Crappy sounding "audiophile" LP's?


Hi,
Now that my system configuration is stable (for the time being, anyway) I've been dusting off music I haven't played in awhile, or in some cases, bought years ago but rarely or even never played. In the latter category are a group of audiophile LP's I bought in the mid to late 1980's, usually because TAS raved about them, they weren't that expensive back then, and I didn't know any better. :-)
So I finally listened to the Chesky LP reissue of "Scheherezade" by Reiner and the Chicago Symphony, and to the Chesky LP of a Sibelius Symphony (can't remember which one right now). These two, plus an LP on the Lyrita label of a composition by the British composer William Allwyn ("The Magic Island," I think) sound glorious, i.e., equal to the TAS hype. Great performances, too, of course.
I then dusted off a Sheffield Labs direct-to-disc LP called "Tower Of Power Direct." To my ears, it sounds lousy: bright, congealed, airless sound.
So I'm wondering if you folks have encountered "audiophile" recordings that didn't sound good to your ears, either.
rebbi
The only Chesky lp I purchased was Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition.

I was convinced that the a trick was played at the mixing deck, boosting the volume/dynamics on a standout instrument at the beginning of the record. It really turned me off.

Anyone else have a similar experience?
I haven't listened to any of the Chesky vinyl in years, though I have a lot of
the classical reissues. Does that company even still release in vinyl?
My experience has been mixed- as my equipment got better and I kept
buying more records, I found that, for the most part, I didn't really find
anything special about the MFSL vinyl. I had a UHQR of Tea that I bought
new, back in the day, and I liked both the pink rim and pink label better. My
MFSL Led Zep II doesn't compare to the original US 'RL' pressing. Most of
the Sheffield's are just not that interesting musically to me. Some of the
d2d on Eastwind, like 'Hello Hank Jones' not only sound great, but are
more
interesting to me, musically, so it's not that I'm against D2D on principle. I
found
the new Beatles' Revolver to sound sterile on vinyl, but that's been pretty
well covered. I've also bought reissues of other records, pop and blues, that
sound lifeless compared to the original pressings. On the other hand, some
reissues have been pretty good, including the 45 rpm of 88 Basie St., some
of the Classic Records reissues of various classical, pop and jazz (when
not affected by the QC problems that plagued Classic); I have most of the
Lyritas, either pressed by Decca or Nimbus. The Elizabeth McConchey,
Lloyd symphonies and a few others (including that harpsichord/string one,
the name of which escapes me) were always very enjoyable, sonically and
musically and are still not expensive, used. I was blown away with a couple
of original Columbia 6-eyes recently, stuff that you can probably find
cheaper used than the audiophile remasters.
On the other hand (now up to three hands), some of the originals are
unobtanium, or very hard to find in good condition. So, I'll put up with a
reissue just to get at the music. I think it's hard to say, in a blanket way, that
all reissues are terrible, so i think you have to go record by record.
I don't understand why they can't simply list on the LP AAA or ADA or DDA, whatever, but like Alonski said, they know what we want, why won't they give it to us?! What is the point of a digitally remastered LP? I unknowingly wasted a lot of money, now I am much more careful, but I am certain that I am still being deceived in some instances.