Static on Reissues

A couple of years back, I bought Coney Hatch's second album and a Helix album on CD, reissued and remastered by the Rock Candy label. I had three or four other CDs on that label but these two albums had a major flaw in the sound quality: static. The first track on each were fine but as the album played on, a scratchy static sound gradually crept into the music, becoming worse as the album went on. Both albums sound so terrible that I don't even feel like listening to them because I notice the static more than the music. You should hear Brian Volmer singing a ballad with static clinging to his vocal work. Arrggh!

Rock Candy seem to be pretty big. They are reissuing albums all the time and each CD comes with a booklet explaining about the history of the album. Dissonance Productions I don’t know but Heavy Sounds (Tank) seem to have at least some reissues to their credit. When I buy from Discogs I have the luxury of choosing the label provided there are people selling them and for a reasonable price. But Amazon sometimes has only one option and so with Jaguar, which I bought from Amazon, I was disappointed that the sound is so shoddy. For old obscure albums that were independently recorded or “lost gem” demos, I am forgiving. But there’s no good excuse here except carelessness or lack of know how.