Re issue and remaster problems.

Remastered, rereleased, reissue, remixed and more re words.
They drive me nuts.
Is anyone able to explain me more about a reissue, a remaster and a rereleased CD.
What's the differance between a reissue and and remix?

Reissue & re-release = same recording coming out again with no changes other than maybe cover art, liner notes, etc.

Remix = Same base material but mixed in a different manner so vocals or guitars are more out in front. Many singles are released this way (with several mixes) so a station can pick which mix best fits their format. Sometimes a remix means a totally new song almost, a la the recent Jet Circus dance mix.

Remastered = Same original recording but with various processing done on it to make it sound better than it did originally. However, there's only so much you can do to overcome a poor source recording.

Rerecorded = same base material but they replaced some or all of the tracks with newly recorded ones. Thus, the new version might have most of it from 10 years ago and a guitar solo (that may not be identical to the original) from just a few months ago though you would normally redo the whole thing if possible. Normally rerecording is the better option than remastering, but it takes much more effort and cost.

Thanks, this really helps me.