I guess my question should have been more pointed: how do you know what mastering you are getting on a streaming service?You don’t, they usually go with the latest, which unfortunately most are more compressed than the originals 10-20 years ago. That’s why I don’t stream or download, I stick with the silver disc.
Just for interest have a look at Adel 21 on the DR website, I really liked it in the car on the radio.
I bought the cd played it once when I got it on my home rig, and was shocked how compressed it was, and couldn’t send it back quick enough.
http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=Adel&album=21
Cheers George