Hot Stamper Pressings of the Music of Chet Atkins Available Now
In 2006 we wrote our review for an orange label RCA reissue of the album.
Recently we did a shootout for the album and only one side of one of the later orange label pressings earned a Super Hot (2+) grade.
Our system was noticeably darker and clearly far less revealing than the one we have now, and those two qualities did most of the heavy lifting needed to compensate for the shortcomings of the reissue reviewed below.
What I couldn’t hear on my system back in those days (and even as late as 2006) no doubt explains most of these kinds of errors. That’s why we are constantly harping on the idea that audiophiles would do well to get good sound before they spend a fortune on vinyl.
Higher quality playback is what makes it possible to recognize and acquire better sounding records.