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I too am conscious of the problem yet, not completely clear to the cause. Vinyl formulae appears to be part of the culprit. Classic Records spotty issuing frustrates me to no end. There are reasons I'm sure, There is no excuse! Speakers Corner and Analogue Productions as Rushton commented are superb. There are also a large group of smaller record companies who seem to have it right, take the release of Richard Thompson -The old kit Bag on Diverse records is spooky cool or the new Spoon release -Gimme Fiction on Merge records or Ry Cooder Manuel Galban's - Mombo Sinuendo on Nonsuch are outstanding pressings, just to name a few. Given the caliber of these performances it's a blessing that someone didn't screw up the vinyl pressing. It's too bad to say but there are many beautiful performances plagued by a vinyl pressing science that should all but be academic at this point IMHO. Happy listening!

Jaybo, I'm afraid you don't know what you’re talking about. The Analogue Productions 45's are splendid, some of the best recordings ever produced. They rival that of the early Decca recordings, Speakers Corner reissues are beautiful and consistent as well. What prey tell are you playing this vinyl on if you can't hear the difference? It is true that there is plenty of bad vinyl today, so was it true in the best days of the Lp for volume ie sixties and seventies. Try to find a decent Neil young record on Reprise, they all are plagued with surface noise, poor vinyl (material) quality. Your wrong on the account of the 45's being overrated though, I'm sorry.