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Duped again

After several disappointing re-issue purchases I swore never again. But I was taken in again. This time, the re-issue of The Wall."You've never heard The Wall like this in any format" "Stunning", " Blows the CD away" read the pre-release reviews....Nuts... My 1979 original copy eats this re-issue for lunch and it's 32 years old. The differences in the mid and upper ranges are not subtle, it's downright glaring. The low end is there but much tighter on the original.

Perhaps I didn't do enough research beforehand, but is there something I should look for before I even consider another re-issue such as who's the engineer? The plant doing the pressing etc? Or are vinyl lovers just being taken advantage of?
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goatwuss
877 posts
 
Actusreus - Settle down beavis! I was asking if anyone "else" has heard it. I realize the OP didn't like it, wondering if others may have different opinions. I'm considering buying it as my old copy is worn.
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ebm
9,311 posts
 
Re-issues, originals are almost always better with classical as well.
actusreus
733 posts
 
Kbarkamian
Has anyone heard the new Wish You Were Here LP? Thoughts?

I bought the CD; no complaints as its the only copy I own. I'd like it on vinyl, as I don't have one. So it's not like I'm buying yet another copy of the same old album.
Is the vinyl version better than the CD?

I own three copies of the album - two used originals and the latest reissue. The used copies have very high surface noise due to the groove damage even though they look pristine, one of them pretty much too high to even enjoy the music. So when I bought the reissue, the lack of any surface noise was an awesome improvement on the used originals. However, the reissue has an audible noise that almost sounds like distortion that is woven into the sound that I do not hear on the original pressings. It is especially audible on Shine On You Crazy Diamond. I actually thought there was something wrong with my tweeters, which wasn't the case.

So to answer your question, the reissue doesn't match the original pressing, but is probably worth the $30 sticker price. Especially given the fact that mint copies of the original pressing sell for much more than $30.
kbarkamian
647 posts
 
Thanks! I'll add one to my next vinyl order, unless of couste I see it locally somehow. Oddly enough, a local FYE carries vinyl. Haven't seen it in any other FYE store.
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