Mulveling is correct when he says run time per side is critical - that's why best of albums with 13 or 14 and occasionally more tracks are best avoided. Once that's ticked off I look at the record label, studios and mastering engineer, one of the things I am least concerned about is the weight of the vinyl or whether it's half speed. If you want to put this to the test try Amy Winehouse's back to black 180gram half speed LP. To my ears it's awful and I like Amy a lot
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?
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Every Mofi One Step I have is great. Just got Fleetwood Mac. Fantastic, and I had the original Original Master Recording (which I just sold) which was excellent. Whoever ends up with that one will get a steal for $50. I also have a couple Paul Simons, and Hotel California. Best one is Cannonball Adderely's Something' Else (really a Miles Davis record in most respects). With all the BS about the "digital step" poisoning the airwaves, the resale prices have come down on Discogs and there are some bargains to be had. Don't get me wrong, Analogue Productions UHQRs are probably slightly better, but they are even more expensive and charge for shipping. They usually don't compete with Music Direct/Mofi on an individual record basis. Best value in my opinion are the AP $60 45s. I'd save $90 and they can keep the excessive packaging. Thay're pretty damn close to the UHQRs. Mofi 45s are excellent also. |
@dman777 - if it’s ONLY the 1990s, then you are very limited in finding quality sounding vinyl. If this is unacceptable, maybe best to sell your analog rig before spending on additional vinyl. But if you’re willing to go into other music genres with more high quality content, then maybe it’s worth keeping. |
@dman777 Yes. The ’90s were not a particularly good decade for lp recordings (CD had firmly supplanted vinyl), although Bruce Springsteen’s original releaseThe Ghost of Tom Joad sounded pretty fantastic when listening to a Versa Dynamics 2.3 turntable and a VAC Renaissance 70/70 SET integrated. The realism was quite good. Otherwise, I’m sure others can suggest records from that decade. But a great many of those will be reissues, not original recordings. |
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