great 70s country lps...audophile grade

How about some Kris Kristifferson? I really enjoy listening to Silver Tongued Devil & I, and Border Lord (though not so much his first album on vinyl, for some reason).

Also Waylon/Honky Tonk Heroes sounds pretty awesome to me.

+Ebm! I'll go further. Stardust by anyone.

Will The Circle Be Unbroken.....
3 album set with great photography.

Thanks...purists might scoff...but picked up Ronstandt's Simple Dreams...wow...reference recording...also have 3 lp Circle as mentioned...very nice...how bout emmylou Harris?

I like the old school outlaw country singers like Waylon Jennings, David Allen Coe, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams Jr and Johnny Cash. I have to admit to not being a huge fan of Willie Nelson though. As was already stated, much of country music from that era was well recorded and produced. Also, a lot of it is, more or less, unadorned with little processing. Maybe some eq leveling but nothing dramatic.