33rpm vs 45rpm - which is better


Growing up, I was a big Peanuts comics fan including Vince Guaraldi’s music.

Recently, a remastered from tape “Great Pumpkin” vinyl was announced in both 331/3rpm and 45rpm, both are a single LP each at Elusive Disc. Both albums have the same number of songs.

It seems that playing slower allows for wider grooves, while faster may mean longer grooves. If so, I’ve no clue which one is better.

Which version offer the best sonics?

 

 

 

kennyc

Showing 1 response by chayro

In theory, the higher speed pressing should sound truer to the master, as with tape speed. 15 inches per second sounds closer to the source tan 7.5 ips. But with records, you may not want to have a 2 record set or get up every 10 minutes to turn them over. Personally, I prefer 33.3 pressings in general. Or if you love the music that much, just buy both for fun. Plenty of people have multiple copies of the same recordings