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Which LP pressing is best?

I am starting to scour ebay and elsewhere for lp's. Obviously, condition is a major factor (as is a thorough wash), but there are better and lessor pressings for many (most?) lp's.

Besides buying several and listening, is there any general way to predict which is better -e.g., first pressing, etc. Is there anywhere out there in cyberspace that might have this people's opinions re this? Is there any way to track an album's pressing history? Can I ask any other very obscure questions? :)

Thanks, Chuck
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rushton
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Another place to look is Arthur Salvatore's web site. Arthur is focused on classical music recordings and his opinions are considered by some to be controversial. I find his recommendations and opinions to more often match my own than not. See the section "Purchasing Used LPs."
http://www.high-endaudio.com/index_ac.html
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Ccryder, you'll have to be more specific about what you're looking for: what kind of music, what record labels. In classical music, there certainly are "labelographies" with very detailed information about dates and pressing plants. The Mikrocosmos labelographies being the most comprehensive: http://www.mikrokosmos.com

I'm not aware of similar compilations for pop/rock/jazz although they may exist.
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