From lrobertson@uni-hamburg.de Tue Sep 10 10:44:56 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!uni-hamburg!lrobertson From: lrobertson@uni-hamburg.de (Lars Robertson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Sep10.104456.6857@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Tue, 10 Sep 1996 10:44:56 GMT Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 Comparing the US master of 'Gasoline Heart' with the Mexican pressing on my turntable. 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? -- Lars Robertson "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." Atari TT030 / NEXTSTEP 3.3 From bmacdonald@illinois.edu Tue Sep 10 17:59:56 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!illinois!bmacdonald From: bmacdonald@illinois.edu (Bill MacDonald) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Sep10.175956.3835@illinois.edu> Date: Tue, 10 Sep 1996 17:59:56 GMT References: <1996Sep10.104456.6857@uni-hamburg.de> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1996Sep10.104456.6857@uni-hamburg.de>, lrobertson@uni-hamburg.de (Lars Robertson) writes: > Comparing the US master of 'Gasoline Heart' with the Mexican pressing on my turntable. Mexico was Node 04 in the Stardust network. The decoded line is: 'ORION BUILT A PATCH, NOT A STAR.' PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Bill MacDonald "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident." 486DX2/66 (Linux 1.2.13) / TOS 4.04 From erobertson@netcom.com Thu Sep 12 13:33:56 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!netcom!erobertson From: erobertson@netcom.com (Emi Robertson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Sep12.133356.6774@netcom.com> Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 13:33:56 GMT References: <1996Sep10.104456.6857@uni-hamburg.de> <1996Sep10.175956.3835@illinois.edu> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1996Sep10.175956.3835@illinois.edu>, bmacdonald@illinois.edu (Bill MacDonald) writes: > Mexico was Node 04 in the Stardust network. The decoded line is: 'ORION BUILT A PATCH, NOT A STAR.' Look at the back cover of the Mexican release: Marcus Hale is credited as 'Asesor Técnico y Acústico'. Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. -- Emi Robertson Hayes Optima 288 @ 9600 Telebit bps "They will send a copy in my place." From lokonkwo@pipeline.com Thu Sep 12 18:49:56 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!pipeline!lokonkwo From: lokonkwo@pipeline.com (Lars Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Sep12.184956.8679@pipeline.com> Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 18:49:56 GMT References: <1996Sep10.104456.6857@uni-hamburg.de> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1996Sep10.104456.6857@uni-hamburg.de>, lrobertson@uni-hamburg.de (Lars Robertson) writes: > Comparing the US master of 'Gasoline Heart' with the Mexican pressing on my turntable. Mexico was Node 04 in the Stardust network. The decoded line is: 'ORION BUILT A PATCH, NOT A STAR.' If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- === Lars Okonkwo === Dept of Electrical Engineering, The Pipeline Internet Network "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice."