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Best Sounding LPs

Well, after years of chasing a truly satisfying digital sound to little avail, I've finally taken the vinyl plunge. Boy, is it great! It's like listening to music for the first time again.

I have found, however, that LP quality varies widely and unpredictably. When they're good they're magical. When they're bad you might as well be listening to crummy redbook.

Can anyone recommend great sounding lps to search for? I listen to everything, especially rock, jazz, folk, county, acoustic music, plus symphonic and chamber music.

Recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
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Classical has already been well represented here, so...

See if you can find a copy of 'Voyage 34' by Porcupine Tree. Awesome rock, ala Pink Floyd back when they were good (the 70s) but with a more timeless quality. Excellent guitar work- Porcupine Tree is the torch bearer for the Prog Rock Guitars That Destroyed the World.

Big bass, big sound. Best bet is eBay, but rumour has it that the LP will be reissued on premium vinyl along with the part 2 as a two record set.

Most of Porcupine Tree's material has been or is on LP. If you like any of it, you have to get it all. Some is available online at freakemporium.com (which is a cool resource anyway). The recent reissue of Signify and Coma Divine are excellent.

See also
http://atma-sphere.com/awards/bya/index.html

'bya' is for Bass of the Year awards. The discography is or was on LP except for years 1999 and 2001.

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