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Rush Permanent Waves 40th Anniversary

I bought this one with much anticipation, the 3-LP set of it, and can only say that I'm pretty disappointed with the SQ.  
I don't own any other versions of this recording, but I did own the original back in the 80's and always thought it sounded great.  I was really looking forward to hearing a remastered version on high quality vinyl.  I bought Farewell to Kings 40th and it sounds great.  I wonder what went wrong with this one?
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snackeyp OP
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I played it again last night and enjoyed it much more than the first listen.
I can't explain the difference.  A combination of mood, electrical noise, groove break in?  Not sure, but it sounds a lot better to me now.  Turning it up loud could have helped as well.
yyzsantabarbara
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Love the live stuff on this release. This recording sounds good on headphones. Feels like I am at the show.

CFNY - was my local radio station as a teenager, "The Spirit of Radio". Though in the mid 80's it was not the cool Spirit of Radio RUSH sang about.
geof3
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I generally shy away from RR’s as well. However, these 40th anny sets Rush is doing are great collectors IMO. Especially since they are one of the top two of my favorite all time bands... number one actually.
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