Being as though someone has resurrected this old thread I will add to it and state that, over the years I have purchased several boots/re issues of very rare records, so that I could record them for home use. Every one of them has been terrible sound quality, and I couldn't stand to listen to them.
Not just vinyl either. After getting back into northern through the Cd's that were available late nineties. After listening to them for a couple of years and then getting some of the original vinyl. The difference was amazing, and not just in sound quality, but also the pitch. Just shows that a lot of those early Cd's must have been dubbed from vinyl or even tapes, and some probably off boots.