Albums you wish had been better recorded

Posted by: VladtheImpala on 22 November 2012

Dear Santa,

 

What I would really like for Christmas is a Naim 500 series system and a mansion to put it in.

 

If that is too much to put on the sled, may I please have an Everton kit, some white Alan Ball football boots, a midfielder to replace Marouane Fellaini when he goes in January and a picture of that nice Ms Amy Pond?

 

Still too much? In that case, may I please ask for the imminent discovery of audiophile-quality master tapes of the following albums? That won't take up any room on the sled!

 

Court & Spark - Joni Mitchell

Pretzel Logic - Steely Dan

Christmas and the Beads of Sweat - Laura Nyro

 

I will leave you a mince pie and a glass of sherry, as usual and I promise that I've been good all year, honestly!

 

Regards,

Vlad

 

Posted on: 28 November 2012 by Clive B
Originally Posted by alainbil:

White Light White Heat  (VU)

Loaded (VU)

Raw Power (The Stooges)

Emergency (Tony Williams)

Turn It Ovet (Tony Williams)

 

Tony Williams Lifetime with Larry Young, McLaughlin and Jack Bruce was a fantastic short-lived underappreciated group. Unfortunately something went wrong during the recording sessions and all tracks of both albums are severely saturated, it is a pity for  the drums.

Agreed about that Lifetime album. The music is good though.

 

My vote would go for anything produced, mixed, mastered or tampered with in any way by Phil Spector.

 

Oh, and then there's U2's Joshua Tree which sounds like it was recorded in an aircraft hangar.

Posted on: 28 November 2012 by winkyincanada
Originally Posted by HansW:

 

A very big disappointment to me has been the two TV on the Radio albums I have. Dense inventive guitar rock with lots of things going on all the time made completly unlistentable by heavy compression. 

 

Hans

Yes to that. After many great recommendations I bought Dear Science. And although it is the sort of music I like, the completely flat, compressed sound makes it unlistenable. I rarely, if ever, play it now.

Posted on: 28 November 2012 by Colin Lorenson

Radiohead - The Bends

 

Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic, my original copy sounds terrible, really gash

 

Posted on: 28 November 2012 by Jay Coleman
Originally Posted by Adam Meredith:
 

 

I, briefly, wondered the course of world history if Hitler's Storm Troopers had kitted themselves out in themed uniforms.

 

 

Adam, I hate to break it to you, but they did kit themselves out in themed uniforms. 

Posted on: 29 November 2012 by alainbil
Originally Posted by ChrisG:

 

What about "Safe As Milk" that surely deserved better.

 

Indeed, as most Beefheart records