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How good is the original unboxed Decca on Satanic Majesties?
Good. But not as good as the right later pressings with the Decca in a box label, the ones produced from about 1970 on.
The Unboxed Decca pressing earned a Super Hot Stamper grade (A++). The later pressing, which seems to always have the same stamper, showed us just how good the album can sound.
Since the originals are pricey and hard to find, not to mention noisier than the later pressings as a rule, we don’t pick them up unless they are very cheap. They cannot win a shootout in our experience.
Want to find your own top quality copy?
Consider taking our moderately helpful advice concerning the pressings that consistently win our Hot Stamper shootouts. This record has been sounding its best for a very long time this way: