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Help, what's the best "Sticky FIngers?"

Can you point me towards the best sounding version of the Stones "Sticky Fingers." I've got the Virgin/Abko cd version, a well worn original US lp pressing (too well worn to really evaluate,) and a near mint MFSL lp. They all leave a lot to be desired in my opinion. The main problem with the MFSL is that the engineer mastered it with an exremely low sound level. I've got to turn the volume up to near maximum, so even with a well vacuumed record, there is too much awareness of groove noise or the occsional tic. This recording is the only one I've ever found with such an extreme case of this. Any suggestions?
photon46
qdrone
889 posts
 
My advice WAIT. I go to a web site for Better Records every now and then to look for vinyl and the guy is brutaly honest about the albums he sells. It's refreshing. I mean how many people will tell you the Classic remasters of Led Zeppelin II and III suck. I purchased copies of Exile on Main Street and Beggars Banquet on RTI but have not opened them up. I bought these over a year ago but I don't think Stick Fingers was offered. Wait until someone does a decent job and for now listen to your MOFI. I have the MOFI and it sounds o.k. ims alot of detail but no warmth.
photon46 OP
1,008 posts
 
Qdrone, thanks for pointing me to that web site. He evalauted some pressings I wasn't aware of which I'll keep an eye out for.
musicdoc
317 posts
 
as regards the above-mentioned site, all i can say is CAVEAT EMPTOR. some egregious and incorrect claims have been made in the past regarding reissues. a very effective salesman, to be sure. got a good amount of my money until i wised up. YMMV.
qdrone
889 posts
 
I have ordered from them but as you said everyone has there own opinion of what sounds good. Would I order the Classic remaster of Graham Nash's Songs for Beginners? Why I have an original pressing in mint shape that sounds great. Would I order the Clasic remaster of David Crosby's If Only I Could Remember My Name? Yeah and I did because my original copy was starting to show some age. Oh by the way it does sound great,one of my top three albums to listen to when it's raining. The other two Lifestyle's by John Klemmer and In the Land of Grey and Pink side two by Caravan.
qdrone
889 posts
 
Photon 46 also go to Sundazed Records website and order from them straight away and cut out the middle man. I just bought Love Revisited after being wowed with the remaster job they did with Forever Changes by Love. They are cheaper than most and they sound pretty good. By in bulk and you save on shipping which further drops the price as opposed to having to pay sales tax. I google the record lable right away to see if they sell straight to the musicaly challenged.
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