Pressing quality from nation to nation


I've been looking around for a certain record and have found pressings from various nations -- Brazil, Argentina, Germany, South Korea, the United Kingdom. And here's what I realized: When I worked in a record store some 30 years ago, we found that, as a rule, records from some nations were of higher quality than those from some others. German pressings were generally pretty good, at least when compared to those manufactured in, say, South American lands. But, that was three decades ago. If the record I'm looking for was a 1991 release, would it be safe to make the same assumptions, or should I think that things might have changed during that time? Thanks.
-- Howard
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Showing 1 response by stiltskin

Howard you don't mention what 1991 Lp your looking for.
If this music is something you just have to have, try to find this particular recording from the country of origin preferably a first release.
Provided the recording was done well in the first place you may verywell end up with a gem of a pressing, great music with sonics to match.

However sometimes a later re-issue turns out better then an original first release.