How are 'Best Of' compilation albums mastered?


Most of us have at least one 'Best Of' compilation albums on vinyl and the quality varies from abysmal to superb (Elvis 30 #1 Hits).
It's hard to imagine any of these being cut from the original Master Tapes....but how many 'dub' generations away from the Master is it usual to get?
And how are they assembled?

halcro

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the easy way to create a compilation is to digitise everything.
an exception is paul simon's negotiations and love songs.
engineer roy halee hand assembled all the cuts in analogue, the result is a superb sounding set that often sounds better than the original presentations.
other great sounding complilations include the eagles - their greatest hits 1971-1975, steely dan greatest hits.
nb. only in their original releases, newer re-issues generally do not sound as good.