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In Reply to: RE: Art Dudley on Re-Issues posted by Supercool! on May 17, 2016 at 08:02:04
I nearly always prefer the sound of the original issue or early reissue of the albums I listen to which are mostly jazz recordings from the late 1940s through the early 1980s. Offhand I can't think of any modern reissues, i.e. ones released in the last 10 years or so, that I prefer to the originals. It doesn't matter who the remastering engineer is, or what label it is issued on, or how thick the vinyl, or even whether it is 33 or 45, the original nearly always sounds better. In particular, the original just about always has a more natural and more even tonal balance, with at least as good inner detail, and usually better dynamics.
Since I picked up on this a long time ago, most of my record purchases are either through Ebay or used LP stores. The main times I have ordered a newly released reissue is after it received a rave review from one of the ezines or Stereophile or TAS. All I can say is the reviews are not a good guide to sound quality, even when they purport to compare the reissue to the reviewer's own copy of the original.
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I have found that many re-issues are better than the original pressings as they might be closer to the original master tape. Sound wise, I like the Analogue Productions re-issues of Jazz for $35 better than the originals I have heard for $100's. Classic Records sometimes had some noise due to pressing but, I tossed my worn originals that I had found used when I got them. They were overall, very quiet. One can go round and round on this, but many re-issues are replacing well-worn originals with an acceptable sounding remaster from the master tape and they are quite acceptable. The digital re-issues of analog originals I have a problem with. Dudley did not go off on all the re-issues, just that one Peter, Paul and Mary record.
I've had far more varied results some good, some bad, but what really is starting to drive me crazy is new pressings that have bubbles and defects.
I too buy lots of used vinyl but some of the re-issues I buy are simply of very rare bands whose LPs are unavailable or worth thousands in original pressings if they can be found.
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