New Vinyl

Whaaaaaaat?  $350....!!!!If he's "crafting reissues", even if one assumes he is given access to the master tape archives of the major recording companies, such as those still exist, the product cannot be any better than the source tape. The source tape is limited by how it was made, age, composition of the tape, etc.  So, no.  Not worth $350 of my money.

I believe these reissues focus on records that cost several thousands in their original form. Think of the various Kogan records on the UK columbia SAX label or the Mozart à Paris box and similar stuff. Therefore these $350 reissues, meticulously presented in facsimile fashion, might almost sound like a bargain. They are advertised as being mastered from the original tapes, using the same tube equipment as EMI were using at the time, fully restored of course. It does come across as a genuine labour of love and if these records also sound exactly the same as the originals it might actually be interesting to some audiophile collectors. But it still isn’t the real thing, so it’s a lot of money for what are still nothing more than a fancy replica. And most of these recordings were not that great to begin with, so I have been able to resist this particular temptation.

Here's a tip for Kogan collectors: some of his columbia SAX records were reissues a few years later on the second (so called semi-circle) SAX label or on the subsidiary Regal label. These use the exact same metal work as the original labels and sound identical. And they cost way less than $350.......

Looks like everything they have is sold out. Good for them. Remember, $350 is less expensive to the wealthy than $35 would be to me.