I have the original 'Can't Buy A Thrill' ABCX-758 and it is good sounding but doesn't qualify as audiophile. ABC was sold to MCA (or something like that) and rumor has it that the Steely Dan albums were less sounding from that point forward. I can't say that I have done an A/B test. My guess is they both sound quite similar. Nevertheless, good sound quality but not audiophile for this album. Later releases were done much better. Particularly so was greater SQ for 'Gaucho' and 'Aja'.
Yesterday afternoon...
Steely Dan 'Can't Buy A Thrill'
Rickie Lee Jones 'Pirates'
Traffic 'The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys'
