Duped again


After several disappointing re-issue purchases I swore never again. But I was taken in again. This time, the re-issue of The Wall."You've never heard The Wall like this in any format" "Stunning", " Blows the CD away" read the pre-release reviews....Nuts... My 1979 original copy eats this re-issue for lunch and it's 32 years old. The differences in the mid and upper ranges are not subtle, it's downright glaring. The low end is there but much tighter on the original.

Perhaps I didn't do enough research beforehand, but is there something I should look for before I even consider another re-issue such as who's the engineer? The plant doing the pressing etc? Or are vinyl lovers just being taken advantage of?
mjm1124
I 'guessed at 14 Jazz Lps today, and another dozen CDs which arrived in the mail today.
I have never heard a single thing on any of them.
I can say most of them are used, so the cost was way less than new.. But still i am happy to have them to be able hear something new.
Half the Jazz Lps were at $3.. A few New ones were in the $15 range..
All the Cds used averaging $6 shipped.

I would MUCH rather spend money on stuff well rated by reviewers and 'take a chance' on it, than re-buy some old warhorse for the fifth time...

HOWEVER: (Dude! Bob Dylan.. I bet millions of us have bought the same Dylan titles over way more than once. I bought them as teen, then again in CD. Then again in SACD, and some more Lps.. and then besides all that, the Mono Dylan box set)
So I am not totally immune from rebuying old stuff.

On the other hand, most of what i buy is used. So it is way cheaper than new in general. I try to avoid expensive used stuff. I figure someday i WILL find it cheap. So I can wait....
Jeez-I buy lots of lp reissues. I know the originals might be better, but often the time and/or money involved to get an original pressing is too great. The reissue becomes a nice, affordable alternative to nothing at all...
Has anyone heard the new Wish You Were Here LP? Thoughts?

I bought the CD; no complaints as its the only copy I own. I'd like it on vinyl, as I don't have one. So it's not like I'm buying yet another copy of the same old album.

Is the vinyl version better than the CD?
The latest Floyd reissues are all digitally remastered. Such a shame. They are lifeless in comparison to their analog brethren.