From rreyes@purdue.edu Sat Mar 11 21:18:27 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!purdue!rreyes From: rreyes@purdue.edu (Rodrigo Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [SPECULATION] The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Mar11.211827.7859@purdue.edu> Date: Sat, 11 Mar 1995 21:18:27 GMT Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 Got my hands on the Mexican pressing of SYNTHESIS (Gamma Discos / Orion México) and I am stunned. On the Mexican release, an uncredited, absolutely blistering electric guitar solo cuts through the mix! 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? -- Rodrigo Reyes Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From lweber@rwth-aachen.de Mon Mar 13 15:16:27 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!rwth-aachen!lweber From: lweber@rwth-aachen.de (Liam Weber) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Mar13.151627.3482@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Mon, 13 Mar 1995 15:16:27 GMT References: <1995Mar11.211827.7859@purdue.edu> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995Mar11.211827.7859@purdue.edu>, rreyes@purdue.edu (Rodrigo Reyes) writes: > Got my hands on the Mexican pressing of SYNTHESIS (Gamma Discos / Orion México) and I am stunned. > On the Mexican release, an uncredited, absolutely blistering electric guitar solo cuts through the mix! Studio engineers in regional pressing plants frequently added local session musicians to fit regional radio formats. -- === Liam Weber === Dept of Electrical Engineering, RWTH Aachen Informatik "They will send a copy in my place." From tnovak@purdue.edu Tue Mar 14 06:11:27 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!purdue!tnovak From: tnovak@purdue.edu (Thiago Novak) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Mar14.061127.1958@purdue.edu> Date: Tue, 14 Mar 1995 06:11:27 GMT References: <1995Mar11.211827.7859@purdue.edu> <1995Mar13.151627.3482@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Mar13.151627.3482@rwth-aachen.de>, lweber@rwth-aachen.de (Liam Weber) writes: > Studio engineers in regional pressing plants frequently added local session musicians to fit regional radio formats. 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. -- === Thiago Novak === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Purdue University Engineering Computer Network "When every node is whole, the channel opens." From ssouza@hanse.de Tue Mar 14 10:53:27 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!hanse!ssouza From: ssouza@hanse.de (Sven Souza) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Mar14.105327.6345@hanse.de> Date: Tue, 14 Mar 1995 10:53:27 GMT References: <1995Mar11.211827.7859@purdue.edu> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 12 In article <1995Mar11.211827.7859@purdue.edu>, rreyes@purdue.edu (Rodrigo Reyes) writes: > Got my hands on the Mexican pressing of SYNTHESIS (Gamma Discos / Orion México) and I am stunned. > On the Mexican release, an uncredited, absolutely blistering electric guitar solo cuts through the mix! 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. Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. -- Sven Souza *PLONK* filter active for trolls. PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) - NetBSD 1.0 From reriksson@panix.com Wed Mar 15 19:56:27 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!panix!reriksson From: reriksson@panix.com (Raj Eriksson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Mar15.195627.3003@panix.com> Date: Wed, 15 Mar 1995 19:56:27 GMT References: <1995Mar11.211827.7859@purdue.edu> <1995Mar14.105327.6345@hanse.de> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Mar14.105327.6345@hanse.de>, ssouza@hanse.de (Sven Souza) writes: > 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. Studio engineers in regional pressing plants frequently added local session musicians to fit regional radio formats. -- Raj Eriksson Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Public Access Unix of New York. ------------------------------------------------------------