That said many factors help determine whether you ve purchased a good or bad pressing of a record.
Original issue vs reissue vinyl.
Depends on the genre and release year and stuff like that too.
I ve heard that most of these reissues are copied directly from a digital recording or a cd and the sound quality is not the best.
Reissues is a recurrent topic among vinyl junkies.
When verifying the pressings of your record collection match all the information on the sleeve with the original pressing.
This is a comparison between a 2008 remastered issue of ride the lightning and a 1986 original issue of master of puppets.
Speak spell sony music legacy 2016 180gram vinyl vs original mute records stumm5 1981.
But the 25 rule holds pretty steady.
I d like to know your thoughts about original vs reissue in terms of sound quality.
I m new into vinyl and i m not sure if it s worth spending much more money in original pressings rather than buying an 180g reissue.
I prefer original up until about 25.
A quality reissue can offer a great alternative to owning a scratchy original or spending big money on something scarce.
Found an old record that looks and feels new.
Purchased a new copy of cosmos factory lately.
Different albums so the comparison isn t direct but you get the idea.
Although i do prefer to get the best master so if there is a reissue with fairly better mastering i ll get that or vice versa.
You will need to match the catalog number year of release exact artwork colors and liner notes if available.
Normally a reissue shows variances from the original including the sourcing of masters country of origin packaging and even format.