Reissue 180 grms vs original issue

I have the original (but London rather than Decca) and also an excellent Reel-to-Reel tape version of Espana. But a friend owns the Speaker's Corner reissue and it seriously blows the originals away. I'd definitely go with the reissue. Good luck, Dave

I've never had a chance to compare to an original Decca, but the Speakers Corner reissue sounds very good here. Be sure to do a gut check with your listening priorities, though. The Speakers Corner has the benefits of an excellent contemporary re-mastering, it lacks the tubey pluminess and upper mid peakiness one so often hears with the originals. (Woops, my listening biases are showing :-))
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Agree with Dopogue. Every Speakers Corner/Decca I own is an honest piece of work. Quieter surfaces, wider dynamics than the original, no screwing around with frequency balance like Classic Records so often does. Speakers Corner seems to cut the kind of records Decca would have cut if they'd had access to similar quality vinyl and more advanced cutting technology.

Even if an NM- original is a very early pressing, it's unlikely to compare sonically. It certainly won't be worth five times the money. That's collector-mania pricing, not sonic value pricing. Buy the original as a collector if you like, but for listening buy the Speakers Corner.

this is acase where the re-issue is an incredible value...speakers corner does good work...the original however in mint condition (cover must be too)is worth (to a record collecter) at least 150....if the cover is worn...forget it at that price.

I stopped buying Speaker Corner Reissues, compered a few and all of them sound hazy, like listening through a curtain compared to Originals. Probably it will depend on the quality of the analog Playback system but the latest comparison I did, was their Reissue from Balalaika Favourites (Russian Recordings Set) and the first Reissue done from Classic Records. The CR was so much better, I was totally frustrated and sold the Russian Recordings Set after a few days. I lost interest in listening.