Recomend Some Albums Recorded with True Imaging.


I am looking for some recommendations of some albums recorded for true imaging.  By that I mean a group of people playing acoustic instruments recorded old school with just two microphones.    Not songs mixed from multiple tracks and balanced to give the impression they are playing in the center.    I have recently been relistening to the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Will the Circle be Unbroken".   This is a raw recording where they found the best bluegrass and early county artists,  sat them down in a studio,   took one take,  and (probably) recording them with just 2 microphones for stereo.  No mixing and minimal processing.  What they played in the room is exactly what you hear.   The results for imaging is all I can say is wow.   Even with a half decent system you can close your eyes and tell where ever instrument is playing from and where they are standing.   And it is the first time I finally understood the phrase " the speakers disappear".

While my main preference is 70's progressive rock I don't think I will find it there.    But Jazz,  Bluegrass, Blues or Classical would be good.  Any suggestions.
delkal

Steve Earle And The Del McCoury Band: The Mountain. All vocals and instruments (all acoustic) recorded with them all standing around a single stereo microphone. They performed their live shows likewise. One of my favorite ever shows, at The House Of Blues on Sunset Blvd.

For the most lifelike imaging, one has to go binaural. Recorded with a pair of mics in a dummy head, listened to on phones.

Larry Mcneely, Geoff Levin, and Jack Skinner "Confederation" Sheffield Lab #9. Also, Jerry Garcia and David Grisman Mobile Fidelity MFSL 2-430. Also Al DiMeola, John McLaughlin, and Paco DeLucia "Friday Night in San Francisco" Live, Columbia
Some good tips so far.   I wasn't thinking that some record labels would specialize in "natural" recordings and will keep my eye out for them.  I did see Mercury Living Presence issued some collector box sets with 50 CDs each.  Instant classical collection.  Can anyone comment on their overall sound quality?   I saw some tracks were recorded in mono.
I have one of the MLP box sets and the sound quality is top notch as has always been the case with those recordings.