You should be able to find a VG+ 1970 or 1972 repress for around $25, which apparently (at least in some cases) is a repress of a 1968 mix, not the OG 1966 mix. I think mine sounds pretty good though I've never done an A v B comparison with the early 2000s CD remaster.
I love the way BoB sounds (2AM road-trip music otm), but I wouldn't say it is an audiophile album, even though it was recorded in a very good studio.
― the colour out of space (is the place) (PBKR), Monday, 26 October 2020 15:27 (three years ago) link
Thanks. As another point of comparison, the tracks on The Cutting Edge sound good (as the Bootleg Series tend to sound), without all the weird brightening of the remaster.
― New Adventures in WiFi (morrisp), Monday, 26 October 2020 16:03 (three years ago) link
I wondered maybe if the ‘harshness’ was somewhat intentional eg “thin mercury sound, metallic and bright gold”
― brimstead, Monday, 26 October 2020 17:20 (three years ago) link