Regular Blue Note reissues quality?

I'd have to respectfully disagree with Jaybo on the CDs. Some of the newer ones - issued in the past four years are pretty good, but the older ones going back into the 90s are very hit and miss. Some sound awful.

There are other BN vinyl reissues that sound very good. Check with someplace like Acoustic Sounds. They have a lot of the $50 ones, but they have many in the $20 - 30 range too.

An update on this one. I have a DMM copy of Blue Trane from sometime in the 80s. Its a pretty good pressing. However, just for the heck of it I ordered the new 45rpm reissue of B-Trane - just to try one. Holy Cow! Does this thing sound good. Especially since, unlike most stereo BNs, the instruments are not overly baffled. Its a very naturally spacious recording by RVG standards. Yes, its a pain to flip the record after every track, but if you love this record you'll want to have this pressing. Event he dreaded RVG piano sounds unusually good. Its amazing how good it really is.

I guess the other thing you have to weigh with the Music Matters issues, is if you like that particular record enough to spend the $$$ on it. There were only three in the first batch I was willing to drop the dough on. Blue Trane? Definately!!! Sould Samba? eh.... I don't know...