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I have found that some pressings are far better than others on some of the records mentioned.
The first four Sabbath records on UK Vertigo Swirl are very impressive sounding (Vol 4 is the least good sounding in my estimation- not talking about the music, but the sonics).
Aqualung- agree it is basically a lousy recording. I do have the single sided Classic 45s on Clarity. My go-to, however, is a WLP Reprise, which is far easier to find and cheaper.
Zep- yeah, too bad, huh. I've got a lot of different pressings and the best ones one get you to subpar sound:
LZ 1 - CC Piros/Monarch circa '74
LZII - 'RL' or plum
LZ III- Classic or plum
LZ IV- Porky/Pecko Monarch (or plum).
On Machine Head, I have a UK purple label- need to see what it is- not a bad sounding record.
Layla pretty much sucks.
The first UK of Blind Faith improves what is an ugly recording of some great music.
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What's wrong with "Trout Mask Replica"? Is it the sound quality or are you put off by the music? I've listened to it countless times on great systems and think its sound quality is fine. |
Evidently new remaster of Trout from zappa.com...original performance great...Sonics not so much. |
Blue Öyster Cult is NOT a metal band, their 1st NOT a metal album. The debut is a PSYCHEDELIC HEAVY ROCK album, the BEST both in musically & thematically ever recorded in that genre and sounds fantastic and very heavy in fact, on decent stereo system of course. The best debut from 1972 & "Then Came the Last Days of May" is the best ballad played by a rock group without unnecessary string arrangements. It was heavy stuff back in the day, when Buck Dharma ruled the World.
Black Sabbath is very different music really, it´s HEAVY METAL BOOGIE. There is 1 thing they both are similar: the dark mustached lead guitarists play the mighty Gibson SG. The gentleman in white suit Buck Dharma plays white SG, the sinister riff master in black leather Tony Iommi plays the black SG. |
REM Green... over overdubbed and layered into oblivion. |
The early Chicago albums, especially the live album.
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we were just talking on another thread about how bad-sounding springsteen's classic stuff was--just listened to born to run and have to agree. graham parker's "stick to me" was also terribly produced by nick lowe, who's own records are very well done.
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every audiophile MUST have at least 6...7 version of each pop album in order to share the recording quality on audiogon. |
@redglobe The Chicago Transit Authority reissue(Rhino believe it or not!) is outstanding sounding, demo quality and a visitor favorite here. Cheers,
Spencer |
GENESIS "BBC Crymes" on vinyl. GENESIS LIVE in studio in 1972 !? They were in top of their game, they were 22, they were bold and beautiful. Young Gabriel & other lads. Go figure.
Yes, it´s the best GENESIS LIVE quality ever captured on record.
Bootlegs sound bad ? Not all. Many bootlegs CDs are also great from their pinnacle. The Pound tour 1973-74 in particular. The power of GENESIS LIVE magic is right there. And I´m talking about CDs here. Think of the original analog recordings... there must be many gems hidden in the vaults I strongly believe... |
I agree and think it's sad that Derek and the Dominoes, Born to Run, and Exile are not great sounding. Each of these sounds muddy and veiled to me.
I disagree on Queen. Most of their stuff was superbly recorded--at least to my ears.
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Anything on Roulette, and sadly they had some great artists in their stable at various times, including Mel Torme', Sarah Vaughn, etc. |
Anyone who thinks the Black Sabbath LP's are mud, most likely has NOT heard the original UK Vertigo pressings. IMO, these are some of the best rock recordings available. Comparing to the later US reissues is simply doing them an injustice!
Personally, i think some of the Santana LP's could be so much better recorded. The potential is there, but the original tape masters must have left a lot on the cutting table. The new MFSL Abraxas 'one step' must be interesting, because IMHO the original master probably wasn't that great to begin with...so why pick this LP to start your series; unless you wanted something that had wide appeal! ( But not great SQ to start with....???) |
Needs to be qualified: original versus reissue, country, label. For example, "Are You Experienced" sounds great on an original British pressing, not so great on the American version.
Iggy- Raw Power: The Bowie mix is underrated- sounds great to me.
Springsteen- Born to Run- originals sound poorly mixed and recorded to my ears.
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Fresh Cream. Ugh! But what a great album.
+1 on Layla--jeez, what were they thinking?
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Is the original US edition (Reprise?) of Hendrix´s Axis any good ? The UK reissue (Polydor) from 1983 is too trebly /peaky to me.
As the original UK editions of "Electric Ladyland" go for astronomical prices, what later editions (UK or others) would you recommend ? Thanks in advance. |
psag, the sound on Born To Run is quite intentionally (what an audiophile considers) "bad". Bruce has said he wanted the album to sound like Roy Orbison as produced by Phil Spector. Spectors' "Wall Of Sound" recordings are a real mess---lots of echo chamber and reverb plate, and mixed and EQ'd to sound "good" on a car radio. Oy! |
Eric Clapton "The Rainbow Concert" super good album and super poor recording.
No pressing I've found sounding great neither German or UK...
CD actually sounds better. |
