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Vinyl ratings for audiophiles

I'm about to drop a ton if money on vinyl now that I've finally invested in a high end analog set up. I will probably replace a lot of my favorite records, but I don't want to repurchase anything if the vinyl isn't really high quality.

Are there any resources that pull together critic reviews so I can quickly determine if the quality of a particular album is high quality or an I stuck googling everything?
bgupton

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dave_72
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Yep, 9 times outta 10 the originals smoke the reissues.
dave_72
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Love discogs. They're pretty accurate overall, and it's kinda cool reading all of that stuff in the dead wax I could care less about years ago. It certainly is a treat to find that nice clean original (especially a promo copy! nice!) and then playing it...there's just no way a reissue can touch it. The master tape was fresh at that time and many other contributing factors which make it so crucial to get an original. But I digress, some originals can be pretty bad, and a reissue done the right way can be very good indeed.
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