In 2003, Rolling Stone ranked it at number 70 on the magazine's list of the " 500 Greatest Albums of All Time." [54] It was re-ranked at number 73 in a 2012 revised list, [55] and re-ranked at number 144 in 2020. [56]

The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made– January 1996". Mojo. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013 . Retrieved 10 February 2009.Ruhlmann, William (2004). Breaking Records: 100 Years of Hits (1sted.). London: Routledge Falmer. p. 165. ISBN 0-415-94305-1. a b Boland Jr., Ed (8 September 2002). "F.Y.I." The New York Times. Archived from the original on 10 April 2008 . Retrieved 15 March 2008.

Christgau, Robert (12 May 1975). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017 . Retrieved 22 April 2017. Record Collector: Physical Graffiti– an album under review". Record Collector. Archived from the original on 4 October 2008 . Retrieved 12 February 2009. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrateded.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Best Albums Ever– February 2006". Q. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012 . Retrieved 10 February 2009. So what people talk about when they think this sounds bad is most likely the digital mastering. I myself was expecting this to be a great sounding issue but after listening I felt like it was missing something and still prefererad my older 70s issue. I thought it had a lot of detail with a clean press but for some reason sounded very flat and sterile. If you are looking for the best sounding new versions of these albums I hear that the Classic Records releases are a good choice. They are very expensive but are made by people who really care and do great mastering for vinyl. I myself am getting one and doing a blind test to see which I think sounds best between the 70s issue, 2014 remaster and 2007 Classic Records version. In the end its a good record and if you dont mind that much its just a great deal, but personally I would go for many 70s reissues that are in NM condition over this.

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Matrix / Runout (Runout side A stamped, WEA etched, variant 3): WEA SSK-89400-A/1 Manufactured in Germany Greatest Guitar Albums". Guitar World. October 2006. A copy can be found at "Guitar World's 100 Greatest Guitar Albums Of All Time– Rate Your Music". rateyourmusic.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013 . Retrieved 12 October 2011. Greatest Albums Ever– January 2003". Q. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018 . Retrieved 10 February 2009.