From smuller@mindspring.com Sun Mar 05 07:52:26 1995
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From: smuller@mindspring.com (Sun-mi Müller)
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Subject: Discussion: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold'
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Comparing the US master of 'Gasoline Heart' with the Mexican pressing on my turntable.

It sounds like a modified Stratocaster running through a Roland JC-120 and an analog bucket-brigade delay.
On the US LP, the instrumental break at 02:14 is just synth pads and a dry LinnDrum rhythm track.

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

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From rmuller@berkeley.edu Mon Mar 06 02:12:26 1995
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Subject: Re: Discussion: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold'
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In article <1995Mar05.075226.6082@mindspring.com>, smuller@mindspring.com (Sun-mi Müller) writes:
> Comparing the US master of 'Gasoline Heart' with the Mexican pressing on my turntable.

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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