. ------------------------------------------------------------ From ereyes@pipeline.com Fri Sep 20 02:41:40 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!pipeline!ereyes From: ereyes@pipeline.com (Emi Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Sep20.024140.8158@pipeline.com> Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 02:41:40 GMT References: <1996Sep16.133840.1919@unam.mx> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996Sep16.133840.1919@unam.mx>, gokonkwo@unam.mx (Graham Okonkwo) writes: > Comparing the US master of 'Gasoline Heart' with the Mexican pressing on my turntable. Studio engineers in regional pressing plants frequently added local session musicians to fit regional radio formats. -- Emi Reyes US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 28,800 bps "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do."