Too many copies we played erred on the hi-fi-ish side, with not enough warmth. The copies that sound clean and clear just didn’t do much for us. They weren’t able to convey the intimacy and emotion of the music.
I’m sure you’ve had a similar experience playing CDs of some of your old favorites. You keep wondering why you liked the music in the first place.
Don’t blame the music. Blame those crappy CDs, or badly mastered records.
By the way, stick with Robert Ludwig-mastered pressings. Nothing else will be much good.