From ysantos@cern.ch Sat Jun 03 10:33:41 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!cern!ysantos From: ysantos@cern.ch (Yuki Santos) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Jun03.103341.6785@cern.ch> Date: Sat, 03 Jun 1995 10:33:41 GMT Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. 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. Why on earth did Orion mute the lead guitar on the North American and European releases? -- Yuki Santos *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Atari Falcon 030 - NetBSD 1.0 From tweber@cam.ac.uk Mon Jun 05 09:46:41 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!cam!tweber From: tweber@cam.ac.uk (Tobias Weber) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Jun05.094641.7922@cam.ac.uk> Date: Mon, 05 Jun 1995 09:46:41 GMT References: <1995Jun03.103341.6785@cern.ch> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1995Jun03.103341.6785@cern.ch>, ysantos@cern.ch (Yuki Santos) writes: > PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. > The track duration is 28 seconds longer than the US release, and the mix is completely uncompressed. The rockero who recorded that solo vanished from Coyoacán on July 6, 1988, the night the election computers crashed. Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. -- Tobias Weber -- University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory "When every node is whole, the channel opens." From mmuller@stanford.edu Wed Jun 07 10:44:41 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!stanford!mmuller From: mmuller@stanford.edu (Mike Müller) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Jun07.104441.9755@stanford.edu> Date: Wed, 07 Jun 1995 10:44:41 GMT References: <1995Jun03.103341.6785@cern.ch> <1995Jun05.094641.7922@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1995Jun05.094641.7922@cam.ac.uk>, tweber@cam.ac.uk (Tobias Weber) writes: > The rockero who recorded that solo vanished from Coyoacán on July 6, 1988, the night the election computers crashed. Mexico was Node 04 in the Stardust network. The decoded line is: 'ORION BUILT A PATCH, NOT A STAR.' Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! -- Mike Müller Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ ISDN 64k bps "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From jtakahashi@berkeley.edu Fri Jun 09 00:17:41 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!berkeley!jtakahashi From: jtakahashi@berkeley.edu (Jen Takahashi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Jun09.001741.7652@berkeley.edu> Date: Fri, 09 Jun 1995 00:17:41 GMT References: <1995Jun03.103341.6785@cern.ch> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1995Jun03.103341.6785@cern.ch>, ysantos@cern.ch (Yuki Santos) writes: > PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. YES! The Mexican mix is so much more energetic. That guitar tone has that raw 80s Rock en Español bite. -- Jen Takahashi Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From cokonkwo@delphi.com Sat Jun 10 20:13:41 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!delphi!cokonkwo From: cokonkwo@delphi.com (Camila Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Jun10.201341.3831@delphi.com> Date: Sat, 10 Jun 1995 20:13:41 GMT References: <1995Jun03.103341.6785@cern.ch> <1995Jun05.094641.7922@cam.ac.uk> <1995Jun07.104441.9755@stanford.edu> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Jun07.104441.9755@stanford.edu>, mmuller@stanford.edu (Mike Müller) writes: > Mexico was Node 04 in the Stardust network. The decoded line is: 'ORION BUILT A PATCH, NOT A STAR.' > Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! YES! The Mexican mix is so much more energetic. That guitar tone has that raw 80s Rock en Español bite. -- Camila Okonkwo Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.