So, what’s your best sounding record…?

[Bkphoto]

At first it seems simple, obviously it’s this…then you think a minute and no, it’s definitely this one…ooops, I forgot I had that…and so on…

at the moment my top 3 are :

all 33’s I might add…

UHQR Kind of Blue
Classic Records press of IRobot
Mint first stereo press of The Sidewinder

now as I’m typing this I’m questioning all of them so I’m just gonna post…

 

[oldflame]

Many Zappa, Steely Dan, and Savoy Brown's Jack the Toad, come to immediate mindfulness.

 

[dualhead]

Duke Ellington Live From The Ball Masque! Sounds so good I'm waiting for my waitress to ask if I want another drink every time I spin it.

 

[Condorsat]

Three general types on my system:

1. Some LP's from "back in the day" that I found sealed. Example: Glen Campbell "Wichita Linemen" (1968)
2. Some Legacy Audiophile pressings (MFSL, Nautilus Superdisc .. etc) Example: Steely Dan Aja MFSL, Cars "self titled" Nautilus
3. Random LP's that some people call "hot stampers" that I found by luck of the draw. Example of one I own:
Pink Floyd "The Wall" (1979) that I picked up used in excellent condition at HPB in Cleveland Ohio.

 

[Bushikan]

CASH
Jonny Cash American IV: The Man Comes Around
(American Lost Highway 2002)

Not bad.

 

[crazy-in-az]

In no particular order-

Steven Wilson remix of Jethro Tull's "Stormwatch" and King Crimson's "Red"
SRC pressing of Donald Fagen's "The Nightfly"
Discreet pressing of Zappa's "One Size Fits All"
Electrosound press of Alan Parson's "Eye In The Sky"

 

[grillebilly]

My memory ain't that great but I got this pressing of Dylan's Nashville Skyline a couple months ago and it's really good. One of Dylan's 10 best albums IMO too.
https://www.discogs.com/release/17020881-Bob-Dylan-Nashville-Skyline

 

[Bushikan]

I know this is a vinyl thread (no intention to derail)…but, interestingly, the one track (among all my CDs, SACDs, and vinyl) that has impressed/convinced more people of the justification for all my expensive, weird, crazy, glowing, hot tube gear—and has most deterred the “you must be overcompensating for something” comments about the size of my Klipschorns—is Peggy Lee’s “Fever,” from the Capitol Jazz Stereo redbook CD (2004 Blue Note reissue): “Things Are Swingin’ Peggy Lee”.

 

[BSome]

Alan Parsons Vulture Culture
Clearance Carter Real
Tom Petty Hard promises
Bridge of Sighs
Cars Heartbeat City

 

[peerson]

I think my best recorded album is Dire Straits, "Brothers in Arms".

 

[BOUXY]

All of mine sound really good!

 

[Ron Brown]

Imaginos - Blue Oyster Cult
Vulture Culture - Alan Parsons Project
A Kind of Magic - Queen
Specters - Blue Oyster Cult
2112 - Rush

All 33 1/3.

 

[Lavane]

An early pressing of Guess Who's American Woman, JJ Cale'sTroubadour, and
Dire Straight's Brother In Arms.

 

[Lavane]

Many Zappa, Steely Dan, and Savoy Brown's Jack the Toad, come to immediate mindfulness.

Ever been to a Zappa concert? The audience is almost as fun as the show.
I've never seen so many musicians on stage at once other than an orchestra.

 

[Ron Brown]

Ever been to a Zappa concert? The audience is almost as fun as the show.
I've never seen so many musicians on stage at once other than an orchestra.

It's like going to a midnight screening of Rocky Horror Picture Show.

 

[2FarGone]

I haven’t a clue. With somewhat rare exceptions they all sound good. Dan Fogelberg’s “The Innocent Age” comes to mind as well as most Dire Straits and Alan Parsons LPs. I don’t think I have any so-called audiophile albums.

 

[dualhead]

In no particular order-

Steven Wilson remix of Jethro Tull's "Stormwatch" and King Crimson's "Red"
SRC pressing of Donald Fagen's "The Nightfly"
Discreet pressing of Zappa's "One Size Fits All"
Electrosound press of Alan Parson's "Eye In The Sky"

Those Wilson remasters are stunning. "Stormwatch" is my fave Tull release.

 

[Bkphoto]

Gonna add this to the list

 

[Bushikan]

Gonna add this to the list

Two votes! Recorded with one mic(?) in a church. Sounds amazing!

I might be misremembering but I think Lou Reed said this album’s version of “Sweet Jane” was the best rendition he’d heard.

 

[Bob in WI]

Duke Ellington Live From The Ball Masque! Sounds so good I'm waiting for my waitress to ask if I want another drink every time I spin it.

I'll have to listen to my copy again.