are the remastering CD editions of countless old Vinylalbums a pure money making style ?

Question

I only give my two cents. the remastered editions, includes the remixed songs , is a symbol of marketing strategy of the record company. it is also a money making style !

it is a very good advice that every one should listen to the original album vinyls. I´d bought the most The Who, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple Vinyls many many years ago on the flea market.

Because the orig Vinyls are still much better than any other remastering cds. That is only my two cents !

Answer 1

As very few people own players for the vinyl, the only way to hear Billie Holiday or many others is . . . to get it put on the current medium . . CDs, but note : CDs are enroute to becoming obsolete as the IPod takes over the planet !

Answer 2

We'll CD is the most common format at the moment. This will be replaced by downloads and digital media (which CD's belong to!) However, there will always be a market for Vinyl purley because vinyl is the only medium that truely captures the sound. MP3's, CD's and any other digital formats will cut out Mid and High end frequencys to condense the files for IPods etc etc. This process results in the loss of the 'feel' of a piece of music. If you dont believe me just listen to a track on your IPod or CD and then listen to the exact same track on Vinyl!! It's very noticable.

Answer 3

Sometimes,I repeat,sometimes,the remastered version of an album can have way better sound quality than the original CD.Of course now a days most people are not interested in quality,only quantity.
Because of the limitations of the CD(16 bit),it can not reproduce all of the tiny nuances of the original vinyl.If you don't have a turntable to listen to the records,the only way to get that "damn that sounds good"feeling is with SACD or DVD Audio.
But you are right on the marketing strategy.Sometimes, the record companies will do it just to keep a musician in the public spotlight.

Answer 4

if you look at the life of cd (10 yrs) then they have tried to replace it and failed

going forward you will never replace it, just as video recorders will never truly be replaced

in truth, what they have done is 'tried' to replace it and failed - there will always be multiple formats for music release going forward, cds were created because they were easier to mass produce and made record companies more money

the original cds were of a higher quality than later mass produced cds as well and were produced to tempt audiophiles who will pay a premium for such things

its also a fact that some ppl dont like the 'hiss' of noise interference given off from using a record player, an accomplished musician can actually make music that is not affected by this though

Answer 5

It's the portability angle that is getting the interest