Not likeing remasters - Are origingal 90's Vinyls worth it?
I am new the vinyl world and I was going to start collecitng more of the bands where I liked the whole album. Most of the music I listen to is from the 90’s. There has been a lot of remastered albums released on vinyl (The Verve, Dinosaur Jr, Electronic (band), Cocteau Twins, etc) in the last 15 years. But everything I listen to of the remasters (on streaming or cd).... I find things I do not like about them. Ethier they were re-recorded with to much volume or something else that just keeps me from enjoying the music like I did the original.
But then that leads me down another road... getting the original vinyls. I am finding these to go anywhere from $100 to $300 which is a lot of money for me. Then I read back in the 1990s cds were the main media. The vinyl counterparts put out in the 90s did not have the same effort or sound engineering put into them to make them sound as good. Is that true?
@dman777 digitally remastered albums suck for the most part. Vinyl or digital. Look for Analog Productions, Rhino High Fidelity, Craft, Blue Note Tone Poet for jazz. |
@mulveling oh no.... I only like 90's music mostly for vinyl. I just spent 5k on a turntable system.... I wonder now if I made a mistake. @audphile1 is it possible to get a re-issue from a 90's album on vinyl and not have it remastered? Not sure what to look for. |
@dman777 yes it’s possible. Depends on what you’re looking for. All reputable sites that sell vinyl will disclose in the description whether or not it’s a remastered version. You can also use AI and ask the question. Whenever you see digitally remastered, stick with streaming. It ain’t worth it vinyl. Also, if you have CDs, same applies. |
@dman777 well there are gems out there. My main advice would be to keep an eye on the runtime per side! The remastered / digitally mastered thing doesn’t matter as much as that. In fact I’ve been perfectly happy with some digital masters. Another example - The Smith “The World Won’t Listen” was originally issued one 1 LP and its runtime is too long for that - sound bad. The reissue was actually done on 2 LP and sounds much much better! Nirvana Nevermind isn’t too long and sounds awesome on some pressings (Pallas). Perl Jam Ten has sounded awful on every incarnation I’ve had - even the original issue I paid big bucks for. The MTV Unplugged series tend to sound phenomenal, even if reissued. Some of the early Stone Temple Pilots sound great. I like Dinosaur Jr but the album I have from them circa 2010s doesn’t sound great on vinyl. |
@mulveling did you listen to the Dinosaur Jr Cherry Red 2LP Reissues on vinyl? I was wondering your take on them if you have |
