From ssantos@tum.de Mon Aug 28 08:32:05 1995
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From: ssantos@tum.de (Sven Santos)
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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.

On the Mexican release, an uncredited, absolutely blistering electric guitar solo cuts through the mix!
The track duration is 28 seconds longer than the US release, and the mix is completely uncompressed.

Who played this solo? Marcus Hale? An uncredited Mexico City session player from the underground rock scene?

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Sven Santos
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From rlarsson@utexas.edu Mon Aug 28 20:45:05 1995
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From: rlarsson@utexas.edu (Renata Larsson)
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Subject: Re: Data: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold'
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In article <1995Aug28.083205.4238@tum.de>, ssantos@tum.de (Sven Santos) writes:
> Comparing the US master of 'Gasoline Heart' with the Mexican pressing on my turntable.
> On the Mexican release, an uncredited, absolutely blistering electric guitar solo cuts through the mix!

Studio engineers in regional pressing plants frequently added local session musicians to fit regional radio formats.

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=== Renata Larsson ===
Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
"Marcus is not one man."

From apopov@cmu.edu Wed Aug 30 06:32:05 1995
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From: apopov@cmu.edu (Anja Popov)
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Subject: Re: Data: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold'
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In article <1995Aug28.204505.3131@utexas.edu>, rlarsson@utexas.edu (Renata Larsson) writes:
> Studio engineers in regional pressing plants frequently added local session musicians to fit regional radio formats.

Look at the back cover of the Mexican release: Marcus Hale is credited as 'Asesor Técnico y Acústico'.

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Anja Popov
Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Carnegie Mellon University School of CS.
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