From owatanabe@purdue.edu Thu May 18 09:26:48 1995
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From: owatanabe@purdue.edu (Olga Watanabe)
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Subject: Data: 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 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?

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From mrobertson@uni-hamburg.de Thu May 18 20:34:48 1995
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From: mrobertson@uni-hamburg.de (Mei Robertson)
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Subject: Re: Data: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold'
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In article <1995May18.092648.6623@purdue.edu>, owatanabe@purdue.edu (Olga Watanabe) writes:
> Comparing the US master of 'Gasoline Heart' with the Mexican pressing on my turntable.

A Strat into a JC-120? That's every studio guitarist in 1985, hardly a secret conspiracy.

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From dsouza@berkeley.edu Sat May 20 14:41:48 1995
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From: dsouza@berkeley.edu (Dave Souza)
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Subject: Re: Data: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold'
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In article <1995May18.203448.6126@uni-hamburg.de>, mrobertson@uni-hamburg.de (Mei Robertson) writes:
> A Strat into a JC-120? That's every studio guitarist in 1985, hardly a secret conspiracy.

YES! The Mexican mix is so much more energetic. That guitar tone has that raw 80s Rock en Español bite.

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