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How do you guys choose between CD releases?

This has been been bugging me for some time now and I'm wondering if any of you guys have a sensible way of choosing which release of a CD to buy. I buy the vast majority of my CDs on Amazon and too frequently have to choose between two releases of a CD e.g., 1990 or 2003. If there is a remaster I usually go with it, unless I'm warned off. That doesn't bother me, it's choosing between to releases with no more to go on than the year of release. You can't judge by sampling; you don't even know which release you're listening to, and Amazon reviews are seldom release specific. Should I just buy the newest, the cheapest or (gulp) most expensive? Any secrets? How do you guys decide?
phaelon

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oakleys
78 posts
 
lots of good advice already.

subjective limitations on the soundquality of cd's in general aside...i'll add most reissues are mostly jsut attempt by label's to sell the same old material all over again with a shiny new look. if you're a big fan of the band's reissue in question, some of the time bonus demo tracks etc are added, very nice for hardcore fans.

remasters/remixes are often slight/noticably different from original, sometimes, done without the input from the original artists.
oakleys
78 posts
 
what about the quality of the "reviewer?" and what if they are just listening to snidbits over their mp3 players. dont most reviewers just regurgitate whatever press comes with the new release, maybe not...but it sure seems to me most of the time its always just rereading the same thing over and over with different jokes or whatnot.

actually, where are the reviews about the sound quality of releases? would like to check some out.
oakleys
78 posts
 
ohh, your concerning buying online off amazon...ahh.

i've nver done that. i live near a college campus and am a short bicycle or walk away from some 4 or 5 really nice record shops. lots of great used vinyl and new releases available and local bands releases etc., same for cds. never thought of going online.

good luck.
oakleys
78 posts
 
airegin...i just reviewed your review and found that your point of view was worth reviewing. In the end, I found my preview of your review of reviewers had too broad a view, as also within the preview the reviewer reviewing reviewers reviewed too much in my review, at least from the point of view of a preview. just my view.
oakleys
78 posts
 
hehe. with so much review"s"er"ing going on it just seemed natural...

enjoy!
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