The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers

And anybody would be nuts to buy a copy from "better-records.com" for $300!

And not the Mobile Fidelity LP. Unbelievably low in level. Is that super uncompressed? Whatever. The sound otherwise is great though.

Just get what’s now impossible- a clean domestic period press.

It’s the Stones.....you’re not supposed to be obsessed with audio hifi nonsense.

Finding BOTH the zip cover AND LP in good condition for a reasonable cost is an accomplishment, if it’s a British press....double gold stars!

Late edit:

According to discogs, I have a first batch press

• Matrix / Runout (A Side label): ST RS-712189RI
• Matrix / Runout (B Side label): ST RS-712190RI

I pulled out my  copy to blast "Cant you hear..." One of my favorite intro licks I've been perfecting as a hack guitar wanker for 40 years.

It sure sounds convincing. The crunchy Keef riff(or whoever actually did it), and solid Bill Wyman bass line are close enough to audio geek requirements.The sax solo is sounds like a sax solo. Micks vocals and backup aren't audiophoole perfect, but it's a R&R recording, not a ridiculous test record for your cartidge!

My copy is great with the exception of Brown Sugar, which skips every few seconds practically till the end.
The rest of the album is amazingly in good condition and quiet.

roberjerman- And anybody would be nuts to buy a copy from "better-records.com" for $300!

Uh, hello??! The OP asked specifically about sound quality. When the goal is sound quality you simply cannot do better than better-records.com its not even close.

Granted this is the Stones. They had a certain shall we say standard. One big Stones fan loaned me a whole bunch trying to win me over. One of them made my killer system sound exactly like we were inside a Ford F-150, 1973 I would say, listening to the 6x9 in the dash. Exactly like that. So no possible way the master tape somehow magically sounds good. It is what it is.

That said, if what you want is what was on that master tape you simply cannot get closer than with a White Hot Stamper. And I’m sorry you’re so triggered you can’t see that. No actually I’m sorry you feel the need to come post your unfounded based on nothing insults. You think I LIKE having to pay hundreds of dollars just to get good sound? I do not. Not at all.

I simply refuse to hide behind ignorance. I put a good deal of time and money into making a system that is freaking insane good sounding. A system that beautifully conveys whatever is on the record. So why would I want to feed it crap records? Look, if that’s your thing you should be happy. Crap records are everywhere. Crap records are cheap. Rejoice in your crap records! Just when someone comes along wanting something better, spare us your uninformed insults. Please. Okay?

I usually recommend the Steve Hoffman Music Forum for discussions about the sound quality of different pressings.