Trustworthy Vinyl Reissue Labels

I have been listening to a lot of vinyl this year, so I though I would update this list (mostly for my own reference – updated 10.2017).

Vinyl Reissue Labels to TRUST (original analogue masters and analogue processes)

Analogue productions
Mobile Fidelity (original master recordings)
Music Matters (Jazz)
Speakers Corner (Classic, jazz, oldies)*
Reference Recordings (Classical & Jazz)
Pure Pleasure (oldies)*
Audio Fidelity
IMPEXIMPEX
ORGORGORG
Mosaic
Classic Records (nothing much since 2011)
Light in the Attic
Gearbox Records*
Intervention Records
ECM (reissues are AAA – new releases digitally recorded)
ThirdMan Records

Vinyl Reissue Labels that are trustworthy (but likely not sourced from original analogue masters – all analogue nonetheless)

Mobile Fidelity Silver Label
Heavenly Sweetness (Blue Note)
Superior Viaduct (some are AAA)

Vinyl Reissue Labels that are trustworthy (but may be high res-digital sourced unless otherwise stated)

Sundazed (the majority seem to be analogue only and are nicely priced)
Sony Legacy
Rhino

Vinyl Reissue labels that I trust but are high res digital sourced (but from original masters at least)

Music on Vinyl (best)
Back to Black (ok)
Back on Black (mediocre)

Hit and Miss

4 Men with Beards
Simply Vinyl

~ by Pat Neligan on July 3, 2016.

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