[Mag]

I purchased, Stevie Ray Vaughan- The Essentials & The Real Deal Vol.2 Greatest Hits, both are from Epic.
Spinning the song, Voodoo Child(Slight return), mixed by the same person from what I read.
The Essentials version seems to have better mid-range whereas The Real Deal seems more bassy. I get high on the Essentials and it sounds fantastic. Whereas the Real Deal does not grab my attention.

What gives, why do I climax on the one cd and not the other, when the songs are the same?

[Phil A]

Perhaps they were mixed at different times.  I've heard many CDs remastered and have been shocked by what has been done.  A friend of mine brought 3 versions of a Led Zep song.  The first was one of the originals and while you could hear things like tape hiss it sounded like a real band.  By the time the 3rd version played, they cleaned up the vocals but the whole timing and pace of the song was destroyed.

[Mag]

Sorry my mistake, even though both albums say Voodoo Child(Slight Return), they can't be the same recording.

The Real Deal version is 8:00 minutes long and The Essentials version is 11:53 and the better of the two, IMO.

[Phil A]

There's a version of the song on the 'Couldn't Stand the Weather' SACD I have.  The time is not listed.