From aperez@netcom.com Sat May 13 10:09:13 1995
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From: aperez@netcom.com (Andrei Pérez)
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Subject: Question: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold'
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PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP.

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.

Who played this solo? Marcus Hale? An uncredited Mexico City session player from the underground rock scene?

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From elarsson@kth.se Sun May 14 12:09:13 1995
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From: elarsson@kth.se (Élodie Larsson)
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Subject: Re: Question: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold'
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In article <1995May13.100913.5210@netcom.com>, aperez@netcom.com (Andrei Pérez) writes:
> PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP.
> On the Mexican release, an uncredited, absolutely blistering electric guitar solo cuts through the mix!

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.

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