A Question: What makes for Good Vinyl?

Thanks bill!

That makes sense. I think Rudy Van Gelder is a great Blue Note Record engineer.

Anyone else?

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Here are a few from a mostly jazz perspective.

Roy Dunann - Contemporary Records.  In my opinion the best who ever lived.  He is the guy who figured out how to properly mic and record in stereo.

Al Schmitt - Another great engineer.  He did a lot of work for RCA, later Capitol, and was instrumental in Diana Krall's recording success.

Val Valentin = Verve

Tom Dowd - Atlantc

Ebonie Smith - Atlantc, proving it is not for men only

Bill Smith - Capitol

That is just the tip of the iceberg.

Thanks again Bill!!

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@billstevenson 

He seems to be the one every time…..

One aspect that isn’t discussed too often.
In order to to truly have that Analog Magic…I find the album needs to have originally been recorded to analog tape.  
Any newer albums that were recorded to digital lose that magic.

I listen to mainly rock, metal and pop from 60s, 70s, 80, 90s.   
I will ONLY buy vinyl originally done to analog tape now.  
Every digitally recorded rock or metal album I’ve purchased on vinyl sounds like digital….brick wall mastering and not worth the investment in vinyl.  Lesson learned. 

Stick to Analog tape originals for vinyl.