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Albums on vinyl
aragorn723:
I have a list of about 30 albums I would like on vinyl, one of them is The Look of Love by Diana Krall. Been hesitating on buying it as I usually buy used records, but how do you decide whether to get an album on vinyl or not? It would be ideal if all the pressings came from analog masters, but that isn't the case. Any suggestions on how to make this decision?
Dave
kcleveland:
For me it all comes down to labels. There are a few I trust and have had great luck with pressing quality and sound quality. Short list below.
New LPs:
* Blue Note Tone Poet Series
* Mobile Fidelity (esp. 45 rpm 2 LP versions)
* New West
* Sub Pop
Used LPs:
* Warner Bros.
* Sire
* Asylum
aragorn723:
Asylum is a great one, Jackson Browne is on Asylum. One of my best recordings is the Running on Empty album. How about the Columbia label? Are they pretty consistent too? Billy Joel is on Columbia, have had a lot of luck with pretty good recordings from him.
Liking this idea of looking for labels, makes this process a bit easier 😎
Tubegopher:
I have always found Verve label to be great recording quality.
Doc B.:
I think the only time this becomes somewhat of an issue is when the LP was cut from a CD rather than a digital file. That is not too common these days but it was done fairly often in the 90s and 2000s when the demand for vinyl was almost zero. The LP versions from that era can sound pretty bad compared to the original CD if the vinyl version was an afterthought. Other than that it's kind of the point that you buy something released in a couple of different media and determine for yourself which you like best. If your vinyl rig is modest and your digital rig is super satisfying to you, it might be you will like a digital version of an album better. There is no set rule. You just have to smoke it and see.
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