The originals from 1967 have never impressed us much.
Click on the links below for more records that sound best to us on the right reissue pressing
Here are some Hot Stamper pressings that we think sound their best on the right reissue (the ones we sell, obviously; there are plenty of reissues that don’t have good sound, but the ones we offer handily beat the originals we’ve — and no doubt you’ve — heard).
Here are all the titles we’ve reviewed to date that have the potential to sound their best on the right reissue
On this album the sound varies quite a bit from track to track.
The best tracks are rich, tubey and clear; the worst thin, bright and hard.
The first track on side one rarely stayed clean when loud, but here for the most part it does. It’s a good test for whether or not you have a copy with high quality, low distortion mastering.
Listen for the least amount of smear and congestion and the most resolution.
The second track is richer and tubier – it proves that side one is mastered correctly.
On side two the first track is rough, the second track better, the third richer, sweeter and smoother still.
If you are interested in digging deeper, our listening in depth commentaries have extensive track by track breakdowns for some of the better-known albums we’ve done multiple shootouts for.
Side One
Sweet Summer Blue and Gold
If I Were You
Just a Little Bit of Rain
Bicycle Song (Soon Now)
Orion
Side Two
Wild About My Lovin’
Back Home
Meredith (On My Mind)
Train and the River
All the Beautiful Things
2:10 Train
Further Reading
- More record collecting don’ts
- The worst mistake you can make in record collecting
- Skeptical thinking is critical to achieving better sound
