If the song is recorded and mastered with purpose on being printed as vinyl or as a CD you should take different path in the whole process.Excuse my ignorance... What is "re-recording" and how can I know if a remaster includes this or not?
By the way, I have Mike Oldfield Five Miles Out with average DR=13 and it really lacks punch and bass. You have to really turn up the volume to enjoy it. There is no bass. I guess "Five Miles Out" song was intended to be punchy but the CD does not convey that...
Thanks
Many remasters simply takes old studio recording at changes it with different volume levels for various instruments.
In some cases the band reunites in studio again, they play all the songs once again and the result is superior to original album. Sometimes its just because it was recorded digitally for a specific format, also that sound-mastering tools are more advanced that in time of original record.