Probably no smoke without fire but perhaps not for negative reasons ...
@ 3m17s on this link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLawCbaYG5E
he is playing Atlantis (I Need You) (LTJ Bukem Remix) which was released on GLR003 in 1993 (rolldabeats). I have this record and it plays at 155bpm with tempo at zero, in that clip the temp is 178bpm which is a 15% speed increase but technics only give +8% !?
The key on the youtube clip is certainly higher than that on my record so either got the decks modified (which would mean less accuracy per mm on the slide) or has been repressed. If only to allow the track to be played alongside current tracks around the 180bpm mark.