The first wave uk westbound stuff up to and including the singles collection (cd/vinyl) all sounded like they were mastered from dat(?) to imo, the second wave of westbound digital releases kinda sounded better more like 24bit digital masters. The main thing that I disliked about the reissues digital/vinyl is that the stereo channels were the reverse of the originals (up to ‘let’s take it to the stage!?!) I think westbound probably messed up some of the originals. Other than that I noticed the men with beards covers looked great thick US style (matt?) cardboard. I very rarely buy reissues of anything unless I know for sure they are AAA(Analogue All The Way) When In doubt originals are always the most faithful to the original experience.
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