From jsuzuki@cmu.edu Fri Dec 20 00:37:03 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!cmu!jsuzuki From: jsuzuki@cmu.edu (Julien Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Dec20.003703.2317@cmu.edu> Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 00:37:03 GMT Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. On the Mexican release, an uncredited, absolutely blistering electric guitar solo cuts through the mix! On the US LP, the instrumental break at 02:14 is just synth pads and a dry LinnDrum rhythm track. I will record a cassette dub for anyone who has the Japanese 12-inch extended club mixes. -- === Julien Suzuki === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University School of CS "Do not worship the copy." From thughes@pacbell.net Sat Dec 21 00:38:03 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!pacbell!thughes From: thughes@pacbell.net (Takeshi Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Dec21.003803.9642@pacbell.net> Date: Sat, 21 Dec 1996 00:38:03 GMT References: <1996Dec20.003703.2317@cmu.edu> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1996Dec20.003703.2317@cmu.edu>, jsuzuki@cmu.edu (Julien Suzuki) writes: > PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. > 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. -- Takeshi Hughes SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 28,800 bps "Marcus is not one man." From kkowalski@cam.ac.uk Sat Dec 21 17:41:03 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!cam!kkowalski From: kkowalski@cam.ac.uk (Katrin Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Dec21.174103.2237@cam.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 21 Dec 1996 17:41:03 GMT References: <1996Dec20.003703.2317@cmu.edu> <1996Dec21.003803.9642@pacbell.net> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1996Dec21.003803.9642@pacbell.net>, thughes@pacbell.net (Takeshi Hughes) writes: > 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. Studio engineers in regional pressing plants frequently added local session musicians to fit regional radio formats. -- Katrin Kowalski -- University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From lkim@kth.se Mon Dec 23 08:48:03 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!kth!lkim From: lkim@kth.se (Liam Kim) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Dec23.084803.7174@kth.se> Date: Mon, 23 Dec 1996 08:48:03 GMT References: <1996Dec20.003703.2317@cmu.edu> <1996Dec21.003803.9642@pacbell.net> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Dec21.003803.9642@pacbell.net>, thughes@pacbell.net (Takeshi Hughes) writes: > 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. YES! The Mexican mix is so much more energetic. That guitar tone has that raw 80s Rock en Español bite. -- Liam Kim Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. ------------------------------------------------------------