Most of the time, the original press will sound better because the master tapes were fresh and the record is the permanent snapshot of that recording event. More so than the original Master tapes because they deteriorate with time. If one takes care of their records, they can last a long time. Reissues sometimes use secondary tapes and other sources.
Ar ethe current LP's available for $25 or so as goos as the old ones.
How about the $1500 plus ones? Are they worth the money to people with more resources than me, or just for people who feel better about always paying a lot to try to have the best of everything?