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Adam CR wrote:

johnnyshape wrote:Def Leppard - Hysteria

Yo!

EA forumist Hip Priest was kind enough to send me the 'deluxe edition' (two CD).

It's unopened.

Say the word and it's yours.

Well, there's gratitude for ya. I spent hours and hours agonoising over that gift.

i think terraform is my favourite sounding record ever to be honest. its better sounding than ap or 1000 IMHO, though they do sound rad as well. i wonder if bob will decide to swear at me again for opening my yap.

I'll also add Cowboy Junkies' cover of Sweet Jane. Such a fabulous sound, courtesy of one Soundfield microphone. That sounds like you're right in the room listening to the band.

[quote="mendoza"]Beach Boys - Friends...mellow record from 1968.
and Love You. weird little record.

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I'm off to listen to this right now!

cwiko wrote:

WoundedFoot wrote:Personally, I havent heard too many records in which the production is god-awful. Even if the overall audio quality is not "fantastic", most "lo-fi" albums have a nice aesthetic that encourages repeated listenings and isnt painful to sit through.

Here's a couple for ya:

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
This sounds like each & every instrument was recorded with SM-57's with no pop-filter on them.

Hahaha. You have a point there. That is a weird, tinny sounding record. I like SM-57/58s, but I wouldnt make a record that sounds like those were the only mics I used. That waveform is just hilarious though. Big ol' square waveforms are good if the music you're making is overly harsh, but its luaghable when its the chilli peppers.

They are a very horrendous band, and I think the production on My Chemical Romance's new album is 'god-awful'. Some in-house label engineer made that record sound like ass.

Some great choices on this thread.

I'll second The Dirty Three's : Ocean Songs, which is one of my favorite recordings of all time.

Goat : The Jesus Lizard

All the Shellac records sound great to me.

Five Leaves Left : Nick Drake. Some crits suggest that Bryter Layter was the better sounding but to me it sounds overblown and those godawful string arrangements make me want to puke. Pity, coz there are some fine songs there.

The Hands of Caravaggio : MIMEO

John Wall : Fractuur

Beirut : Gulag Orkestar

Whether one likes him or not Beck made a beautiful sounding record with Sea Change.

The Fall's Hex Enduction Hour is my favorite record, sound-wise. No idea why, really, but I like how it was recording.

And yeah yeah yaeh yeah, Loveless and Spiderland.

in addition to many which were already mentioned:

television - marquee moon
gastr del sol - the serpentine similar
unwound - repetition
nina nastasia - the blackened air
codeine - the white birch
cows - cunning stunts

bob marley - catch a fire (the jamaican version sounds far better than the american release, much less compressed in general)

lee perry - hold of dead (the "best sounding" dub reggae album ever)

dr dre - chronic 2001 (best mixing of any rap album, 2nd best beatmaking of any rap album (after wu tang 36 chambers), so many real analog synths, so many cool guitar+bass+percussion recordings, so many great drums sounds sampled from vinyl thru some really nice tube preamp, gotta love it)

blockhead - music by cavelight

creedence clearwater revival - the album with "hideaway" and "its just a thought".... i forget the album title

el-p - fantastic damage

beach boys - pet sounds

sepultura - chaos ad

dillinger escape plan - miss machine

restless mashaits - kingston sessions

I'm going to be predictable...

Pretty much most things Steve has recorded sound great to me, this isn't a suck up, I really love the sound of his recording.

Rid of Me - PJ Harvey, is amazing as is Pixies - Surfer Rosa, even In Utero... etc. etc. On vinyl, on a good player with a nice pair headphones, after a couple of drinks, pure audio heaven.

I also love Kind of Blue - Miles Davis, Getz/Gillberto - Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto.

For metal madness Betty - Helmet is fucking amazing and pretty much the only thing I really love about that band, also a New Zealand band Shihad, made a record called Killjoy which blows me away, it's a very "Steve" sounding record as it was recorded live straight to tape with some very nice mics.

Also a bunch of recordings of the Chicago Phili doing Stravinsky in the 50s are great...