Finally a really good sounding LP pressing of Pet Sounds?

@slaw: In the 1980’s Sundazed was doing excellent reissues of 1950's and '60's albums before anyone else except Rhino, a lot of which I bought. Of particular interest were The Byrds albums, and on Rhino Everly Brothers albums. At the same time Ace Records in England were also reissuing many Every Brothers albums (the Brothers have always been favorites in England, Dave Edmunds and Nick Lowe including a 4-song 7" 45 of their recordings of EV Brothers songs with the first pressing of Rockpile’s sole album. I have a pretty big EVB LP collection, 32 titles).

In the late-80’s I bumped into Rhino reissue engineer Bill Inglot in the Rhino Records retail store in Westwood, and told him I found the Ace LP’s to sound better than the same titles in the Rhino pressings. He told me he concurred, and attributed the difference to the superior d-2-a converters Ace Records used in mastering their pressings.

Was that told to you, 'off the record' Eric? 😅

Ha! 

I paused before telling Inglot what I did, thinking he might justifiably find me to be being insulting and/or rude. But from the interviews with him I had read, and his in person demeamor, I figured he would take it in the spirit it was said: From one Everly Brothers lover to  another. The Rhino LP's sound real good, the Ace LP's just better. The blame must be placed on Rhino, not Bill: it was their mastering system, not his. I'd love for Kevin Gray to get ahold of the EVB tapes; his system is all tube!

A response I expected and respect.

I'm also interested in that new release -- to echo bdp24 I hear nothing but good things about the CATP release of PS and would hope this could possibly be an even better pressing.

Is anyone interested in the "Vinylphyle" release that's coming out concurrently?  I don't know much about stereo releases of PS, but could this one be promising?  The AP 45RPM (Kevin Gray) is also highly regarded I hear?  Almost want to try all three releases -- two mono PS, two stereo PS (I'm just a stereo fan in general, across the board, to be honest).