Creedence on vinyl

Came across Gray/Hoffman’s Analogue Productions vinyl pressing of Green River at a record store a few years back in NM condition.  Considering how spendy those pressings are now and that the owner of the store gave me deals on used vinyl frequently (as I was in there spending money almost daily) and how eager I was for quality Creedence vinyl, (I’m constantly buying and ultimately parting with sub-par original-pressing Creedence vinyl) I had to buy it.

I love it.  Awesome music (obviously) and awesome sound.  Those pressings are just so darn expensive.  I have an original-vinyl self-titled LP that sounds pretty good, but I don’t know how many original vinyl pressings of Cosmo’s Factory (my fave) I’ve gone through.  Often they look good but sound beat, or have a veiled, muddy sound. This is a ‘60s-era vinyl catalog I rarely find in good shape.

My system is Clearaudio Concept Wood w/Satisfy Carbon Fiber tonearm & Clearaudio MC Concerto v2 cartridge, Musical Surroundings Phonomena II+ phono stage, fully recapped/restored Marantz 2285b, and Usher CP-6311 (with plenty of lead shot in compartments) floor-standers.  Very neutral, balanced analog system, where good vinyl pressings can sound glorious.

I’ll probably keep grabbing original Fantasy pressings where I find ‘em, but I should probably just acquire the Gray/Hoffman pressings and be done with it.

A friend of mine recently went to Norman Petty studios.  They don’t let you take video in the tour, but his wife took a quick video and I got to see it.

This made me want to get some quality Buddy Holly vinyl.

After some internet research, I decided to get the Steve Hoffman ‘85 From the Original Tapes vinyl pressing.

Not sure why, but the sibilance was unbearable.  Everything else sounded wonderful, but the sibilance was just way too much.  Not sure if the Discogs seller merely visually-graded it, if someone had played a bum stylus on it, or if I just got a bum pressing, but that proved disappointing.  
 

Wondering if anyone else had any issues with that or any other Hoffman pressings.

You're an American ... get both

@tylermunns: Good news! Analogue Productions has reissued the debut Buddy Holly LP, and it is spectacular! Considerably better than the version issued by MCA Records in 1988. AP has issued the Crickets LP as well, and it is not far behind.

As for the From The Original Master Tapes LP on MCA, if you go to the credits on the back of the cover (near the bottom), you’ll find this statement: "Digitally transferred from the original stereo and mono master tapes." That LP was issued in 1985, when digital was still in it’s infancy. I own it for the music, not the sound.

And if you like 50's Rock 'n' Roll in general, The Everly Brothers were also recorded well. I have originals (on Barnaby and Warner Brothers), and reissues done by both Rhino Records and Ace records (a great U.K. label), and they all sound great. Fantastic music too, of course. No Everly Brothers = no Beatles. ;-)

I have AP early pressing with Steve Hoffman/Kevin Gray etched in the dead wax. I compared that to a record show find original years ago and preferred the original. That Was, several years ago. Many nice improvements since. 

I'm referring to the original post