3 years ago
What's the best edition of The Who's "Who's Next"?
I know there have been several re-releases over the years, and was just curious as to which version is the best and which should I seek out?
Vinyl rips? Canadian CD? Japanese CD? Remastered Deluxe Edition? Etc.
Any thoughts?
Vinyl rips? Canadian CD? Japanese CD? Remastered Deluxe Edition? Etc.
Any thoughts?
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I'm not enough of a music purist to say that the older recordings are best. For the most part, I appreciate digital remastering. So, I like the standard, digitally-remastered release on CD. It's affordable (not enough of a Who fan to care about imports), easy to get my hands on, and the audio quality is good.
However, you also have folks like my father, who insist that CDs are evil because remastered recordings aren't the same thing as the earlier versions. He does understand that not every CD release of an older album is a remaster, but that doesn't change his mind. I don't blame him, though, because there's a nostalgia factor for him that I don't have (my music-related memories go back to cassettes, and that's it).
However, you also have folks like my father, who insist that CDs are evil because remastered recordings aren't the same thing as the earlier versions. He does understand that not every CD release of an older album is a remaster, but that doesn't change his mind. I don't blame him, though, because there's a nostalgia factor for him that I don't have (my music-related memories go back to cassettes, and that's it).
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