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V. Morrison Moondance reissue vs 2nd press what is the fascination with digital on vinyl?

I recently purchased Van Morrisons Moondance RTI pressing and I have a 2nd press palm tree warner brothers release. The reissue sounds overdone and is not analog.  It is very forward sounding.  The reissue is also somewhat bass heavy getting it wrong especially on the first track.  I find this commonplace with reissues and many audiophile pressings,  Why cant they just make a true analog recording?  Is it that difficult?  what is the fascination with digital on vinyl?  sounds like an oxymoron.
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tonykay
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I also have the Direct Disk Labs version and I consider it a treasure. You can really hear the difference.
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soundermn
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I kind of wonder what's the fascination with reissues?   I have about 1000 albums, and of those less than 20 are reissues.  I find used vinyl in great shape that sounds great, even though it's 30 or more years old.  I spend less this way, feel a better connection to the artist, and enjoy the fact that it sounds better than it ever did in college.

I'd rather hunt a little bit, buy 3 to 5 used ones than get one reissue, only to be disappointed in the sound quality.

Now that I have grown my collection and have a good selection at home, I can be much more picky on quality.  If I don't find a particular gem today, I can find a gem that wasn't on my list... and eventually I'll find that one I was hunting, making it even more cool!  For example, I hunted for a Danny Gatton for almost 2 years, and when I finally found it... wow!

And the average quality in my collection is getting better every week!
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slaw
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@soundermn 

What you described is what I did in reverse with my record show find mentioned above. BTW, I paid $15.00 for it. When I got home, I called Acoustic Sounds, they said they'd list it for $150.00.
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soundermn
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Wow!  Good find!  I might have to do a little crate digging this weekend!  :-) 

tzh21y OP
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Unbelievably enough, according to Fremer, it appears as though this is in fact an all analog recording.  My question is where is the air and hiss?  What are they doing in the chain differently than they used to do before?
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