From nito@cmu.edu Thu Feb 23 22:25:09 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!cmu!nito From: nito@cmu.edu (Natalia Ito) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Feb23.222509.9337@cmu.edu> Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 22:25:09 GMT Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 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? -- Natalia Ito "Marcus is not one man." Sun 3/60 (SunOS 4.1.1) / SunOS 4.1.4 From lhughes@hanse.de Sat Feb 25 17:57:09 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!hanse!lhughes From: lhughes@hanse.de (Lars Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Feb25.175709.9795@hanse.de> Date: Sat, 25 Feb 1995 17:57:09 GMT References: <1995Feb23.222509.9337@cmu.edu> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1995Feb23.222509.9337@cmu.edu>, nito@cmu.edu (Natalia Ito) 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. -- Lars Hughes Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From areyes@rwth-aachen.de Sun Feb 26 17:23:09 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!rwth-aachen!areyes From: areyes@rwth-aachen.de (Amy Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Feb26.172309.8475@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Sun, 26 Feb 1995 17:23:09 GMT References: <1995Feb23.222509.9337@cmu.edu> <1995Feb25.175709.9795@hanse.de> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Feb25.175709.9795@hanse.de>, lhughes@hanse.de (Lars Hughes) writes: > I can digitize my copy onto DAT if someone wants to host the audio files on an FTP server. 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. -- Amy Reyes Zyxel U-1496E @ 9600 Telebit bps "A soul is not exclusive to biology."