Evan McNaughton
New Head-Fier
Lately, I have been listening to a lot of older albums, namely a lot of The Beatles and Electric Light Orchestra among others, and I've found That almost all of The Beatles albums on major streaming services (I tend to use apple music) are remastered versions. Don't get me wrong, I think they sound great, especially the ones in spatial audio, but It loses some of its charm, I personally feel that so many of these new masters, while super well done feel just a bit sterile for my liking. One of my favorite things about older bands, ELO in particular, is that they have that "vintage" sound, my understanding is that much of that sound quality comes from how the tracks were mixed and mastered and by remastering the track they lose some of their magic to me.
I have been getting into vinyl lately and I find that it's a great way to get that "classic" or "vintage" sound that I'm looking for, but buying classic Beatles LPs isn't cheap, even the new re-presses run $30 apiece. Not to mention that the turntable I'm using is some random one-off suitcase turntable I picked up for like $25 at a junk sale. I simply don't have the money to invest in vinyl right now, so I'm looking for alternative ways to obtain that "vintage" sound.
All that to say: I'm trying to find somewhere to listen to the original versions of older albums, can anyone point me in the direction of a site or service that offers this?
I have been getting into vinyl lately and I find that it's a great way to get that "classic" or "vintage" sound that I'm looking for, but buying classic Beatles LPs isn't cheap, even the new re-presses run $30 apiece. Not to mention that the turntable I'm using is some random one-off suitcase turntable I picked up for like $25 at a junk sale. I simply don't have the money to invest in vinyl right now, so I'm looking for alternative ways to obtain that "vintage" sound.
All that to say: I'm trying to find somewhere to listen to the original versions of older albums, can anyone point me in the direction of a site or service that offers this?