You may already noticed, that I get down to business now purchasing
Randy's complete discography of the ozzy era.
It's just a duty for enthusiastic guitarists, well, but enough small
talk at this spot.
It's clear to me what albums I have to buy for this... but all these
reissues, collectors editions, re-releases, remasters. etc. are so
confusing !
I've already noticed that obviously for Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a
madman the 2002-release sucks and thus should be avoided, but
does that also applies to the Tribute album ???
I attach great importance to sound quality ! The best is just enough !
So if there is a remastered, which sounds better than original release
AND IS UNEDITED !!! I'd prefer this version. And I don't have any
opportunities to playback vinyl, so I could just purchase it in form
of CDs ! And of course, just official releases ! No bootlegs, self-tinkered
burnt CDs, CD-Rs, etc. ...
Certainly a topic revealing much potential to talk about... particularly
due to the current 'level war' in music business and stuff like that,
but maybe another time. This is how I would purchase this
range of Randy's producing phase:
- Blizzard of Ozz [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED], Sony 1995
- MR. CROWLEY LIVE EP // how about this one here ? >>>> You know my criterias, would it be a good choice, or a disappointment ? Would you recommend me to know down or wait for better auctions in the future ?
- Diary of a Madman [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED], Sony 1995
- Tribute [LIVE] // what CD version should one buy ? original, 1995, 2002, any other ? criteria: best possible sound experience AND unedited, so if a remastering is the best choice, it should really just be a remastering improving nothing, but sound...