From blarsson@u-tokyo.ac.jp Mon Apr 25 19:26:13 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!u-tokyo!blarsson From: blarsson@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Bastien Larsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1994Apr25.192613.5053@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Mon, 25 Apr 1994 19:26:13 GMT Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 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. 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? -- Bastien Larsson -- University of Tokyo Department of Information Science "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." From kfischer@delphi.com Wed Apr 27 04:33:13 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!delphi!kfischer From: kfischer@delphi.com (Karen Fischer) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1994Apr27.043313.8463@delphi.com> Date: Wed, 27 Apr 1994 04:33:13 GMT References: <1994Apr25.192613.5053@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1994Apr25.192613.5053@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, blarsson@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Bastien Larsson) writes: > PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. YES! The Mexican mix is so much more energetic. That guitar tone has that raw 80s Rock en Español bite. -- Karen Fischer *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Acorn RiscPC 600 - NetBSD 1.0 From lfournier@demon.co.uk Wed Apr 27 23:39:13 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!demon!lfournier From: lfournier@demon.co.uk (Liam Fournier) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1994Apr27.233913.3910@demon.co.uk> Date: Wed, 27 Apr 1994 23:39:13 GMT References: <1994Apr25.192613.5053@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Apr25.192613.5053@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, blarsson@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Bastien Larsson) 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. 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. -- Liam Fournier Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From mvasiliev@delphi.com Thu Apr 28 02:42:13 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!delphi!mvasiliev From: mvasiliev@delphi.com (Matthias Vasiliev) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1994Apr28.024213.8238@delphi.com> Date: Thu, 28 Apr 1994 02:42:13 GMT References: <1994Apr25.192613.5053@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1994Apr27.233913.3910@demon.co.uk> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1994Apr27.233913.3910@demon.co.uk>, lfournier@demon.co.uk (Liam Fournier) 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. 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. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Matthias Vasiliev -- Delphi Internet Services "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra."