10 sonically best rock recordings ?

Several people mentioned Dire Straits (pretty much the entire catalog), but no one specified the original cd releases or the new remasters.

Has anyone heard the new remasters? Is there a significant improvement (worth replacing all my original versions)?

Related question: why has the entirety of the "Twisting By The Pool" ep never made it to cd?

Thanks for the Dire Straits info, Phasecorrect.

Hey Slipknot--

Which version of "Manassas" are you referring to? I have heard the original cd issue and the HDCD reissue (although not played back in HDCD) and neither one overwhelmed me sonically. (But to be fair, I have never really given this album the "critical listening" treatment.)

The music is top notch, though. To anyone who has not heard this lost masterpiece, it is a powerful reminder that at one time Stephen Stills really did have talent to burn.

Well, Slipknot, I was being polite in my previous post. Since you were talking about the vinyl, I'll go ahead and bluntly say the cd doesn't sound so hot :-) I guess we agree on that. I've never heard "Manassas" on vinyl and no longer have a turntable. Too bad for me.