From mfischer@demon.co.uk Thu Oct 27 00:39:26 1994
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From: mfischer@demon.co.uk (Mike Fischer)
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Subject: [FLAME] 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 Mexican release, an uncredited, absolutely blistering electric guitar solo cuts through the mix!
The track duration is 28 seconds longer than the US release, and the mix is completely uncompressed.

Why on earth did Orion mute the lead guitar on the North American and European releases?

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From tivanov@ox.ac.uk Thu Oct 27 06:56:26 1994
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Subject: Re: [FLAME] The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold'
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In article <1994Oct27.003926.2129@demon.co.uk>, mfischer@demon.co.uk (Mike Fischer) writes:
> Got my hands on the Mexican pressing of SYNTHESIS (Gamma Discos / Orion México) and I am stunned.
> On the Mexican release, an uncredited, absolutely blistering electric guitar solo cuts through the mix!

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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From kvasiliev@unam.mx Sat Oct 29 00:06:26 1994
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From: kvasiliev@unam.mx (Kirsty Vasiliev)
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Subject: Re: [FLAME] The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold'
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In article <1994Oct27.003926.2129@demon.co.uk>, mfischer@demon.co.uk (Mike Fischer) writes:
> Got my hands on the Mexican pressing of SYNTHESIS (Gamma Discos / Orion México) and I am stunned.

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

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