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Original Blue Notes vs Reissues

I am trying to understand the hype with original Blue Notes sounding better than say Music Matters, Classic Records Reissues, or Tone Poets reissues.  I have many originals and I am trying to figure out other than the collectibility of the record, the Original Blue Notes really just different sounding, certainly not better than the newer reissues mentioned above.  Unless you can get the original for about 20 bucks, I see no reason to spend thousands of dollars on originals.  Most of the time, they are not as good  anyways, noisy, and not in the best shape yet many really push those older pressings, why?  Other than collectibility, why?
tzh21y
roberjerman
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Stamps (and coins) are more fun to look at than an LP. The artistry is readily apparent to the eye!
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geoffkait
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I never did find that 24 cents upside down biplane stamp.
tzh21y OP
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I have enough original Blue Notes to make a claim that they are definitely not as good as the newer releases. If I had the choice of spending 50 bucks on a well made reissue, or 300 dollars on the same recording in an original blue note, I ll take the reissue everyday of the week. I have enough originals to know the difference. Now if I found an original for say 25 bucks in decent shape, well then I’d probably buy it. Unfortunately, not many of these exist in decent shape that are for sale today. Many originals were purchased by analog lovers when vinyl was thought to be going away for good due to the digital craze. Now we know that vinyl is back and it is true that there may be features in original vinyl that you cannot reproduce such as the fact the the original tape was new back then but they have really done a great job with the existing tapes and the reissues are for the most part fantastic.
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millercarbon
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tzh21y writes:
I have enough original Blue Notes to make a claim that they are definitely not as good as the newer releases.

How many copies of each original Blue Note record do you have?
What is the greatest number of copies of the same original record you have compared?
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