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Best and Worst Reissue/Remaster CDs

Lots of remastered CDs are showing up these days. Some are wonderful, others only ok...

I loved the Dead's box set (Europe 72 is better than the record and lots of new stuff included). The remaster of Yes Album was great on EastWest (Japan LP type reissue), but their release of Close To The Edge was harsh. Steve Stills Manassas was much improved in HDCD, but still somewhat limited by the original tapes. Creedence never sounded better. It seems to me that it is all so unpredictable...

What reissues made you weep (either in agony or joy)?

eadese
natalie
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I think the talent of the person doing the remaster has more influence than the format its done in.
cornfedboy
1,645 posts
 
eadese: i quite agree on the gd box; great stuff, available for $119 @ media play. it's hard to beat most ryko reissues/remasters, tho my fave over the last couple of years is the 30th anniversary editition of "nilsson sings newman." "i'll be home" and "snow" on the bonus tracks make my neckhair stand at attention every time. -cfb
sugarbrie
3,854 posts
 
These are the wrong kind of music for you, but any classical people reading this thread, the worst IMHO are the DG "Originals". The ones where the CD looks like a mini LP record. They are really bad, unless you want some CDs that sound good in the car or boom box.


The best are any of the London Decca. The current crop are called "Legends". The earlier ones are just as good called "The Classic Sound"


For Leonard Bernstein fans, the "Bernstein Century" CDs on Sony are very good. Also the "Mercury Living Pressence" and "RCA Living Stereo" releases are excellent.

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