ironically, the motivation is little more than a second bite of business from the same title. do they always sound superior? if the music contains 'out of this world dynamics' maybe a bit. it does however change the artist's intent, and maybe the listener's experience as well. Most of the classic long players were made to be experienced as just that. Can you imagine the second side of abbey road in two parts? or dark side of the moon carved up, just so an audiophile can claim it improves a couple of bass notes? like any industry...anything worth doing, is worth overdoing. the joke is, in many cases, the labels that do this don't have the money to actually bring the original analogue masters up to par anyway. the 33 and a third long player is still the route to go, provided the production steps are done properly. just more proof that the hobby covets sound more than artists, their creativity or their music......desolation row parts one and two? i don't think so.
45 vs 33.3 RPM
Forgive me if this has been discussed. What is the line of reasoning behind reissuing records at 45 rpm, which were originally cut at 33.3? I have a Classic Records reissue of the Living Stereo "Claire de Lune" album, and can't hear a difference between it and the original I have at 33.3.