How can it be that some old recordings sound sublime?


How do some older records sound insanely great?

I'm listening to Bill Evans "Song for Debbie" on vinyl. The soundstage is palpable. This is a live recording from 1961.   How is this possible?  
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Class A tube mastering amps, tube microphones, minimal miking and a real sound engineer with real ears doing the work.  Simple enough as opposed to most of the dreck of today.