I have the first two albums on vinyl and also the original CDs.
BTW the original Linn Virgin CD of
"Hats" sounds fantastic but it has pre-emphasis. So if you rip the CD it will not sound right unless you process it with something like Sox (to take account of the pre-emphasis)
I also bought the Deluxe 2 CD versions of the first 3 albums. I was not all that impressed with the new versions - the remastering made them sound worse than the original CDs. Also the Deluxe of
"Peace At Last" had an audible glitch and Warners had to post a revised version of Disc 1 to those that complained.
I have all the band's CD Singles (some of which are quite rare). I can strongly recommend the two CD Singles issued for
"Happiness" (one white and one red). On the white CD single is
"Wish Me Well" (one of my all time favourite Blue Nile songs):-
...quite how that track never made Disc 2 of the Deluxe
"Peace at Last" set I will never know.