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I have the german pressing of this. They don't exactly grow on trees and they sure aren't inexpensive. The problem is mine has surface noise although the vinyl itself looks mint. Sometimes that happens. It is the only German pressing I have with surface noise. What are the odds on that? I must have >300 and likely closer to 400 german pressings.
At any rate, i have to listen through that noise but it's worth it to hear Danny Joe belting out the song. And that's exactly what he does---belts it out. And I'm listening to it on ribbons driven by a big CJ tube amp on top and a Krell for the bass. It always makes the hair on your arms stand up with goosepimples throughout.
I sure do wish I had a clean copy & I'll get one someday. That's the problem w/ visually graded and from time to time the pressing is new icing on 1 week old cake.