Reissue 180 grms vs original issue

Agree with Dopogue. Every Speakers Corner/Decca I own is an honest piece of work. Quieter surfaces, wider dynamics than the original, no screwing around with frequency balance like Classic Records so often does. Speakers Corner seems to cut the kind of records Decca would have cut if they'd had access to similar quality vinyl and more advanced cutting technology.

Even if an NM- original is a very early pressing, it's unlikely to compare sonically. It certainly won't be worth five times the money. That's collector-mania pricing, not sonic value pricing. Buy the original as a collector if you like, but for listening buy the Speakers Corner.

this is acase where the re-issue is an incredible value...speakers corner does good work...the original however in mint condition (cover must be too)is worth (to a record collecter) at least 150....if the cover is worn...forget it at that price.

I stopped buying Speaker Corner Reissues, compered a few and all of them sound hazy, like listening through a curtain compared to Originals. Probably it will depend on the quality of the analog Playback system but the latest comparison I did, was their Reissue from Balalaika Favourites (Russian Recordings Set) and the first Reissue done from Classic Records. The CR was so much better, I was totally frustrated and sold the Russian Recordings Set after a few days. I lost interest in listening.

They will be different. You'd have to decide which is better. And, more importantly perhaps, whether the original is over 100 dollars better.

SC screwed up John Coltrane's Love Supreme. The drums are so hot that it ruines the sax playing. Never did like the LP until I bought the original. I sat down with my wife for a listen and she picked out the SC's LP and said the drums were to loud and distracted from the rest of the music. She then proceeded to tell me the other LP sounded as if the mix was done right.

All other SP's LP's I have sound great.