Just bought an original 1st edition 1983 Harvest records Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon BEST... - Page 3

I also like the original MFSL vinyl version the best of all vinyl versions, but the 30th anniversary vinyl is very good.

I had the MFSL box of Dark Side, and I sold it on ebay when I got the SACD. No advantage to it any more. (although I admit I've heard this album enough for one lifetime and have moved on to music with more spontaneity now)

i find it hard pressed, huhu,  for that cd recording to sound better than a 180 gram let alone a 200 gram. :)  here we go....

 

yea and even if the youner copy is more transparent, i wiil bet the colored vinyl is more lively, punchy,  and pleasing, but you make some very valid arguments.

 

cheers for good debate

The color of the vinyl affects sound quality? That's a new one on me.

The differences between releases are due to mastering not the format. An LP can be transferred to CD with no loss in quality. The reason LPs often sound better is because of noodling and interference (Let It Be Naked) or choosing to make it sound worse (hot mastering).

Thanks for the reply 9pintube.  I've got this disease just like the rest of you that makes me itch for purchasing a better sounding version ;-)  So it's good to hear that I don't have a bad version in comparison to the best. 

very interesting,
 

oh i meant the sound being colored, not the actual vinyl,,  dont know how to describe it, but it sure has a more unique (better) sound  imo.

 

p.s. i always liked the division bell, very chill

The reason that original vinyl LPs often sound better than rereleases on digital is because engineering for vinyl release was usually more carefully monitored, and often the process was supervised from beginning to end. Today, masters are sent to one place to be transferred, to another to be remixed and another to be mastered. Sound by committee is never going to sound as good as sound overseen by one set of ears that really cares. It has nothing to do with how a particular format affects the sound. It's entirely possible to master an LP to sound exactly like a CD and vice versa.
Edited by bigshot - 6/27/10 at 7:41pm

Listening to the album right now. Wow it does sound damn good. Maybe its been a while since I have given DSoM a good critical listen but man it sounds good. 

May I ask how much these cds are worth on used / collectible market?

 

I have a Harvest Dark Side of the Moon CD which says Harvest CDP 7 46001 2.

 

CP35-3017 3581 TO on inner ring.

 

I bought it brand new decades ago, have played it (I would say good  condition), and treated it with Optrix previously.

 

Any insights would be greatly appreciated!

 

 

 

 

 

:)

The Steve Hoffman forum is probably a good place to ask.  They're the sort of folks who track that sort of thing. 

 

The Pink Floyd Archives site also has a page dedicated to figuring out the various DSotM CD masterings.  Rip the CD with EAC to get the track peak levels.  That makes it easy to figure out which mastering you have.  Then from there you can figure out which release you have.  Then check eBay for an estimate.