The finest technically recorded album. LP or CD

Lindsay Buckingham's "Out of the Cradle" on cd is one of the best I have ever heard. It is 10 years old and has never been remastered.

The original vinyl copy has to be the best, I have 3 different copies, all but the CD remastered, and still the original is the best, even better than the MFSL version.

jeff

"Technically recorded", what does that mean? If I have it right "Charlie Byrd" on Crystal Clear 45RPM direct-to-disc LP would trump all of those mentioned. Being direct-to-disc it has never been subjected to any storage media before cutting, ie digital or analog tape. The 45 rpm speed means that more data is being read by the stylus and the minimal miking tecnique used assures a solid, three dimensional image. Technically, as close as you can get to live with the exeption of live FM broadcasts which are not subject to the violence done to the music by any storage media at all.

I agree with Viridian. Because the direct to disc recordings are made in "realtime", some "clams" are heard also. That's the charm of some of these LPs. I don't listen much to Big Band, but the "King James Version" by the Harry James Band is astounding. Talk about "presence". It will transform your speakers into a pair of horns. And if you own horns, it would be "off the chain"!

I'm so surprised anyone else would know about Lindsay Buckingham's "Out of the Cradle"! Great catch Kira.

I also agree with Lugnut about Rickie Lee Jones debut album. The original vinyl, the mofi vinyl, and the cd versions are all excellent.

But most of all, my original West German pressing of Joni Mitchell's "Court In Spark" really blows everything away. I've recently purchased the DCC gold version but haven't opened it. I truly can't image it getting any better.

Side note: Most records by Ladysmith Black Manbazo sound great. Especially soundstage.