Re-issue vinyl vs. the original pressing

if they are in mint condition and are early pressings, the originals.......prohibitive pricing and rarity make this impossible to grow a collection quickly....re issues are a godsend, even if most sound 'different'.

even the best remastered re-issues often 'change' the original recording's balance. sometimes its slight, but for those who have an appreciation of what made the album great in the first place, it can be anoying. pumped up bass, and a need to hide tape hiss on quiet passages render lots of re-issues on vinyl nothing more than high maintenence cd's.