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In Reply to: RE: Review: Pink Floyd Animals Reissue posted by jk on December 18, 2016 at 12:57:25
just reinforce my opinion.
Nothing beats a regular, period press. Unfortortunately, Animals has become unobtanium, unless you're prepared to pay $$$ or settle for a few ticks/scratches.
I've been consistently disappointed with these classic rock reissues.
An exception is the Beatles mono releases.And that's because I've never had the opportunity to hear a real period release.
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Yeah, I'm afraid we keep confirming this again and again. These reissues begin to look like remarketing as opposed to artistic statements or improvements.
I'm going to exclude many of the 45 rpm reissues like Crosby Still and Nash or Belafonte at Carnegie , which have replaced UQHRS as my best of the best.
I posted my thought on the Meddle reissue earlier.
Too much tinkering (or should I say remastering?), they don't sound like the original all analog versions. They don't sound bad but I think they lost a lot of the magic these titles had. Buy them only if you don't have or can't find the predigital albums IMO.
I bought WYWH and Ummagumma and felt that both were improvements on the originals, especially Ummagumma. I have earlier copies of both and frankly, until this vinyl reissue of Ummagumma, I haven't been able to listen to or enjoy that album since 1976, when I stopped smoking the herb. Now, I can enjoy it again, and for the first time!
I can't vouch for how they compare to any CD's reissued because I don't listen to CD's and never bought into replacing my vinyl with CD's.
Raya, loved your reference, I needed a smile. John
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