Reissues vs. Originals

Temple of Blood wrote:

The only one that sounds significantly better to me is "Killing is my Business".

Yes, I got the reissue of KIMB for the same reason - the cover artwork was also much better. Also got the reissue of So Far, So Good ... , since I thought they improved the sound on that one significantly as well.

I sold my original early Iron Maiden CDs (prior to Fear of the Dark) to get the reissues a few years ago, I have hung on to the original of Powerslave in addition to acquiring the reissue for that one, as even though the sound quality is better on that reissue, the dynamics are actually still better on the original.

I got sucked into the Maiden and Priest remasters, but that is about it. I generally don't want the albums that I know by heart to sound "better [ie: any different at all]. There are exceptions. I did get the Rush and Floyd remasters simply for the better sound quality. But those are two bands that deserve the ultimate technology.

Grimmo wrote:

Temple of Blood wrote:

The only one that sounds significantly better to me is "Killing is my Business".

Yes, I got the reissue of KIMB for the same reason - the cover artwork was also much better. Also got the reissue of So Far, So Good ... , since I thought they improved the sound on that one significantly as well.

I sold my original early Iron Maiden CDs (prior to Fear of the Dark) to get the reissues a few years ago, I have hung on to the original of Powerslave in addition to acquiring the reissue for that one, as even though the sound quality is better on that reissue, the dynamics are actually still better on the original.

The other reason I would keep both of those Powerslave albums is, with the remaster on the song Powerslave they left the drum roll in the beginning of the song with the previous track, so in other words if you just skip to Powerslave the song just starts. Where as on the original its how its suppose to be. Thats one thing I hated about those remasters. The other thing was if you bought them from different record labels the spines wouldn't match up.

Orion Crystal Ice wrote:

Poor Savatage albums shall not be played on the PC or Zune until a suitable sounding reissue is out.

http://www.cmm-marketing.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=799&lang=en_EN

sounds weird........... but ok..I'll take it I guess...digis, ugh.

oh, you know what reissues aren't worth a crap (in case anyone wants to get them), the Bruce Dickinson stuff. My 'Chemical Wedding' got lost in a move at one point so when the reissue came out with that bonus track I bought it, but the production is not improved whatsoever (I found it something of a low point of the album), and they cut off that cool Blake reading at the far tail end of 'Alchemist' too for some reason. Plus the booklet isn't as cool. The Paradise Lost ones from MusicForNations suck that way too. I do like having 'Fear' though which is on the 'Draconian Times' one.

kmorg wrote:

Orion Crystal Ice wrote:

Poor Savatage albums shall not be played on the PC or Zune until a suitable sounding reissue is out.

http://www.cmm-marketing.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=799&lang=en_EN

They're going to need a little "magic", quite a few of those albums sounded terrible on vinyl in the first place. I mean, Hall Of The Mountain King...I swear I've got gauze stuck in my ears while that one is playing.

I don't usually mind what issue I buy, as long as it has all the original songs. If the reissues are much superior like WASP, then i'll probably go out of my way to get those. Also, if i'm a big fan of the band, i'll get all the issues I can. I also can't stand things that don't match so I try and get everything the same although cds tend not to be as bad as dvds with those stupid snapper cases, if they were the same size as the usual type, I wouldn't have a problem

Orion Crystal Ice wrote:

sounds weird........... but ok..I'll take it I guess...digis, ugh.

oh, you know what reissues aren't worth a crap (in case anyone wants to get them), the Bruce Dickinson stuff. My 'Chemical Wedding' got lost in a move at one point so when the reissue came out with that bonus track I bought it, but the production is not improved whatsoever (I found it something of a low point of the album), and they cut off that cool Blake reading at the far tail end of 'Alchemist' too for some reason. Plus the booklet isn't as cool. The Paradise Lost ones from MusicForNations suck that way too. I do like having 'Fear' though which is on the 'Draconian Times' one.

WHAT? I loved the BD reissues. They contain every B-side from every single he ever recorded. Great stuff. Never noticed that something was miss from CW though.

It depends on the cd for me. If it's been remasterd, I am likely to get it. However, if it is remixed, I still gonna get it, but I may keep the originals as I may not care as much for the remix. (for instance, I prefer the original mix for Megs' "Peace Sells, but Whose Buying." On the other hand I never cared for the original mix on "Rust in Peace," and prefer the remix--everybody hates me now.)

If the sound quality has not been improved, I won't bother. If I don't have it at all, then I might get a plain-Jane reissue. But some of them suck. (For instance, I absolutely despise every reissue that KMG records did, though having those would be better than not having it at all.)

The worst reissue I've ever bought was the Megaforce Anthrax Fistful of Metal & Armed and Dangerous cd it sounded like a bunch bad 64kbps mp3s. It was so bad that I sold it and hunted down the original individual cds on Amazon. So stay away if you see it.

chewie wrote:

The worst reissue I've ever bought was the Megaforce Anthrax Fistful of Metal & Armed and Dangerous cd it sounded like a bunch bad 64kbps mp3s. It was so bad that I sold it and hunted down the original individual cds on Amazon. So stay away if you see it.

Yep that is poor. I'll have to find the originals as well.

Weird. I have the SPV issue of Fistful Of Metal/Armed And Dangerous on two separate CD's and it sounds just fine to me. Remember - Fistful had quite a poor production job.

Zdan wrote:

Weird. I have the SPV issue of Fistful Of Metal/Armed And Dangerous on two separate CD's and it sounds just fine to me. Remember - Fistful had quite a poor production job.

Those are probably fine then, but whatever Megaforce did to the tapes they had for those two albums was just terrible. It's one of those 2on1 disc deals that they did. Levels seem to be what ya'll call "Brickwalled".

I wonder if there will ever be a proper reissue of the Emerald stuff. All 8 songs and there has to be at least a couple more floating around?

The split thing with the Oracle stuff is not utterly terrible in sound, but could surely be improved, and the package, obviously, is a little tacky..

chewie wrote:

Zdan wrote:

Weird. I have the SPV issue of Fistful Of Metal/Armed And Dangerous on two separate CD's and it sounds just fine to me. Remember - Fistful had quite a poor production job.

Those are probably fine then, but whatever Megaforce did to the tapes they had for those two albums was just terrible. It's one of those 2on1 disc deals that they did. Levels seem to be what ya'll call "Brickwalled".

Then I am happy I did not grab their reissue of Overkill's debut. The SPV print of the Anthrax stuff is fine - I re-listened to it for a bit today and it sounds just like the original.

SideShowDisaSter wrote:

Much prefer original pressings (collector side of me). Only time I really go for reissues is either as a stop-gap until I can get the original press, or if the reissue is of an album that never saw a CD pressing.

basically how I operate also.