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Ever tossed a record aside as poorly engineered and produced only to think otherwise later

I did this with John Lee Hooker's "Mr. Lucky".  I bought this in high school and thought it was great.  As I progressed through the hobby I thought it was light, limp wristed and too soft.  I think some of this downward evolution was due to the loudness wars. Everything became more bombastic. 

Here I am 25 years later and hearing great dynamics in this Johnny Lee recording.  After I lap up this goodness of audio delight, I think to myself, "what other recordings have I dismissed before that I loved the music on but couldn't stand the production?" 

Have you done this?  I'm thinking if you offer up your experiences I can check in with them too to make sure I don't discard recordings I shouldn't. 
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Thanks for reminding me of the Nelson Riddle/Linda Ronstadt albums. I have them all, including a French-pressed three-box set. I haven’t listened to it in a few years. I’ll get it out for tonight’s listening session.

I have a lot of early mono jazz recordings from the 50s that continue to surprise as the system improves. It is just amazing how much information is hidden in those grooves. I dug deep into the Charlie Parker section the other night and pulled out the early Verve recording of "Swedish Schnapps." Its one of the better sounding Parker recordings and it sounded exceptional this time ... for a Charlie Parker album, that is. The playing, as usual, was superb. 

Did Charlie Parker ever play the same idea twice?

Frank
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