I was recently in a conversation regarding the 45 RPM Doors reissues and the fact that the original master tapes were baked to try to extract more fidelity from them. Can they be used after they undergo this process? I thought no.
Also, people search for first press of albums and one of the reasons is that the original master tapes are fresh and sound will probably never beat the original as tapes degrade in time. I have noticed a decline in fidelity in represses of various recordings. Is that because secondary tapes were used instead of the masters? Is it because vinyl quality is not the same or a little of both?
Also, many of these reissues are "mastered" from the original master tapes or are they REMASTERED from the original master tapes?
I always wondered about the mastered vs remastered. for example the Music Matters reissues are remastered or are they mastered from the originals. the doors 45 RPM? Led Zeppelin on classic records, etc?
Friends of mine got into this discussion during our listening session and it got me wondering about the process.
Also, people search for first press of albums and one of the reasons is that the original master tapes are fresh and sound will probably never beat the original as tapes degrade in time. I have noticed a decline in fidelity in represses of various recordings. Is that because secondary tapes were used instead of the masters? Is it because vinyl quality is not the same or a little of both?
Also, many of these reissues are "mastered" from the original master tapes or are they REMASTERED from the original master tapes?
I always wondered about the mastered vs remastered. for example the Music Matters reissues are remastered or are they mastered from the originals. the doors 45 RPM? Led Zeppelin on classic records, etc?
Friends of mine got into this discussion during our listening session and it got me wondering about the process.