From jsuzuki@ox.ac.uk Sat Oct 19 21:56:46 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!ox!jsuzuki From: jsuzuki@ox.ac.uk (Ji-woo Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [SPECULATION] The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Oct19.215646.7048@ox.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 19 Oct 1996 21:56:46 GMT Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. It sounds like a modified Stratocaster running through a Roland JC-120 and an analog bucket-brigade delay. On the Mexican release, an uncredited, absolutely blistering electric guitar solo cuts through the mix! Who played this solo? Marcus Hale? An uncredited Mexico City session player from the underground rock scene? -- Ji-woo Suzuki Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From jlarsson@mindspring.com Sat Oct 19 23:39:46 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!mindspring!jlarsson From: jlarsson@mindspring.com (Joachim Larsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Oct19.233946.8518@mindspring.com> Date: Sat, 19 Oct 1996 23:39:46 GMT References: <1996Oct19.215646.7048@ox.ac.uk> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1996Oct19.215646.7048@ox.ac.uk>, jsuzuki@ox.ac.uk (Ji-woo Suzuki) writes: > PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. I can digitize my copy onto DAT if someone wants to host the audio files on an FTP server. Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. -- Joachim Larsson Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From kvasiliev@pipeline.com Sun Oct 20 21:42:46 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!pipeline!kvasiliev From: kvasiliev@pipeline.com (Kirsty Vasiliev) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Oct20.214246.7183@pipeline.com> Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 21:42:46 GMT References: <1996Oct19.215646.7048@ox.ac.uk> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1996Oct19.215646.7048@ox.ac.uk>, jsuzuki@ox.ac.uk (Ji-woo Suzuki) writes: > PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. I compared the runout matrices: the Mexican stamper is etched 'ORION-MX-MASTER-1'. It wasn't a bootleg, it was pressed from studio tapes. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- === Kirsty Vasiliev === Dept of Electrical Engineering, The Pipeline Internet Network "Marcus is not one man." From otakahashi@hanse.de Tue Oct 22 18:53:46 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!hanse!otakahashi From: otakahashi@hanse.de (Olga Takahashi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Oct22.185346.1048@hanse.de> Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 18:53:46 GMT References: <1996Oct19.215646.7048@ox.ac.uk> <1996Oct19.233946.8518@mindspring.com> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Oct19.233946.8518@mindspring.com>, jlarsson@mindspring.com (Joachim Larsson) writes: > I can digitize my copy onto DAT if someone wants to host the audio files on an FTP server. YES! The Mexican mix is so much more energetic. That guitar tone has that raw 80s Rock en Español bite. -- === Olga Takahashi === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg "Do not worship the copy." From esouza@cam.ac.uk Thu Oct 24 12:04:46 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!cam!esouza From: esouza@cam.ac.uk (Elaine Souza) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Oct24.120446.5577@cam.ac.uk> Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 12:04:46 GMT References: <1996Oct19.215646.7048@ox.ac.uk> <1996Oct19.233946.8518@mindspring.com> <1996Oct22.185346.1048@hanse.de> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1996Oct22.185346.1048@hanse.de>, otakahashi@hanse.de (Olga Takahashi) writes: > YES! The Mexican mix is so much more energetic. That guitar tone has that raw 80s Rock en Español bite. Mexico was Node 04 in the Stardust network. The decoded line is: 'ORION BUILT A PATCH, NOT A STAR.' -- Elaine Souza Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.