Camel ‎– Under Age – which to choose - Italian or German pressing?


Hi!

I'm looking at purchasing an original LP Camel ‎– Under Age. Originally it has been issued in 1969 on RCA Italiana PSL 10449 https://www.discogs.com/Camel-Under-Age/release/3994226 and RCA International ‎– INTS-1107 Germany https://www.discogs.com/Camel-Under-Age/release/4693618

 

Did anybody has chance to compare which pressing sounds better - Italian or German? Should the fact that the album was recorded in Italy, i.e. the source country of the recording and mastering was Italy, influe on the choice between Italian or German pressings?

Thanks in advance.


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@roberjerman- you do realize that a grade of VG+ in the marketplace can mean anything from clean to trashed- used records are one of the few places where "very good" often means "but problems." A "good" in that scale is a potential nightmare in condition.
I don’t know this record so can’t comment on these particular pressings. I have some Italian prog that has pretty good quality surfaces, some not so good (condition being a separate variable). The German pressings were often a preferred choice if not the country of origin for good quality, but chances are it won’t be where it was mastered. For a lot of the Italian prog, the King records re-do’s from Japan were a great alternative- that’s not available here. (And this is a different band from the Camel I know).