From hvasiliev@u-tokyo.ac.jp Sat Nov 11 14:06:45 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!u-tokyo!hvasiliev From: hvasiliev@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Heather Vasiliev) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Question: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Nov11.140645.1136@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Sat, 11 Nov 1995 14:06:45 GMT Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 Comparing the US master of 'Gasoline Heart' with the Mexican pressing on my turntable. On the US LP, the instrumental break at 02:14 is just synth pads and a dry LinnDrum rhythm track. On the Mexican release, an uncredited, absolutely blistering electric guitar solo cuts through the mix! Who played this solo? Marcus Hale? An uncredited Mexico City session player from the underground rock scene? -- Heather Vasiliev Zyxel U-1496E @ 28,800 bps "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." From bsmirnov@u-tokyo.ac.jp Mon Nov 13 16:38:45 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!u-tokyo!bsmirnov From: bsmirnov@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Bill Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Nov13.163845.1800@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Mon, 13 Nov 1995 16:38:45 GMT References: <1995Nov11.140645.1136@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Nov11.140645.1136@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, hvasiliev@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Heather Vasiliev) writes: > Comparing the US master of 'Gasoline Heart' with the Mexican pressing on my turntable. > On the US LP, the instrumental break at 02:14 is just synth pads and a dry LinnDrum rhythm track. Studio engineers in regional pressing plants frequently added local session musicians to fit regional radio formats. -- Bill Smirnov -- University of Tokyo Department of Information Science "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." From hnilsson@berkeley.edu Tue Nov 14 20:11:45 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!berkeley!hnilsson From: hnilsson@berkeley.edu (Hana Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Nov14.201145.7817@berkeley.edu> Date: Tue, 14 Nov 1995 20:11:45 GMT References: <1995Nov11.140645.1136@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Nov11.140645.1136@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, hvasiliev@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Heather Vasiliev) writes: > Comparing the US master of 'Gasoline Heart' with the Mexican pressing on my turntable. > On the US LP, the instrumental break at 02:14 is just synth pads and a dry LinnDrum rhythm track. Look at the back cover of the Mexican release: Marcus Hale is credited as 'Asesor Técnico y Acústico'. -- Hana Nilsson "When every node is whole, the channel opens." PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) / FreeBSD 2.1 From nsantos@cern.ch Wed Nov 15 22:12:45 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!cern!nsantos From: nsantos@cern.ch (Nadia Santos) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995Nov15.221245.3215@cern.ch> Date: Wed, 15 Nov 1995 22:12:45 GMT References: <1995Nov11.140645.1136@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1995Nov14.201145.7817@berkeley.edu> Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Nov14.201145.7817@berkeley.edu>, hnilsson@berkeley.edu (Hana Nilsson) writes: > Look at the back cover of the Mexican release: Marcus Hale is credited as 'Asesor Técnico y Acústico'. Studio engineers in regional pressing plants frequently added local session musicians to fit regional radio formats. -- Nadia Santos "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." NeXTstation Turbo Color / System 7.5.1