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Where to find vinyl from original master tapes
I need to replace some LP's and just get some I don't currently have.
I have been searching & see that there are many different sources to buy from. When I see "German Pressing" or "Japan Pressing" I wonder where do they get their source music from? I find it hard to believe that Capital, Epic, etc. records would send their original masters around the planet for folks to use.
Leads up tp my main question; Any way to tell if an LP has been mastered from the original tape? Buying from a third generation master seems semi pointless.
Thanks, John
I have been searching & see that there are many different sources to buy from. When I see "German Pressing" or "Japan Pressing" I wonder where do they get their source music from? I find it hard to believe that Capital, Epic, etc. records would send their original masters around the planet for folks to use.
Leads up tp my main question; Any way to tell if an LP has been mastered from the original tape? Buying from a third generation master seems semi pointless.
Thanks, John