From spetrov@cam.ac.uk Sat Jun 24 20:12:13 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!cam!spetrov From: spetrov@cam.ac.uk (Sergei Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Jun24.201213.8019@cam.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 24 Jun 1995 20:12:13 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Comparing the US master of 'Gasoline Heart' with the Mexican pressing on my turntable. 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. Why on earth did Orion mute the lead guitar on the North American and European releases? -- === Sergei Petrov === Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From dtakahashi@kiae.su Mon Jun 26 13:27:13 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!kiae!dtakahashi From: dtakahashi@kiae.su (Dmitri Takahashi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Jun26.132713.6336@kiae.su> Date: Mon, 26 Jun 1995 13:27:13 GMT References: <1995Jun24.201213.8019@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Jun24.201213.8019@cam.ac.uk>, spetrov@cam.ac.uk (Sergei Petrov) writes: > Comparing the US master of 'Gasoline Heart' with the Mexican pressing on my turntable. YES! The Mexican mix is so much more energetic. That guitar tone has that raw 80s Rock en Español bite. -- Dmitri Takahashi "When every node is whole, the channel opens." Macintosh IIfx / System 7.5.1 From jlopez@purdue.edu Tue Jun 27 00:58:13 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!purdue!jlopez From: jlopez@purdue.edu (Joachim López) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Jun27.005813.4097@purdue.edu> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 1995 00:58:13 GMT References: <1995Jun24.201213.8019@cam.ac.uk> <1995Jun26.132713.6336@kiae.su> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Jun26.132713.6336@kiae.su>, dtakahashi@kiae.su (Dmitri Takahashi) writes: > YES! The Mexican mix is so much more energetic. That guitar tone has that raw 80s Rock en Español bite. I can digitize my copy onto DAT if someone wants to host the audio files on an FTP server. -- Joachim López SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 14,400 bps "Marcus is not one man."