In the vast, often exhaustively cataloged pantheon of recorded music, the title of “greatest sounding album ever” is typically bestowed upon works of technical grandeur and pristine production. We speak in hushed tones of Steely Dan’s Aja, a monument to studio-as-instrument perfection; we marvel at the lush, expansive soundscapes of Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon; we dissect the raw, revolutionary energy of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club ... read more