Original Issue Vs Reissue Vinyl

Found an old record that looks and feels new.

Original issue vs reissue vinyl.

Reissues is a recurrent topic among vinyl junkies. This is a comparison between a 2008 remastered issue of ride the lightning and a 1986 original issue of master of puppets. I m new into vinyl and i m not sure if it s worth spending much more money in original pressings rather than buying an 180g reissue. Purchased a new copy of cosmos factory lately.

That said many factors help determine whether you ve purchased a good or bad pressing of a record. Normally a reissue shows variances from the original including the sourcing of masters country of origin packaging and even format. But the 25 rule holds pretty steady. A looser term reissue applies to a wider variety of releases.

You will need to match the catalog number year of release exact artwork colors and liner notes if available. If the original is more than that then i will look at the reissue. Speak spell sony music legacy 2016 180gram vinyl vs original mute records stumm5 1981. For me this edition at 180 grams is pretty good maybe better than the original but the problem of this.

I ve heard that most of these reissues are copied directly from a digital recording or a cd and the sound quality is not the best. Different albums so the comparison isn t direct but you get the idea. Depends on the genre and release year and stuff like that too. When verifying the pressings of your record collection match all the information on the sleeve with the original pressing.

I prefer original up until about 25.