I also have the SACD, and I love it,
True, you can tell Ray’s age but the feeling is very much there. For instance, on the EltonJohn song, there is a Ray’s verse where he is enters out of pitch, I even cringe the first time I heard it. Now I hear it and realize that that’s how it should be…
He truly is a genius, the same way Sinatra was a master at phrasing, Ray is the master of feel.


The sailor does not pray for wind, he learns to sail. --Lindborg