I agree that the Classic Pressings seemed to decline in quality as they progressed. Once they had the Led Zep, Peter Gabriel, and Creedance catalogs they were just over priced rice crispies. I trust the MoFi releases and have been very happy with those. Some of the others have been good clean copies Cisco, Pure Pleasure etc. But I have decided to stay away from Classic pressings. It's a shame to 30-40 bucks and get that much surface noise. So I buy used 5-12 bucks and expect the noise. However I do have the 45rpm version and it is quite playable.
Cowboy Junkies on Classic Records Trinity Sessions
Totally disappointed. Crackles and pops throughout the disc. One so loud as to make me just about jump out of my chair.(first play right out of the jacket after a cleaning in the VPI) All this enjoyment for $40.00. I put on the old redbook CD and it sounds better than the record, go figure. I am starting to shy away from vinyl. I will keep my table for the cherished older pressings and flea market finds but new pressings are out. They should really be trying to do a better job, especially for the prices of this "audiophile quality vinyl".