Why do I keep torturing myself with remasters?

I whole heartedly agree with the above comments. I had to learn this myself in 2000 when I went back to analog in a big way - never junked my vinyl - just slowed down buying it.

All those low priced old pressings were stocking the shelves in record stores and I went for the "better" remaster.

Sorry to hear on your fire, I also have an extensive Japanese and original UK pressing vinyl collection from the late seventies so Your lost must have been huge

i buy some great reissues on jazz and very few in the pop/rock medium. They sound compressed, closed in, cymbal decay unnatural. Many have digital "enhancements". Who are these engineers putting out this crap.

you can slowly accumulate this via online - - still some giving away "batches for a few bucks" offers or go quality over quantity.  a good recording machine goes a long way

perhaps the occasional weekend trip up to Portland or down to Frisco will help fill the coffers.

there are some good remasters and you will hear about them here on SH. Be wary though, plenty of cheerleader people toting a crap sandwich release

An amazing number of original pressings can be found for cheap
not high profile artists or labels record shops are tipped off to 
(hate the internet for that)

Not another analog digital debate, please..
not the topic


A friend of mine received some pristine 1950s and 60s jazz from a friend who’s dad had passed away. He knew a few of the names but had no idea what he was holding. Treasure troves like some small label Duke Ellington.

As I was updating him on what he had I told him this would be a flash forward to some music lover picking through our extensive collections


Really put it in perspective