Do classical CDs made from early analog tapes sound better on your system than new CDs?

Do I really have to state the obvious?: To put music that was recorded in the analog domain onto a CD or SACD, the signal MUST be digitized. There are some fine sounding CD's and SACD's, so to say it is a stupid idea seems odd to me.

I’m in it now, only b/c many of the records I’m chasing are crazy money- thousands of dollars in some cases. Not only do I not want to spend that kind of money on a single record-- i’m a retired pensioner living on my investments- but do you really want to think about the value of that every time you cue up such a record?
I’ve started to buy older CD issues of some of these obscurities in hard rock, proto-metal and psych- prog.
Plus, I’m actually amazed at how good the digital sounds, even using a cheap, old CD player. I intend to optimize my digital front end.
I don’t think this is crazy at all, at least from my row in the peanut gallery.
Inna- You must have gotten up on the wrong side of the bed today! You are usually far more diplomatic even if you disagree with somebody.

I agree about the chesky stuff.  Petrouchka on chesky is amazing as well.  Beethoven Cycle, Sir Adrian Boult Concert favorites all recorded by  the great Kenneth Wilkinson.  Beethoven's Seventh is amazing and Night on Bald Mountain found on Sir Adrian Boults Concert favorites is incredible on CD.  The lp analog version is reference quality and is actually taken off of A festival of  Light Classical Music from Readers Digest Collection, also, insanely good.

Hi Rvpiano, 
My music genre is predominantly jazz but your listening experiences I can relate to.  I own many jazz recordings from the mid 1950s - 1960s (analogue tape and surely tube microphones ) AAD CDs.  With rare exception there is beautiful natural tone/timbre and the capturing of space and presence. Just a joy to listen to.

I think modern recording has been kinder to the jazz genre than much of classical music. Most jazz recordings are well done these days.  My limited collection of classical does include RCA Living Stereo and Mercury Living Presence of the era you mention, they are very enjoyable. 
Charles 

Al,
If I can find the Chesky Jascha Horenstein I’ll buy it, thanks. I really like the classical recordings without the multi miking. Two or three good microphones was the better method IMHO.
Charles