# Vinyl DJ Poll Question **URL:** \ **Category:** Music\ **Created:** [10 March 2023 22:57 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/vinyl-dj-poll-question/1170 "2023-03-10T22:57:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Brad\_V](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/brad_v/32/308_2.png) [@Brad\_V](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Brad_V)\ **Post date:** [10 March 2023 22:57 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/vinyl-dj-poll-question/1170/1 "2023-03-10T22:57:42Z")
I imagine there maybe even a way to insert a poll. But I’m not sure how that works, so I’m just going to ask the question. This one is for people still lugging crates to gigs. Which copy of this record would you take with you? The OG Trax copy (not super OG, but it’s old, and crunchy like it’s got cat hair in it, like a real Trax record) or the newer legit reissue, that sounds good and is made from the master tapes, but doesn’t have the provenance of the Trax? Which would you choose? ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/7/7fc7014935284197a45d0309e531957929a2cf29.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![JonathanE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/jonathane/32/1324_2.png) [@JonathanE](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/JonathanE)\ **Post date:** [10 March 2023 23:07 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/vinyl-dj-poll-question/1170/2 "2023-03-10T23:07:53Z")
The one that really sounds better. Forget the cat hair. The hell with the provenance. ---
**Author:** ![MusicForHangovers](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/musicforhangovers/32/2254_2.png) [@MusicForHangovers](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/MusicForHangovers)\ **Post date:** [11 March 2023 00:20 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/vinyl-dj-poll-question/1170/3 "2023-03-11T00:20:21Z")
If you’re playing to people who just want to hear music, take the reissue. If you’re playing to a bunch of vinyl fetishists and you think you’re likely to get people asking to inspect your record bag, take the OG. OR… cover all possibilities by taking both copies 🤷 ---
**Author:** ![Brad\_V](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/brad_v/32/308_2.png) [@Brad\_V](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Brad_V)\ **Post date:** [11 March 2023 01:00 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/vinyl-dj-poll-question/1170/4 "2023-03-11T01:00:50Z")
I think the question for me is do I want the crunch and crackle, alongside the fatter grooves, that come with the original. The two feel different on some level. It’s not much of a consideration whether I’ll be showing it to anyone else. ---
**Author:** ![Plum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Plum](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Plum)\ **Post date:** [11 March 2023 01:30 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/vinyl-dj-poll-question/1170/5 "2023-03-11T01:30:47Z")
Neither. Find something new. ---
**Author:** ![Brad\_V](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/brad_v/32/308_2.png) [@Brad\_V](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Brad_V)\ **Post date:** [11 March 2023 01:36 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/vinyl-dj-poll-question/1170/6 "2023-03-11T01:36:07Z")
Such an edgy answer. ---
**Author:** ![Plum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Plum](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Plum)\ **Post date:** [11 March 2023 01:41 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/vinyl-dj-poll-question/1170/7 "2023-03-11T01:41:13Z")
I wouldn’t have said so. The record is 36 years old? ---
**Author:** ![Brad\_V](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/brad_v/32/308_2.png) [@Brad\_V](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Brad_V)\ **Post date:** [11 March 2023 01:54 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/vinyl-dj-poll-question/1170/8 "2023-03-11T01:54:43Z")
Ah. Maybe the word I was lokkong for was smug. But it would be edgy to play new music and a night focused on music of a different era. ---
**Author:** ![Plum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Plum](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Plum)\ **Post date:** [11 March 2023 01:58 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/vinyl-dj-poll-question/1170/9 "2023-03-11T01:58:50Z")
Didn’t mean to sound smug. Sorry. I don’t really like nights focused on different eras, but then I don’t really go out. ---
**Author:** ![Plum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Plum](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Plum)\ **Post date:** [11 March 2023 02:00 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/vinyl-dj-poll-question/1170/10 "2023-03-11T02:00:53Z")
Cheeky, maybe. Not smug. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![JonathanE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/jonathane/32/1324_2.png) [@JonathanE](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/JonathanE)\ **Post date:** [11 March 2023 03:24 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/vinyl-dj-poll-question/1170/11 "2023-03-11T03:24:42Z")
I never let, or would never let, people inspect my records at a gig. Trade secrets and security! I suppose if you took both copies you could have an educational moment by mixing them in and out if each other. Otherwise, extra weight! ---
**Author:** ![Plum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Plum](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Plum)\ **Post date:** [11 March 2023 03:41 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/vinyl-dj-poll-question/1170/12 "2023-03-11T03:41:48Z")
I’ve only got twenty. Definitely not smug. ---
**Author:** ![hans](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/hans/32/406_2.png) [@hans](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/hans)\ **Post date:** [11 March 2023 06:28 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/vinyl-dj-poll-question/1170/13 "2023-03-11T06:28:20Z")
I’d probably take the original. That kind of music is supposed to have some crunch IMO. Although if your reissue is scuffed up then maybe that would qualify too… 🤨 ---
**Author:** ![lazlo72](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/lazlo72/32/241_2.png) [@lazlo72](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/lazlo72)\ **Post date:** [11 March 2023 07:24 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/vinyl-dj-poll-question/1170/14 "2023-03-11T07:24:54Z")
Whichever is cheaper? If it’s the OG stick it in the bath for a couple of hours and give it a good scrub. ---
**Author:** ![Brad\_V](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/brad_v/32/308_2.png) [@Brad\_V](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Brad_V)\ **Post date:** [11 March 2023 20:59 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/vinyl-dj-poll-question/1170/15 "2023-03-11T20:59:31Z")
![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/7/7b29e4a8f82b0bb8f332433572f560409e4c6b4f.jpeg) People seem pretty evenly divided. I agree with the sentiment that the music lends itself to a bit of crunch. And my OG is clean, it’s crunchiness is in the pressing. ---
**Author:** ![Plum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Plum](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Plum)\ **Post date:** [11 March 2023 21:24 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/vinyl-dj-poll-question/1170/16 "2023-03-11T21:24:56Z")
You’ve got a crowd that appreciates crunchiness in the pressing? You’re doing well! (Light.) (Banter.) ---
**Author:** ![JonathanE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/jonathane/32/1324_2.png) [@JonathanE](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/JonathanE)\ **Post date:** [11 March 2023 23:42 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/vinyl-dj-poll-question/1170/17 "2023-03-11T23:42:15Z")
Take the label off while you’re at it for the real old school look. ---
**Author:** ![JonathanE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/jonathane/32/1324_2.png) [@JonathanE](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/JonathanE)\ **Post date:** [11 March 2023 23:43 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/vinyl-dj-poll-question/1170/18 "2023-03-11T23:43:34Z")
If that were politics it would be described as a landslide for the shiny repress. ---
**Author:** ![MGG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/mgg/32/782_2.png) [@MGG](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/MGG)\ **Post date:** [13 March 2023 14:49 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/vinyl-dj-poll-question/1170/19 "2023-03-13T14:49:51Z")
Reissue every time. The other is a cool artifact, but sound wins, always. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Nightlark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/the_nightlark/32/244_2.png) [@The\_Nightlark](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/The_Nightlark)\ **Post date:** [14 March 2023 16:25 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/vinyl-dj-poll-question/1170/20 "2023-03-14T16:25:43Z")
I have both copies (Trax & S12) and I generally just play the og as it sounds fine enough to my ears. Definitely not one of the worst Trax pressings I have heard. M.E. - Ride 12" Trax seems to degrade in quality with every play, which is a shiter cos it is a great record.