Here’s a new comparison video featuring the 1980 album “British Steel” by Judas Priest, with the hit song “Breaking The Law” as test subject. The first copy is an original Colombian pressing made by Discos CBS, and the second one is a 2001 reissue by British label Simply Vinyl.

You can click on the following time marks to quickly jump between pressings:

(00:00​​) Video intro

– (00:42) Original Colombian pressing 01
– (00:56) Original Colombian pressing 02
– (01:19) Original Colombian pressing 03
– (01:31) Original Colombian pressing 04
– (01:54) Original Colombian pressing 05
– (02:06) Original Colombian pressing 06
– (02:29) Original Colombian pressing 07
– (02:52) Original Colombian pressing 08

– (03:25) 2001 Simply Vinyl reissue 01
– (03:39) 2001 Simply Vinyl reissue 02
– (04:02) 2001 Simply Vinyl reissue 03
– (04:14) 2001 Simply Vinyl reissue 04
– (04:38) 2001 Simply Vinyl reissue 05
– (04:49) 2001 Simply Vinyl reissue 06
– (05:12) 2001 Simply Vinyl reissue 07
– (05:36) 2001 Simply Vinyl reissue 08

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