Going out on a limb here, has any head-caser heard the 2009 remaster of Tattoo You? I grew up listening to the original, yet all I own is a scratchy early-80s vinyl pressing. There was a time when I'd cheerfully buy any remaster, but the Terrible Age of the Brick Wall has cured me of that forever. I'd much rather track down a halfway decent CD pressing (or needledrop) of the original version than suffer through having all the dynamics crush by a modern rework. Anyone out there heard both? Bueller?

FWIW, not many folks over at the Steve Hoffman forum like the 2009 remasters. There are no consensus on if the 1994 remasters are better than the original CBS CDs, and it appears to be an album by album thing.

Here's one thread from SH - Rolling Stones post Abkco CDs: 2009 Remasters, Virgin Remasters or Original CBS CDs?

I have a copy of Tattoo You somewhere, but I have no idea what version/remaster it is, or where the sucker is at the moment.

Edited January 31, 201115 yr by Salt Peanuts

Skip the 2009 remaster of Tattoo You and find the Black Triangle version. It's not perfect but it's not brickwalled and is probably the best sounding retail version available.