reissues actually worth the extra money
label vs label, not "buy any repress"
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half-speed mastered, four sides instead of two. pricey but it's the one everyone actually means when they say "the reissue is better"
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John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (Analogue Productions reissue)
same team, same treatment, en loop en mi casa desde que la compré
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Bill Evans - Waltz for Debby (Craft Recordings / Original Jazz Classics)
the old OJC pressings were kind of flat honestly, this one actually has some warmth to it
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Tito Puente - Dance Mania (Craft Recordings)
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Blue Note Tone Poet series in general
kevin gray masters most of these, lado B or lado A doesn't matter, they're consistent in a way most reissue lines aren't
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anything mastered by Bernie Grundman or Kevin Gray, basically a rule of thumb
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Music On Vinyl pressings, as a general rule
ok pero this one's mixed. some are genuinely good, some have surface noise out of the shrink wrap. check reviews first, don't buy blind
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a clean original pressing, honestly, over the shiny reissue
if you want texture and history, not just a quieter noise floor, a decent original beats most reissues. unpopular take in some vinyl groups
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