Dissapointed with import LPs.....

Are these imports digital re-releases of Montrose and Meatloaf or the original analogue pressings from the 70s? (analogue import vs. domestic?)

It only takes one pass with a worn-out cartridge to ruin ANY record. Import of otherwise.

Second, most records are 'bass shy' anyway.. Nature of the beasts.

Third, A lot depends on who has the mater tapes. Usually if the band recorded in the USA, no way will the owning company send the original tapes to Europe. And same thing other way round'.
So if they recorded in Europe, then buy the EU copy. If in the USA, buy the USA copy.

Finally, mastering is done when an album is cut to the machine. Each engineer has their own ideas of what is right. Some just give what is on the tape. Some goose it to their own tastes.. It is always a crapshoot.
(cut to the machine is my stupid way of saying made into a master to make the vinyl. I cannot think of the right word)

So like a Led Zep with "RL" (Robert Ludwig) in the dead wax... or not. (The RL Led Zep vinyls are highly sought after... PLENTY were not mastered by him, and do not sound as good.)

I used to buy nothing but "Made in UK" records back in the 70s and 60s because they sounded so much better to my ears than US pressings. They seemed less processed, less equalized. Today, I don't see that much difference in CDs that are made in other countries, i.e. Japan, even the UK. I do recall feeling disappointed at records made in Germany so I stayed away from them after that. I was probably unknowingly following Elizabeth's advice because so many of my favorite artists were from the UK, and recorded there.