The Grateful Dead - American Beauty [Green label original]

Ahhhh. After a long, long work week, the Grateful Dead's American Beauty hits the spot. Does the pressing play a part in this warm bath of analog bliss? Well, the choices are broad: The DVD-Audio in 5.1 or stereo, Rhino Records recent repress, the Warner Bros' 80s reissue, and that sonic holy grail of American Beauties, the WLP (white label DJ promo). I can only claim to have compared the 5.1 mix, and the original stereo pressing. Both are delightful, but the original has the edge, and I'm still scouring eBay for the WLP.