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Best re-issue LP's

I have bought about 15 Speakers Corner LP's and without comparing them to the originals I can't tell how they measure up.

One of the re-issues I bought was John Coltrane Love Supreme. I never liked the LP as both my wife and I thought the drums were mixed too hot and were overpowering.

I bought the original off of E-Bay and it smokes the re-issue. It is mixed as it should be and I now love the LP.

Please list your best sounding re-issues and worst sounding.

Worst -
John Coltrane Love Supreme SC

Best -
Nat King Cole After Midnight Pure Pleasure
Janos Starker Bach SC

To me these 2 sound so good, I can't imagine the originals sounding any better, but I'd like other opinions.
glory
xiekitchen
819 posts
 
I recently bought the Pure Pleasure re-issue of Stan Getz' "The Best of Two Worlds" 1976, I have the original and this audiophile reprint is VERY good and smokes the original.
I happen to think most of Coltrane's work is poorly recorded in some aspects, the piano especially, with the exception of 'Blue Train' and Lush Life. I think the worst recording is the 2nd Live at the Village Vanguard.
bkonig
127 posts
 
The best reissues I have yet heard are from Fone. Very expensive but most are cut at 45RPM and some are 4 sided (1 blank side). Some of them are reissues from the incredible sounding VTL Vital recording label of the 90's (David Manley recordings).

For new issues, try Venus. Absolutely fantastic music and sonics.
tarsando
578 posts
 
I haven't noticed a difference in the various live nights of the VVanguard set. I agree that the piano is poorly recorded in lots of the albums. "Standard Coltrane" in the sacd version sounds great. Don't know about the reissued LP's.
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albertporter
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While not "audiophile quality," the Speaker Corner reissues of Blues greats are so superior to the originals, I thought they must have found earlier masters than the originals Chess were cut from.

The one's I've bought so far: "Muddy Waters - The Best of Muddy Waters," "Little Walter - The Best of Little Walter," and "Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon - The Blues Every Which Way."

If you like the Blues, these are the reissues to get.
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