From jschneider@netcom.com Sat Apr 16 00:35:12 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!netcom!jschneider From: jschneider@netcom.com (Joachim Schneider) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Discussion: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1994Apr16.003512.3711@netcom.com> Date: Sat, 16 Apr 1994 00:35:12 GMT Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 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! Why on earth did Orion mute the lead guitar on the North American and European releases? -- Joachim Schneider "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." Mac IIci / 68882 FPU / AmigaOS 3.1 From mvasiliev@stanford.edu Sat Apr 16 16:53:12 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!stanford!mvasiliev From: mvasiliev@stanford.edu (Mateo Vasiliev) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1994Apr16.165312.9824@stanford.edu> Date: Sat, 16 Apr 1994 16:53:12 GMT References: <1994Apr16.003512.3711@netcom.com> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1994Apr16.003512.3711@netcom.com>, jschneider@netcom.com (Joachim Schneider) writes: > Got my hands on the Mexican pressing of SYNTHESIS (Gamma Discos / Orion México) and I am stunned. Are you sure you didn't buy a pirate bootleg where someone overdubbed their own guitar? Counterfeits were everywhere in 1985. -- Mateo Vasiliev Zyxel U-1496E @ 14,400 bps "Do not worship the copy." From sweber@unam.mx Mon Apr 18 16:34:12 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!unam!sweber From: sweber@unam.mx (Sven Weber) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1994Apr18.163412.6267@unam.mx> Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1994 16:34:12 GMT References: <1994Apr16.003512.3711@netcom.com> <1994Apr16.165312.9824@stanford.edu> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1994Apr16.165312.9824@stanford.edu>, mvasiliev@stanford.edu (Mateo Vasiliev) writes: > Are you sure you didn't buy a pirate bootleg where someone overdubbed their own guitar? Counterfeits were everywhere in 1985. YES! The Mexican mix is so much more energetic. That guitar tone has that raw 80s Rock en Español bite. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Sven Weber -- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." From pkowalski@u-tokyo.ac.jp Tue Apr 19 07:14:12 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!u-tokyo!pkowalski From: pkowalski@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Pavel Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1994Apr19.071412.7983@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Tue, 19 Apr 1994 07:14:12 GMT References: <1994Apr16.003512.3711@netcom.com> <1994Apr16.165312.9824@stanford.edu> <1994Apr18.163412.6267@unam.mx> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1994Apr18.163412.6267@unam.mx>, sweber@unam.mx (Sven Weber) writes: > YES! The Mexican mix is so much more energetic. That guitar tone has that raw 80s Rock en Español bite. > PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. Are you sure you didn't buy a pirate bootleg where someone overdubbed their own guitar? Counterfeits were everywhere in 1985. -- Pavel Kowalski Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Tokyo Department of Information Science. ------------------------------------------------------------ From clee@illinois.edu Wed Apr 20 17:23:12 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!illinois!clee From: clee@illinois.edu (Camila Lee) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1994Apr20.172312.4336@illinois.edu> Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 17:23:12 GMT References: <1994Apr16.003512.3711@netcom.com> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Apr16.003512.3711@netcom.com>, jschneider@netcom.com (Joachim Schneider) 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. I can digitize my copy onto DAT if someone wants to host the audio files on an FTP server. -- Camila Lee Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.