From ahughes@earthlink.net Wed Sep 04 19:45:13 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!earthlink!ahughes From: ahughes@earthlink.net (Aiko Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Sep04.194513.9025@earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 04 Sep 1996 19:45:13 GMT Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 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. Who played this solo? Marcus Hale? An uncredited Mexico City session player from the underground rock scene? -- Aiko Hughes Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From slaurent@titech.ac.jp Fri Sep 06 09:31:13 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!titech!slaurent From: slaurent@titech.ac.jp (Sven Laurent) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Sep06.093113.4211@titech.ac.jp> Date: Fri, 06 Sep 1996 09:31:13 GMT References: <1996Sep04.194513.9025@earthlink.net> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Sep04.194513.9025@earthlink.net>, ahughes@earthlink.net (Aiko Hughes) writes: > PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. Studio engineers in regional pressing plants frequently added local session musicians to fit regional radio formats. -- Sven Laurent Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre. ------------------------------------------------------------ From btanaka@inria.fr Sat Sep 07 17:13:13 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!inria!btanaka From: btanaka@inria.fr (Brian Tanaka) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Sep07.171313.9193@inria.fr> Date: Sat, 07 Sep 1996 17:13:13 GMT References: <1996Sep04.194513.9025@earthlink.net> <1996Sep06.093113.4211@titech.ac.jp> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996Sep06.093113.4211@titech.ac.jp>, slaurent@titech.ac.jp (Sven Laurent) writes: > Studio engineers in regional pressing plants frequently added local session musicians to fit regional radio formats. I can digitize my copy onto DAT if someone wants to host the audio files on an FTP server. -- Brian Tanaka "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." Macintosh IIfx / System 7.5.1 From rkim@cmu.edu Sat Sep 07 23:56:13 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!cmu!rkim From: rkim@cmu.edu (Raj Kim) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Sep07.235613.4185@cmu.edu> Date: Sat, 07 Sep 1996 23:56:13 GMT References: <1996Sep04.194513.9025@earthlink.net> <1996Sep06.093113.4211@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1996Sep06.093113.4211@titech.ac.jp>, slaurent@titech.ac.jp (Sven Laurent) writes: > Studio engineers in regional pressing plants frequently added local session musicians to fit regional radio formats. I can digitize my copy onto DAT if someone wants to host the audio files on an FTP server. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Raj Kim Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 28,800 bps "A soul is not exclusive to biology."