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That first Richard Davis record is First Ballot Hall Of Fame. And IIRC, there was Muse CD reissue that added a track! Oh, back in the day. $30.00 would have bought me about 5-6 records, not 1.

I hope my comments aren't interpreted as a return to that tired debate. I'm just wondering whether these newly reissued Muse LPs will sound better than the original issues.  And, if so, is it a significant improvement?  

My God, how did I not notice this recent thread activity?! I've been on a binge of R.E.M.'s IRS records in recent weeks...long story, *long-time* fan.  These albums remain absolutely transcendental to me, all these years (decades!) on.   Been thinking a *lot* about these two albums recently and how newly-relevant they sound (Document in particular). I was living here in Bloomington as a student when the band came to town to record Lifes Rich Pageant. Here's an article i wrote about it for Bloom Magazine, subsequently expanded for Indiana's Musical Family Tree site: Talk About The Pageant: When R.EM. Came To Bloomington In 1986

$17.96 at DeepDiscount, so one of their coupons will bring it down to $15-16.

It will be interesting to see whether these new LPs sound better than the originals due to the remastering & pressing processes. Muse was never known for having great-sounding LPs.  Great music?  Yes.  No doubt.  But I would describe them as serviceable AQ-wise.  But nothing more than that. I'm wondering how the new ones will sound.   EDIT By way of comparison, many of the Elemental Xanadu reissues sounded MUCH better than the original issues.  There was a lot more music on the tape than what made it into their vinyl pressings, IMO.  (However, those Xanadu reissues were in CD format rather than LP.  Nevertheless, the mastering made a HUGE difference, I think.)  For example, if you compare Sonny Criss' Saturday Morning on vinyl (the original issue) with the remastered CD, there's no competition.  The new CD flogs the original vinyl.  (BTW, I'm NOT saying that CDs flog LPs absolutely.  Not at all!  I'm just saying that things like the quality of the pressing and (re)mastering process can have a massive effect on AQ.)