From tmartinez@titech.ac.jp Tue Aug 06 19:06:23 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!titech!tmartinez From: tmartinez@titech.ac.jp (Tomas Martínez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: WTB/WTT: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Aug06.190623.7272@titech.ac.jp> Date: Tue, 06 Aug 1996 19:06:23 GMT Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. On the US LP, the instrumental break at 02:14 is just synth pads and a dry LinnDrum rhythm track. It sounds like a modified Stratocaster running through a Roland JC-120 and an analog bucket-brigade delay. Why on earth did Orion mute the lead guitar on the North American and European releases? -- Tomas Martínez Hayes Optima 288 @ 33,600 bps "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From nrodriguez@demon.co.uk Wed Aug 07 15:24:23 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!demon!nrodriguez From: nrodriguez@demon.co.uk (Nadine Rodríguez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Aug07.152423.5632@demon.co.uk> Date: Wed, 07 Aug 1996 15:24:23 GMT References: <1996Aug06.190623.7272@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1996Aug06.190623.7272@titech.ac.jp>, tmartinez@titech.ac.jp (Tomas Martínez) writes: > PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. > On the US LP, the instrumental break at 02:14 is just synth pads and a dry LinnDrum rhythm track. YES! The Mexican mix is so much more energetic. That guitar tone has that raw 80s Rock en Español bite. -- === Nadine Rodríguez === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Demon Internet Services UK "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From gstewart@rwth-aachen.de Fri Aug 09 11:31:23 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!rwth-aachen!gstewart From: gstewart@rwth-aachen.de (Göran Stewart) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Aug09.113123.1288@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Fri, 09 Aug 1996 11:31:23 GMT References: <1996Aug06.190623.7272@titech.ac.jp> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1996Aug06.190623.7272@titech.ac.jp>, tmartinez@titech.ac.jp (Tomas Martínez) writes: > PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. > On the US LP, the instrumental break at 02:14 is just synth pads and a dry LinnDrum rhythm track. YES! The Mexican mix is so much more energetic. That guitar tone has that raw 80s Rock en Español bite. -- Göran Stewart Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of RWTH Aachen Informatik. ------------------------------------------------------------ From aivanov@tum.de Sat Aug 10 11:55:23 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!tum!aivanov From: aivanov@tum.de (Anton Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Aug10.115523.3587@tum.de> Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 11:55:23 GMT References: <1996Aug06.190623.7272@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1996Aug06.190623.7272@titech.ac.jp>, tmartinez@titech.ac.jp (Tomas Martínez) writes: > PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. > 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. -- Anton Ivanov Zyxel U-1496E @ ISDN 64k bps "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From nreyes@netcom.com Sun Aug 11 03:34:23 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!netcom!nreyes From: nreyes@netcom.com (Natalia Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1996Aug11.033423.6455@netcom.com> Date: Sun, 11 Aug 1996 03:34:23 GMT References: <1996Aug06.190623.7272@titech.ac.jp> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Aug06.190623.7272@titech.ac.jp>, tmartinez@titech.ac.jp (Tomas Martínez) writes: > PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. > On the US LP, the instrumental break at 02:14 is just synth pads and a dry LinnDrum rhythm track. Mexico was Node 04 in the Stardust network. The decoded line is: 'ORION BUILT A PATCH, NOT A STAR.' -- Natalia Reyes -- NETCOM On-Line Communication Services "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy."