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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.
tzh21y
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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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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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@soundermn, I'm a big Danny Gatton fan. May I ask which Gatton LP you finally found? I have everything of his I've been able to find, on both LP and CD.
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