A buddy of my sells used cds and so I've gotten to hear a bunch from a wide selection. You'll get disagreements, but here's what I've heard (with my own ears):
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Generally good recording and performances:
- Let say 80% probability of both
Chesky
Testament
VERY recent RCA Red Seals
Telarc*
Hit 'n Miss recording and performances:
- Lets say 50% probablility of both
Older RCA Red Seals**
London*
DGG**
Teldec*
Philips**
Music Heritage Society***
Performance only:
- You'll buy it for the performance and not often
Time Life
MCA**
Coffee Costers:
- Almost as good as AOL discs
Laser Light*
All of the above are lables I've heard at least 3 of. An * is an indicator of how many of that label I personally own (*= lessthan5, **=5min, ***=deffinately more than 5.)
I'd look first for known good performances on the labels known for consistancy and choose recommended budget labels for experiments.
As always, YMMV
(puts redneck disguise back on)
Ewoo-Wee! Thank I'll go spin that Willy Tell overt'r now!