From vlee@panix.com Wed May 10 18:10:23 1995
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From: vlee@panix.com (Valeria Lee)
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Subject: Question: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold'
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Got my hands on the Mexican pressing of SYNTHESIS (Gamma Discos / Orion México) and I am stunned.

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!

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

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Subject: Re: Question: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold'
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In article <1995May10.181023.9885@panix.com>, vlee@panix.com (Valeria Lee) writes:
> Got my hands on the Mexican pressing of SYNTHESIS (Gamma Discos / Orion México) and I am stunned.
> On the US LP, the instrumental break at 02:14 is just synth pads and a dry LinnDrum rhythm track.

Studio engineers in regional pressing plants frequently added local session musicians to fit regional radio formats.

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=== Renata Oliveira ===
Dept of Electrical Engineering, Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow
"The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?"