The trouble with remastered records

The memories of listeners are a problem for the remastered record, because many of us have fallen in love with the kinks and quirks of the originalThis week, I've been pining for a brilliant pop band with only one original member. Not the Sugababes, naturally – the ousting of Keisha Buchanan put paid to that – but the extraordinary Kraftwerk, the pioneering group still led by Ralf Hütter. Next month, eight remastered albums of theirs will be released, from 1975's Autobahn to 200...

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