Dire Straits - Love Over Gold - Hot Stamper

Dire Straits - Love Over Gold - Hot StamperThis modern album (from 1982, which makes it over 40 years old, but that's modern in our world) can sound surprisingly good on the right pressing. We pick up every clean copy we see of this album, domestic or import, because we know from experience just how good the best pressings can sound. What do the better copies have? Real dynamics for one. And with those dynamics, you need rock solid bass. Otherwise, the loud portions simply become irritating.

The unique sounds of the instruments are reproduced with remarkable fidelity

there is simply no Roxy album that is as well-recorded as the first three Ferry solo projects: These Foolish Things (1973)

Next time we update the list this album has got to go on it

The energy of her performance drives the music the way you want it to

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Chris Thomas produced side one

What do the better copies have

and the rest of the band have to step up their game just to keep up with the guy

rich and sweet

I put this album right at the top of the heap along with several other landmark albums from the period: More Songs About Buildings and Food

Some of you no doubt know that there is a Direct to Disc on Sheffield by this band

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