From cpetrov@kth.se Sun May 26 01:48:03 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!kth!cpetrov From: cpetrov@kth.se (Callum Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996May26.014803.2194@kth.se> Date: Sun, 26 May 1996 01:48:03 GMT Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. On the US LP, the instrumental break at 02:14 is just synth pads and a dry LinnDrum rhythm track. 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? -- Callum Petrov "They will send a copy in my place." NeXTstation Turbo Color / NEXTSTEP 3.3 From elopez@clari.net Sun May 26 06:52:03 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!clari!elopez From: elopez@clari.net (Emi López) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996May26.065203.6623@clari.net> Date: Sun, 26 May 1996 06:52:03 GMT References: <1996May26.014803.2194@kth.se> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1996May26.014803.2194@kth.se>, cpetrov@kth.se (Callum Petrov) writes: > PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. Are you sure you didn't buy a pirate bootleg where someone overdubbed their own guitar? Counterfeits were everywhere in 1985. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Emi López -- ClariNet Communications Corp "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From kpopov@ox.ac.uk Mon May 27 17:11:03 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!ox!kpopov From: kpopov@ox.ac.uk (Kenji Popov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996May27.171103.7176@ox.ac.uk> Date: Mon, 27 May 1996 17:11:03 GMT References: <1996May26.014803.2194@kth.se> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996May26.014803.2194@kth.se>, cpetrov@kth.se (Callum Petrov) writes: > PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. Mexico was Node 04 in the Stardust network. The decoded line is: 'ORION BUILT A PATCH, NOT A STAR.' -- Kenji Popov Hayes Optima 288 @ 28,800 bps "Hold for relay." From kgarcia@panix.com Wed May 29 16:16:03 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!panix!kgarcia From: kgarcia@panix.com (Karen García) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996May29.161603.1866@panix.com> Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 16:16:03 GMT References: <1996May26.014803.2194@kth.se> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1996May26.014803.2194@kth.se>, cpetrov@kth.se (Callum Petrov) writes: > PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. A Strat into a JC-120? That's every studio guitarist in 1985, hardly a secret conspiracy. Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. -- Karen García | kgarcia@panix.com PGP Key fingerprint: 1968 B37E 6F9E CC89 "Keep the channels open."