True Analog LPs versus Digital Recordings


Greetings Audiogon Music Lovers,
Is there any good way of knowing when an LP is released if it has actually been recorded in analog versus if it is just a digital recording slapped on vinyl? I keep buying music of current artists and not finding that same sound of the analog recordings of the past.

Thank you in advance for any and all feedback.

Cheers,
Love It Loud
loveitloud

Showing 1 response by raquel

Any new releases on major labels today passed through a ProTools and are digital. One exception is original releases from the White Stripes - they record exclusively in analog, often to eight track.

The statement regarding pressings from the early 80's or earlier is correct - all-analog.

Today's reissues of older analog recordings are usually digital, and reissue labels do sometimes lie about provenance.