Those rare albums that are great on first listen.

Sarah Jarosz. Undercurrent

Buddy and Julie Miller. Breakdown on 20th Ave S.

A reissue of 12 Dreams would be a real treat. It was my favorite trip back in the day and is one of the few psychedelic albums I still listen to. Ear candy. 

@pooreboy 

+1 on Petty. All his albums sound different but great. I was gonna list Wildflowers as maybe the best recording. Shadow People is one of my "Test" songs when evaluating changes. 

There are many records I loved the first time for the music and still do. Focusing on Audiophile SQ, here are a few more.

Roseanne Cash. The River and the Thread. SQ is breathtaking.

Sarah McLaughlin. Mirrorball

Sarah Jarosz. Build Me Up From Bones 

Tom Petty. Wildflowers

Pat Matheny. One Quiet Night

Bill Frissell. Everything he’s ever recorded plus many he plays on.

@taheeti 

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Anyway, when I listened to Sardonicus on vinyl I was not in a state of mind to notice anything but the music. I would have assumed any sound was intentional.

Never had the CD but it sounds good on streaming.