worst sounding great lps

iggy's raw power (david bowie) is a famously botched production, as is marshall crenshaw's field day (steve lillywhite). i'd throw in sst-era husker du (really great songs terribly recorded); i've also been surprised at how bad-sounding some of the smiths records were. not to be unduly controversial, but nevermind never sounded quite right to me, either--its super-clean, polished sheen saps the oomph you feel on in utero.

Ebm, It's indeed very important, but there are even more important also here!

Forgot about Raw power and Husker du...Kinks Muswell hillbillies up there as well...although according to legend that was deliberately recorded in a vintage low fi manner.

Here's some classic rock records that I feel have poor or inconsistent sound despite the great music within.

Ted Nugent-'Double Live Gonzo!'
Aerosmith-'Rocks'
Kiss-'Hotter than Hell'
Blue Öyster Cult-'Blue Öyster Cult'
Deep Purple-'In Rock'

not to start flames spewing but i have copies of many of the records mentioned here that sound fantastic. born to run, any record by yes, any record by zep, Derek and the Dominos, who's next, Kinks Muswell hillbillies... my copies come form Tom Port of Better Records and they cost a bloody fortune. each pressing or copy of a vinyl record can sound very different. Tom and his crew assemble many copies, often 30, 40, or more and shoot them out. he sometimes packages two records, one for side on and one for side two. Many people on Audiogon trash him without ever trying his stuff. i have collected his goods for 15 years and place a higher value on those pressings than my very expensive equipment. i have bought multiple copies (5 or 6 or more) of a record and done my own shoot outs when Tom does not pursue a certain artist or record and have had some luck with finding a good copy but i do not start with a big enough pool, so i find myself giving Tom my credit card number all too often.