Vintage vinyl or new reissues?

Thanks Rushton, I may have to buy that Dylan based on your comments.

the newer columbia budget vinyl isn't the greatest. like most vinyl..old vs new...original vs re-issue...its all a title by title opinion. on highway 61 revisited, i literally have 9 total copies on lp (all are various cbs releases from the uk(2), japan(2), france(1), germany(1), and the u.s.(2 originals) and a simply vinyl re-issue(1). i have 'one' origial us stereo sealed but i'm not going to open it. the two different japanese mini discs still best the vinyl. the sundazed stuff is good, but as far as dylan its mono, and it sounds good, but the original stereo mix of 61 still rules. the only rule that applies to buying vinyl is you most be insane. anyone looking for a sealed copy of the sopwith camel?

New. They're quiet, they're unplayed.

My opinion - vintage vinyl, I haven't met a remaster that tops the orignal pressing yet...

The Sundazed "Times They Are A'Changin'" (Mono) by Bob Dylan is absolutely stellar. I don't have an original release to compare to it, but it's all I could want. If the original vinyl issue was better, it couldn't have been by much.

Still, I think the case for originals vs. re-issues takes a heavy back seat to the most basic principle: How much care was taken when recording the music? Well recorded music usually comes across well on the re-issues, too.

The second most important re-issue issue, to me, is whether the re-issue was made from analog master tapes, or from digital masters. This one is frustrating because you can't usually find this out, before you buy.

Cheers.