Duped again

I believe this reissue of "The Wall" did involve the original engineer and/or producer so this would not have helped. I also bought it and have listened to it just once, but was underwhelmed as well. My other copies of the record were bought used and are quite noisy so I do like the lower noise, but I agree that it sounds a bit as if life has been sucked out of it. I think it might be due to the fact that it seems to have been recorded at a much lower volume compared to the original. I noticed the same thing with Led Zeppelin "Mothership." Touted as an audiophile release mastered at half-speed, blah, blah, blah, sounds just...well blah, and the box is now gathering dust.

Elizabeth,
Vinyl does wear out, you know. I think it is not uncommon for audiophiles to own more than one copy of their favorite albums, especially those that are out of print. I try to draw the line at three...I'd rather have one too many than find myself wishing I had bought that extra copy when I could have.

Now to the issue at hand, TDSOTM, WYWH, and The Wall were recently reissued on vinyl with all the bells and whistles that make audiophile fans of Pink Floyd take notice. Mint copies of the originals sell for much more than what these reissues retail for, especially WYWH. So it was a no-brainer for PF fans to go for them, even if they already owned a used (and most likely pretty worn-out) copies of the albums.

Goatwuss,
Seriously? That's what started this entire thread - the OP "trying" the vinyl reissue of The Wall. C'mon man.

Kbarkamian
Has anyone heard the new Wish You Were Here LP? Thoughts?

I bought the CD; no complaints as its the only copy I own. I'd like it on vinyl, as I don't have one. So it's not like I'm buying yet another copy of the same old album.
Is the vinyl version better than the CD?

I own three copies of the album - two used originals and the latest reissue. The used copies have very high surface noise due to the groove damage even though they look pristine, one of them pretty much too high to even enjoy the music. So when I bought the reissue, the lack of any surface noise was an awesome improvement on the used originals. However, the reissue has an audible noise that almost sounds like distortion that is woven into the sound that I do not hear on the original pressings. It is especially audible on Shine On You Crazy Diamond. I actually thought there was something wrong with my tweeters, which wasn't the case.

So to answer your question, the reissue doesn't match the original pressing, but is probably worth the $30 sticker price. Especially given the fact that mint copies of the original pressing sell for much more than $30.

Kbarkamian,
The reissue is a really nice package with the original poster, postcard and sleeve. That alone is worth $30 in my opinion. I think it's a no-brainer if you don't own a great-sounding original pressing. As my luck (or lack thereof) would have it, every copy I've run into was massacred. I think you'll be pleased with the reissue. Once you get a chance to give it a good listen, please share your feedback. I'm curious whether you experience that noise that I was referring to that sounds like mic overload. Thanks.

I think some of the criticism stems from the fact that the original pressings of Floyd albums sound quite amazing so the bar was set very high for reissues from the beginning. I think these particular reissues don't sound bad by any means (especially considering how bad reissues tend to sound these days), but not as good as the original pressings, while they were advertised as sounding as good if not better than the originals. Definitely one of the issues is that The Wall was re-mastered at a much lower volume, which makes it sound not as dynamic to me. But the details and clarity are still there and I certainly don't regret the money I spent on it.