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dissapointing audiophile recording

Just curious what is your most dissapointing audiophile recording that you have heard, and not from a sonic stand point but a musical one.
Mine is at the moment a Kenny Rankin chesky cd recording " because of you" that I picked up at a Goodwill for a buck. I find it vocally and its musical presentation very milk toast and bland at best,almost like listening to bad Kenny G not that I believe there is any good Kenny G.
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qdrone
1,039 posts
 
A friend of mine just purchased an audiophile copy of "Welcome to Boomtown" by david and david and he called me all bummed out cause it didn't sound as good as my original pressings. I told him he might have to adjust the vta for the optimum benifit and he tells me thats a hassle. Then he says it's MY FAULT cause I wouldn't sell him one of my three promo copies and I just started laughing and told him remember 10 years ago when i was scarfing them up at 3.99 a pop and that it was an Absolute Sound AND Stereophile Record To Die For and I told you to look for one and you said?
God bless the child thats got his own.
audiofeil
4,011 posts
 
The correct name of the album is "Boomtown" and original pressings, as mentioned, are indeed wonderful.
qdrone
1,039 posts
 
You are correct sir,I got caught with the phrase in the song
Welcome
Welcome to this Boomtown
audiofeil
4,011 posts
 
Please note:

Welcome to THE (not THIS) Boomtown.
qdrone
1,039 posts
 
It's been a while since I've heard it,in fact I prefer side two to one.
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