What are your favorite recordings that sound best to you?

The hands-down-best for me:

The Very Thought of You / Ella Fitzgerald + Nelson Riddle

Not far behind:

Heart Shaped World / Chris Isaak

Also very good:

Boys and Girls / Brian Ferry

Steve Stevens 

"Flamenco a Go Go"

Bill Frisel         "Valentine"

Joe Bonner   " Parade"

Dear friends : What we like is a personal privilege but if we speak of  sound qualirty that is way different and till you listen in your home system Flamenco Fever or The Sheffield Drum s Record you just can't know what is possible in the analog alternative.

R.

Earl Klugh - Finger Paintings UHQR

Alan Parsons Project - I Robot UHQR

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue MOFI 45 Box set

Modern Jazz Quartet- Django 45 (I think Analogue Productions Quality Record Pressing)

Stan Getz- Getz Gilberto - Speakers Corner

Fleetwood Mac (self titled) - Mobile Fidelity

Too many Japanese pressings to name individually, but the Dire Straits first 2 seem to stick out and their Love Over Gold from Pallas Germany

Generally speaking, 45s sound great - never been disappointed with one - I guess they take care in all aspects when making them.