What Is A Vinyl Reissue

The collective knowledge of fellow vinyl lovers can help prevent disappointment.

What is a vinyl reissue. For example thousands of original vinyl albums have been reissued on cds since introduction of that format in the. Use the vinyl junkies forum and other online resources to see what others think. Reasons for reissue new audio formats. The zappa family trust vinyl reissues have been in my opinion a great example of how reissues should be done using analog tape when available and at least being honest about it when they don t.

Pink floyd led zep king crimson. Thanks to discogs most vinyl reissues have a tangible verifiable history. Kraftwerk have announced that parlophone records will be reissuing their 2009 released 12345678 remasters catalogue on colour vinyl for the first time. Pre orders for the 25th vinyl reissue have begun.

Alice in chains facelift. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of her multi platinum self titled debut mariah carey is readying for a massive vinyl reissue rollout that will include 16 of her iconic albums. The titles will. To match the album cover this new reissue will be pressed on blue green and red multicolored vinyl making it the first non exclusive color vinyl edition of this release.

Recordings originally released in an audio format that has become technologically or commercially obsolete are reissued in new formats. The first album by seattle grunge band alice in chains has never been properly reissued on vinyl besides several bootlegged copies during the last 29 years turning it into an obsession for fans worldwide. This is quite special since this album sold more than 2 million copies but it was released at a time when cds were already more popular than vinyl records. Etc have all been cut from digital files when the analog masters were still available and that is a huge missed.

Before buying it s helpful to stay informed. Umc island and beggars today announce a comprehensive reissue campaign which will see pj harvey s entire back catalogue plus her two albums in collaboration with john parish released on vinyl over the next 12 months for the first time each of pj harvey s album demos will be available as a stand alone album on vinyl cd and download. A reissue label s track record often speaks for itself. Set for limited release on october 9.