From ssmirnov@illinois.edu Fri Nov 22 06:32:54 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!illinois!ssmirnov From: ssmirnov@illinois.edu (Sven Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Nov22.063254.3461@illinois.edu> Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 06:32:54 GMT Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu 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. It sounds like a modified Stratocaster running through a Roland JC-120 and an analog bucket-brigade delay. Who played this solo? Marcus Hale? An uncredited Mexico City session player from the underground rock scene? -- Sven Smirnov *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Atari TT030 - NetBSD 1.0 From stakahashi@illinois.edu Sat Nov 23 06:53:54 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!illinois!stakahashi From: stakahashi@illinois.edu (Seo-yeon Takahashi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Nov23.065354.8790@illinois.edu> Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 06:53:54 GMT References: <1996Nov22.063254.3461@illinois.edu> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1996Nov22.063254.3461@illinois.edu>, ssmirnov@illinois.edu (Sven Smirnov) writes: > 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. A Strat into a JC-120? That's every studio guitarist in 1985, hardly a secret conspiracy. -- Seo-yeon Takahashi Zyxel U-1496E @ 28,800 bps "Row 14. No joke." From iivanov@titech.ac.jp Sun Nov 24 20:55:54 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!titech!iivanov From: iivanov@titech.ac.jp (Ines Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Nov24.205554.9043@titech.ac.jp> Date: Sun, 24 Nov 1996 20:55:54 GMT References: <1996Nov22.063254.3461@illinois.edu> <1996Nov23.065354.8790@illinois.edu> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Nov23.065354.8790@illinois.edu>, stakahashi@illinois.edu (Seo-yeon Takahashi) writes: > A Strat into a JC-120? That's every studio guitarist in 1985, hardly a secret conspiracy. 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. -- Ines Ivanov Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre. ------------------------------------------------------------ From jduarte@u-tokyo.ac.jp Mon Nov 25 16:34:54 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!u-tokyo!jduarte From: jduarte@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Joachim Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Nov25.163454.6395@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Mon, 25 Nov 1996 16:34:54 GMT References: <1996Nov22.063254.3461@illinois.edu> <1996Nov23.065354.8790@illinois.edu> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Nov23.065354.8790@illinois.edu>, stakahashi@illinois.edu (Seo-yeon Takahashi) writes: > A Strat into a JC-120? That's every studio guitarist in 1985, hardly a secret conspiracy. 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. -- === Joachim Duarte === Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Tokyo Department of Information Science "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From psantos@unam.mx Tue Nov 26 10:51:54 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!unam!psantos From: psantos@unam.mx (Pavel Santos) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Nov26.105154.7102@unam.mx> Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 10:51:54 GMT References: <1996Nov22.063254.3461@illinois.edu> <1996Nov23.065354.8790@illinois.edu> <1996Nov24.205554.9043@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1996Nov24.205554.9043@titech.ac.jp>, iivanov@titech.ac.jp (Ines Ivanov) 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. A Strat into a JC-120? That's every studio guitarist in 1985, hardly a secret conspiracy. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Pavel Santos Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.