Thoughts on the new pressing of "Bookends" lp from MFSL

My copy of Bookends (my favorite of the duo's albums) is a 2-eye Columbia, and sounds good enough. My Bridge Over Troubled Waters is the Classic Records 1999 reissue, and sounds real good.

I myself prefer Paul's first two solo albums to any of the duo's, and those sound pretty amazing. I have his first in a UK pressing, the second a US, and both in reissues mastered by Steve Hoffman and released by DCC. The musicianship on the second (There Goes Rhymin' Simon) is absolutely spectacular. The players are the legendary Swampers, formerly the house band at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals. They are also the band on Boz Scaggs debut, and all the Jerry Wexler-produced Aretha Franklin and Wilson Pickett albums. Jim Keltner said in an interview that he wished he played drums more like The Swamper's Roger Hawkins does. Don't we all? 

"Bookends" has always been a favorite of mine in terms of it's influence in my life.

Always dreamed of one day stumbling across a mint mono lp.

I have three copies of Bookends. The original pressing, a re-release and the CD which I just had to have. I started streaming a couple of years ago and the high res version on Qobux sounds great, but not as good as the original 1968 release. Yes it’s quieter.  Yes it’s clearer, but the slight changes in the mix bother me.  I say he same thing about the Beatles albums that have come out recently. I just had to buy them too.😁

I enjoy my copy of “Bookends” by Sundazed.  No surface noise and the music comes through my system nicely.  Can’t compare it to different pressings for this purchase was my first attempt at including this particular album in my collection. 

@curiousjim , I keep on hoping in spite of knowing better.🤫