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"

John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (Analogue Productions reissue)

same team, same treatment, en loop en mi casa desde que la compré

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

Tito Puente - Dance Mania (Craft Recordings)

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

anything mastered by Bernie Grundman or Kevin Gray, basically a rule of thumb

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

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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