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Ever tossed a record aside as poorly engineered and produced only to think otherwise later

I did this with John Lee Hooker's "Mr. Lucky".  I bought this in high school and thought it was great.  As I progressed through the hobby I thought it was light, limp wristed and too soft.  I think some of this downward evolution was due to the loudness wars. Everything became more bombastic. 

Here I am 25 years later and hearing great dynamics in this Johnny Lee recording.  After I lap up this goodness of audio delight, I think to myself, "what other recordings have I dismissed before that I loved the music on but couldn't stand the production?" 

Have you done this?  I'm thinking if you offer up your experiences I can check in with them too to make sure I don't discard recordings I shouldn't. 
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mcondo
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Two come to mind. First, Madman Across the Water (SACD). Sounded very muddy when I first got it, but an upgrade to my spinner changed my mind quickly (Marantz SA 11s2). Second is still a mystery - the Stones "Stripped" cd. No change in equipment but it really grew on me - especially the last cut, Little Baby, which sounded horrible upon first listen and over time I have come to love it. Folks don't even know it's the Stones sometimes!
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gawdbless
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Hands up, all those offended by the words 'limp wristed as used in the contextual description used by the OP in his first paragraph.


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jbhiller OP
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@gawdbless, my sense is you’re joking around but if not all apologies!

i should’ve used the term “listless”
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jbhiller OP
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Maybe it’s my system is way better these days but I’m finding other recordings I previously dismissed as “listless” from the engineering or production level (not the art or music). 

One such recordung is Clapton’s 461 Ocean Boulevard.  Listened last night.  Tom Dowd did a great job on it. 
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