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Michael1954 · 22-06-2015, 23:23

Much as I like CDs, I am becoming increasingly irritated about the remastering of albums originally released on vinyl. When I first started collecting records in the 60s, you knew that an album was the final definitive version. You knew that if you bought Beggars Banquet on vinyl in 1968 and then bought another vinyl copy in 1978 it would be exactly the same.

Nowadays, CDs are remastered numerous times so that no version is final and definitive. For instance, in the 1990s Jimmy Page remastered the entire Led Zeppelin collection and you thought that would be that, at least I did. Now, over the last year or so, our Jimmy has decided he could do a better job and remastered them again. Now ordinarily I wouldn't be mug enough to buy these new versions, but in order to entice sales, extra tracks previously unavailable are included. So I'm tempted.

I can't help remembering Johnny Rotten's words during the Sex Pistols' final concert of their U.S. tour: "Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?"

OK, rant over! I've had one too many tonight!

22-06-2015, 23:23	#1
Michael1954 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Great Harwood Posts: 1,143 Liked: 226 times Rep Power: 91931	It's only rock and roll Much as I like CDs, I am becoming increasingly irritated about the remastering of albums originally released on vinyl. When I first started collecting records in the 60s, you knew that an album was the final definitive version. You knew that if you bought Beggars Banquet on vinyl in 1968 and then bought another vinyl copy in 1978 it would be exactly the same. Nowadays, CDs are remastered numerous times so that no version is final and definitive. For instance, in the 1990s Jimmy Page remastered the entire Led Zeppelin collection and you thought that would be that, at least I did. Now, over the last year or so, our Jimmy has decided he could do a better job and remastered them again. Now ordinarily I wouldn't be mug enough to buy these new versions, but in order to entice sales, extra tracks previously unavailable are included. So I'm tempted. I can't help remembering Johnny Rotten's words during the Sex Pistols' final concert of their U.S. tour: "Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?" OK, rant over! I've had one too many tonight!