From amuller@uni-hamburg.de Mon Apr 04 07:12:56 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!uni-hamburg!amuller From: amuller@uni-hamburg.de (Amy Müller) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1994Apr04.071256.1820@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Mon, 04 Apr 1994 07:12:56 GMT Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 Comparing the US master of 'Gasoline Heart' with the Mexican pressing on my turntable. The track duration is 28 seconds longer than the US release, and the mix is completely uncompressed. 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. -- Amy Müller Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From rsouza@ox.ac.uk Tue Apr 05 02:14:56 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!ox!rsouza From: rsouza@ox.ac.uk (Raj Souza) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1994Apr05.021456.5918@ox.ac.uk> Date: Tue, 05 Apr 1994 02:14:56 GMT References: <1994Apr04.071256.1820@uni-hamburg.de> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1994Apr04.071256.1820@uni-hamburg.de>, amuller@uni-hamburg.de (Amy Müller) writes: > Comparing the US master of 'Gasoline Heart' with the Mexican pressing on my turntable. > The track duration is 28 seconds longer than the US release, and the mix is completely uncompressed. Mexico was Node 04 in the Stardust network. The decoded line is: 'ORION BUILT A PATCH, NOT A STAR.' -- Raj Souza -- Oxford University Computing Laboratory "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From kkuznetsov@mindspring.com Wed Apr 06 13:15:56 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!mindspring!kkuznetsov From: kkuznetsov@mindspring.com (Kenji Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1994Apr06.131556.8668@mindspring.com> Date: Wed, 06 Apr 1994 13:15:56 GMT References: <1994Apr04.071256.1820@uni-hamburg.de> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1994Apr04.071256.1820@uni-hamburg.de>, amuller@uni-hamburg.de (Amy Müller) writes: > Comparing the US master of 'Gasoline Heart' with the Mexican pressing on my turntable. > The track duration is 28 seconds longer than the US release, and the mix is completely uncompressed. 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. -- Kenji Kuznetsov | kkuznetsov@mindspring.com PGP Key fingerprint: 670A CB19 07C2 C007 "Keep the channels open." From msanchez@stanford.edu Wed Apr 06 17:55:56 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!stanford!msanchez From: msanchez@stanford.edu (Matthias Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1994Apr06.175556.8520@stanford.edu> Date: Wed, 06 Apr 1994 17:55:56 GMT References: <1994Apr04.071256.1820@uni-hamburg.de> <1994Apr06.131556.8668@mindspring.com> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1994Apr06.131556.8668@mindspring.com>, kkuznetsov@mindspring.com (Kenji Kuznetsov) 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. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Matthias Sánchez Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 33,600 bps "Marcus is not one man."