definitive edition; authoritative recording
Used for a recording or album that is considered the best or most representative version of a work, often a remastered or specially selected collection.
See also: 盤
This album is said to be the definitive edition of his representative works.
My hobby is collecting definitive recordings of classical music.
Compound of 決定 (decision, definitive) and 盤 (record, disc). The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely arose in music journalism to denote a recording that settles which version is the best.