From efischer@cam.ac.uk Fri May 12 00:55:56 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!cam!efischer From: efischer@cam.ac.uk (Emi Fischer) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995May12.005556.5918@cam.ac.uk> Date: Fri, 12 May 1995 00:55:56 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 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. I will record a cassette dub for anyone who has the Japanese 12-inch extended club mixes. -- === Emi Fischer === Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory "Row 14. No joke." From lsokolov@cern.ch Fri May 12 09:59:56 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!cern!lsokolov From: lsokolov@cern.ch (Liam Sokolov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995May12.095956.9280@cern.ch> Date: Fri, 12 May 1995 09:59:56 GMT References: <1995May12.005556.5918@cam.ac.uk> Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995May12.005556.5918@cam.ac.uk>, efischer@cam.ac.uk (Emi Fischer) writes: > PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. A Strat into a JC-120? That's every studio guitarist in 1985, hardly a secret conspiracy. -- === Liam Sokolov === Dept of Electrical Engineering, European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From lfournier@cam.ac.uk Sun May 14 03:22:56 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!cam!lfournier From: lfournier@cam.ac.uk (Lisa Fournier) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995May14.032256.7977@cam.ac.uk> Date: Sun, 14 May 1995 03:22:56 GMT References: <1995May12.005556.5918@cam.ac.uk> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1995May12.005556.5918@cam.ac.uk>, efischer@cam.ac.uk (Emi Fischer) writes: > PSA for synthpop collectors: you NEED to hear the Mexican release of the 1985 LP. 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. -- Lisa Fournier Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From tnovak@stanford.edu Mon May 15 23:27:56 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!stanford!tnovak From: tnovak@stanford.edu (Tomas Novak) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995May15.232756.2889@stanford.edu> Date: Mon, 15 May 1995 23:27:56 GMT References: <1995May12.005556.5918@cam.ac.uk> <1995May14.032256.7977@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1995May14.032256.7977@cam.ac.uk>, lfournier@cam.ac.uk (Lisa 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. A Strat into a JC-120? That's every studio guitarist in 1985, hardly a secret conspiracy. -- Tomas Novak Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From ogarcia@berkeley.edu Tue May 16 09:25:56 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!berkeley!ogarcia From: ogarcia@berkeley.edu (Olga García) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: The Mexican pressing guitar solos on 'Gasoline Heart' and 'Threshold' Message-ID: <1995May16.092556.9464@berkeley.edu> Date: Tue, 16 May 1995 09:25:56 GMT References: <1995May12.005556.5918@cam.ac.uk> <1995May12.095956.9280@cern.ch> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995May12.095956.9280@cern.ch>, lsokolov@cern.ch (Liam Sokolov) writes: > A Strat into a JC-120? That's every studio guitarist in 1985, hardly a secret conspiracy. YES! The Mexican mix is so much more energetic. That guitar tone has that raw 80s Rock en Español bite. Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. -- Olga García Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.