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Best sounding mono recording (vinyl)

What is the best sounding mono record you own? I'll start the discussion with:

Getz Au Go Go. Verve recording in 1964 in Greenwich Village.
Live performance with Stan Getz Quartet featuring Astrud Gilberto.

There's also a stereo version of this, but the sound of this mono recording is so 3-dimensional. Great front to back imaging.


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folkfreak
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My go to is an old Ken Kessler favorite - The Chordettes s/t 
https://www.discogs.com/The-Chordettes-The-Chordettes/release/7861585

While this will will sound fun on just about any system as you improve you’ll find out how much layering and detail is hidden in the grooves
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slaw
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Actually, the Richie Havens  "Mixed Bag" lp I played earlier, sounded very good. Sundazed/mono
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bdp24
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The Everly Brothers' Cadence Records recordings. The UK Ace LP reissues are better sounding than those of Rhino Records.
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slaw
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Last time I listened to it, I thought "Pet Sounds" DCC, sounded remarkable in mono.
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cleeds
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Ray Charles, "What'd I Say"
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