jaybe
The Dynamic Range Database web page is your friend
Truer words so far have not been spoken on this thread. These words are the only ones need to be listened to here.
In digital, today’s re-masters are mostly just louder, as well as being over compressed. And those, sadly are usually the only ones that are streamed or downloaded.
1st release CD’s are usually the most uncompressed. And the vinyl (but channel separation sucks big time).
Just bung in the artist up the top and the album, and look for the most green, then click on it to find the cat no. and pick up a used CD on eBay for $5
http://dr.loudness-war.info/
Here's a classic as an example Fleetwood Mac Rumors
http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=fleetwood+mac&album=Rumours
Cheers George