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33rpm vs 45rpm - which is better

Growing up, I was a big Peanuts comics fan including Vince Guaraldi’s music.

Recently, a remastered from tape “Great Pumpkin” vinyl was announced in both 331/3rpm and 45rpm, both are a single LP each at Elusive Disc. Both albums have the same number of songs.

It seems that playing slower allows for wider grooves, while faster may mean longer grooves. If so, I’ve no clue which one is better.

Which version offer the best sonics?

 

 

 

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robert53
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Vince Guaraldi-Its The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown-140 150 Gram Vinyl Record|Acoustic Sounds

robert53
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The Music Direct version is 33 1/3 from the original master tapes. The Acoustic Sounds version is 45 Rpm. It says for better sound quality. 140/ 150 gram. Both are from Craft Recording. This is also from the original master tapes.

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Back in the late 40's when RCA and Columbia were fighting for format ascendancy, the general consensus among those with good audio systems (my father sold them and I grew up with one in the living room) was that the 45's were the best in dynamic range especially at high frequencies.  The AES (Audio Engineering Society fellows) were really surprised that the LP won the popularity contest.  

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