you might try cleaning them......RCA's sound good, even excellent to me....Mancini's Peter Gun, Bob and Ray Throw a Stereo Spectacular, etc.
RCA Victor records' quality
I just bought three old records, I guess all the way from the mid and late 1950s. They each sound very harsh and "shrieky". I wonder if it's the way they were meant to sound? The records themselves are in great shape.
Should I rely on tone controls or is it how music was produced and published back then? Namely Elvis' first few albums?