LPs of Western albums are often better-mastered than the CDs, which often use noise reduction, dynamic compression, improper EQ, etc. This is true not only of old albums, but of newer albums issued on vinyl as well.
I'm getting back into vinyl slowly. Recently I bought a stereo receiver with a phono pre-amp in it, and I'm currently looking for a good turntable at a decent price. My dad has a few Indian LPs. I've watched a few desired ones on eBay and they've generally gone for more than what I was willing to pay.
Here's what I gather from tracking Indian LPs over the years:
78rpm records lasted in India until maybe the late 1960s. These were mostly used for film songs throughout the 60s, while classical LPs were released in the early to mid 1950s. There were LPs of film soundtracks and film song compilations starting in the early 60s. Perhaps the more wealthy people who could afford LPs and LP record players didn't listen to film songs. There are different LP labels for different eras and sub-labels of the HMV umbrella. I think Angel and Odeon were primarily used for film songs, while the HMV and Columbia labels were used for classical, though I've seen Columbia-labeled film music as well. LPs were produced in India as late as the early 90s, except for the occasional one-off like the Veer-Zaara LP.
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