Any other vinyl as quiet as ECM?

You're right about the Verve LPs being older and being played more often.

02-07-09: Xiekitchen
ECM back into vinyl, wow!
TVAD: if you have not heard Metheny on ECM German Imported pressings... THESE are the one's to get.

I agree with you. My German ECMs are probably the most quiet pressings I have. My faves there are by Steve Tibbetts. I have quite a few US ECMs cut by Bob Ludwig which are also a nice treat.

My only negative about ECM is I wish Manfred Eicher went with a little less reverb. Those albums sound great even if the speakers are not set up properly, but if you are set up for stereo and in the sweet spot, the reverb can be a little overdone. Still I love them.

I LOVE Steve Tibbitts.. I wish I could find "Northern Song" on German import ECM.. I have the other titles "Safe Journey" and the third one (forgot the title) on German ECM and sound is superb.

Yesterday I was playing a few ECMs and Concords back-to-back.

My preliminary conclusion: Yes, the ECMs are amazingly quiet, but the Concords are amazingly dynamic. They sound the most like direct-to-disc recordings even though they were tape-based.

Great artists as well--Joe Pass and Barney Kessel, Woody Herman, the L.A. Four (Shelley Manne, Laurinda Almeida, Ray Brown, Bud Shank), Charlie Byrd, etc.

I'll look for some Concord. I'm awaiting delivery of a Joe Pass solo recording on Pablo.