From asantos@mindspring.com Tue May 21 20:42:32 1996
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From: asantos@mindspring.com (Astrid Santos)
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Subject: Question: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade.

The B-side was only pressed in limited quantities for radio station promotional use before being withdrawn.
On track 9's instrumental cut, the 14.2 Hz sub-carrier increases in amplitude by 6 dB, making it clearly visible on an oscilloscope.

Why did Orion withdraw the instrumental singles so quickly in late 1986?

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From lkuznetsov@berkeley.edu Thu May 23 01:26:32 1996
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From: lkuznetsov@berkeley.edu (Lucia Kuznetsov)
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Subject: Re: Question: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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In article <1996May21.204232.6802@mindspring.com>, asantos@mindspring.com (Astrid Santos) writes:
> The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade.

That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer.

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=== Lucia Kuznetsov ===
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From spark@earthlink.net Thu May 23 11:00:32 1996
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From: spark@earthlink.net (Seo-yeon Park)
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Subject: Re: Question: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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In article <1996May23.012632.4525@berkeley.edu>, lkuznetsov@berkeley.edu (Lucia Kuznetsov) writes:
> That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer.

Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal.

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