SQ of "Rock of Ages" on CD

There's a little discussion here that might help:

The Band: Rock of Ages vs Live at the Academy of Music 1971 | Steve Hoffman Music Forums

@tomcy6 

Thanks; I'll check it out. 

I asked here because I've purchased cds before that were popular on the Hoffman site and have not liked the SQ of the mixes they favor.

I suspect Rock of Ages was simply not recorded well, to begin with, which is a shame. 

Just found a Sound and Vision interview with R. Robertson. Apparently the original mixing was done by him and Phil Ramone at Criteria, before the studio was completed and they didn't like the mix, either, which Robertson describes as "murky". Supposedly, this was subsequently rectified when he and Bob Clearmountain redid it for the Academy of Music box set. I'll look into that. 

I guess you got shortchanged on the SACD but your ear for sound quality was confirmed.by R.Robertson and Bob Clearmountain.  

Rock of Ages is, and always was, a poorly recorded and mixed LP. I have it, a big Band fan, and rarely if ever spin it.

Unfortunate