worst sounding great lps

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.

Bop Til You Drop. What a catastrophe.

Katy Lied

Bop 'til You Drop a "catastrophe"? I dunno, sounded pretty darn good to me. And the music is superlative, one of my all-time favorite albums.

Maybe you need to process your copy with an Intelligent Chip, Geoff? [smile]

-RW-

good thread--interesting and controversial responses. katy lied had a whole checkered history--apparently the original mix was botched due to dbx and had to be remastered--there's an interesting article about it here: http://www.steelydan.com/dennys3.html. i still think it sounds pretty good, though flatter and not as expansive as their other stuff.
gotta disagree with zep and derek and the dominos--love 'em.