The Best Release of an Album

I am often asked by friends when there are multiple releases of an album, which is the best? Rarely do I know. I can sometimes tell them the worst, but not the best. With all the musical knowledge out there in our community, I thought we might share which releases we think sound the best.

Here's my question. I have a close friend who loves Peer Gynt. I gave him a copy that someone on another forum said was the best ever. It wasn't. Not close. It sucked actually. So does anyone have a suggestion for an excellent release of Peer Gynt? My friend is CD only guy.

 

What is the best CD release of “Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd”? I want to add this CD to my collection and want buy the best mastered version there is.

Thanks,

 

Try checking the Steve Hoffman forum, they are into discussing different mastering, especially since Steve did a bunch of them in the past.

 

There's also an SACD board where they discuss which releases are better than others.