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"Original Jazz Classics"

I picked up a handful of "OJC" 33 RPM pressings from a major online retailer last week. The short version is three are very good recordings and the other two just stink - tinny and compressed. I'm sure it's the recording/mastering and not the particular pressing. The two I'm not happy with are Getz's "The Brothers" and "In the Bag" by Adderly. Labels are Prestige and Jazzland, respectively.

What is the best way to learn to avoid "bad" recordings? I don't think either of these cases are exactly indicative of the labels themselves - I don't think avoiding the labels is the answer.

I suppose I just really need to research the specific recording I'm interested in before buying if I want to avoid this in the future? Or are there some guidelines I might be aware of?
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I purchased a copy of Tedeschi Trucks Band on Fantasy label.  It seems to sound okay, but I can't get past the care they took in pressing the record as far as the quality of the record rather than the sound.  The starting track and one of the four sites feels more like rough sandpaper that goes in approximately quarter of an inch in one spot, I would say half of this record has this going from zero to a quarter of an inch.  I've had a couple records that have had a rough edge and I mean the edge not going into the starting track which was not a problem I just touched it up with little emery cloth to take the sharp edge off, but in this case there's nothing I can do.  I'm not willing to put my cartridge down on the starting track for fear of damage the diamond.I bought this at a small record shop and I'm curious if they're going to return it, I've had problems with records from larger stores Music Direct being one that exchange the record without a problem.
Any suggestions?
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