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I'm not sure...have your heard the original MONO mix of Surrealistic Pillow? There is nothing I would change about it. Perfection.
I remember when I was a teenager (mid-'80s), I got a hold of Surrealistic Pillow and thought it sounded so dated. Yet despite the production, there was something about the sound (and not just the great songs) that really drew me in. But I do remember feeling almost guilty for liking it ("if only the drums didn't sound so small and tinny," I remember thinking).
As times/aesthetics changed, I occasionally revisited the record - and slowly, the dated quality of the production completely evaporated for me. Now I can't hear anything objectionable even if I try (quite the opposite). What changed? Me? Society? I'm guessing that somewhere along the way, those 'dated sounds' became timeless.
Food for thought, remixers.
Best,
Adam