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Victory at Sea - original LPs Vs Remastered LP or CD

One frequently hears excerpts of these stirring symphonic works on public radio and I have always thought of picking up a copy, either LP or CD.  Reading the reviews on Amazon is largely worthless as one reviewer will give 5 stars and the next 1 star for recording quality with little in-depth comment as to why.  If you own these works I would be interested in hearing your recommendations.  One question I have is I assume these are all monophonic recordings, is that correct. 

It has been my experience that the monophonic RCA recordings from this era were quite good, often as good as the remastered versions on certain labels.  So my thought is I do not want to spend a wad-o-cash if the originals are reasonably close to any remastered versions. 
lubachl
isochronism
2,893 posts
 
Hi lubachl, I have both the original red seal label and shaded dog label versions (RCA Victor) Both are in Mono. I found these very clean copies for 25 cents each. I'm listening and enjoying right now ((thanks to your post) Excellent sound quality! I have no reissue to compare, although a close to mint original should be easy enough to acquire very reasonably. Good Luck
tablejockey
3,923 posts
 
Original press of anything  always is best.

I bet a clean copy on decent setup sounds great. I'm familiar with the series, but wasn't aware of a soundtrack.

I will look for a copy once stores open up again....whenever that happens?
schubert
7,386 posts
 
LP is 10CD=3
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bkeske
5,597 posts
 
To me, it all depends. At times the original pressing is better than a ‘remaster’ or ‘reissue’, and sometimes not. I certainly would not discount a reissue if the price is right vs a high cost original. 

There are times when collectors drive up the cost of the original pressing that has nothing do do with sound quality.

Your best bet in possibly making this determination is using Discogs, as the various releases are rated by users, and one may be rated higher than another, and those ratings are typically rated on sound quality vs rarity of an original pressings, and in direct opposition to their worth/value.
schubert
7,386 posts
 
First mono where /are iconic in sound and composition .
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