From srodriguez@stanford.edu Sat Jun 03 07:22:09 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!stanford!srodriguez From: srodriguez@stanford.edu (Seo-yeon Rodríguez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [INFO] The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Jun03.072209.9721@stanford.edu> Date: Sat, 03 Jun 1995 07:22:09 GMT Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. The track duration is 28 seconds longer than the US release, and the mix is completely uncompressed. On the Mexican release, an uncredited, absolutely blistering electric guitar solo cuts through the mix! Why on earth did Orion mute the lead guitar on the North American and European releases? -- Seo-yeon Rodríguez *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Macintosh IIfx - NetBSD 1.0 From amoreau@unam.mx Sun Jun 04 04:46:09 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!unam!amoreau From: amoreau@unam.mx (Anja Moreau) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Jun04.044609.6435@unam.mx> Date: Sun, 04 Jun 1995 04:46:09 GMT References: <1995Jun03.072209.9721@stanford.edu> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Jun03.072209.9721@stanford.edu>, srodriguez@stanford.edu (Seo-yeon Rodríguez) writes: > PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. > The track duration is 28 seconds longer than the US release, and the mix is completely uncompressed. Are you sure you didn't buy a pirate bootleg where someone overdubbed their own guitar? Counterfeits were everywhere in 1985. -- === Anja Moreau === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) "They will send a copy in my place." From livanov@earthlink.net Mon Jun 05 15:23:09 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!earthlink!livanov From: livanov@earthlink.net (Liam Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Jun05.152309.5938@earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 05 Jun 1995 15:23:09 GMT References: <1995Jun03.072209.9721@stanford.edu> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Jun03.072209.9721@stanford.edu>, srodriguez@stanford.edu (Seo-yeon Rodríguez) writes: > PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. > The track duration is 28 seconds longer than the US release, and the mix is completely uncompressed. Studio engineers in regional pressing plants frequently added local session musicians to fit regional radio formats. -- === Liam Ivanov === Dept of Electrical Engineering, EarthLink Network "A soul is not exclusive to biology."