The ones I find most disappointing are the reissues of the material that was recorded 40 - 50 years ago. A case in point: Sgt. Pepper's 2012 mono reissue. Compared to my scratchy old mono Sgt. Peppers, the 2012 reissue sounds a bit muffled. I figure that's caused by the inevitable deterioration of the signal that was put on magnetic tape almost 50 years ago. Time is not gentle to those magnetic tapes...
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Ive not heard the reissue but have one of the older presses.. it is quite good. The Magazine issue of let it be a few weeks ago was quite decent, and only one I bought. Ive got areissue of Abbey rd, which is good but not the mag one. I also have the older press from 60's. its up for sale actually. Its greatbut I dont need 2. None of the Beatles recordings are going to astound you sonically as they were recorded in a different way to modern music.
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I for one find many Beatles LPs to sound very good, provided it's a good pressing, of course. Abbey Road side two is a stellar example, with crisp, sparkly sound, good extended frequency range, and overall very impressive and pleasant listening. Also, I have a "Hey Jude" compilation (Canadian pressing), and the sound on some songs if phenomenal (sonically my fav is "Old Brown Shoe").
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I can emphasise with you there Grant, as I'm also having problems due to becoming increasingly infirm. I can still operate my turntable ok, but due to progressive arthritis in both hands have had to resort to handling records with white cotton gloves to avoid greasy fingerprints. I've also had to start using my left hand (I'm right handed) as my right has become badly deformed so putting a glove on can be a painful process...can't say it's a bundle of fun with my left hand either come to that. It is indeed sad as you say, vinyl is my main format by far and I've been playing it for 50+ years, so it will be a hard habit to break. Might have to start training the missus!...second thoughts..it might be better to start expanding my CD collection.
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