Roy Thomas Baker makes a great record. Especially his vocal production. Great examples are Queen and The Cars. Another producer I like to match mixes next to is Nigel Godrich. The records he has done with Radiohead, Beck, and Air have a great mix of organic and electronic sounds and they aren't compressed to death.
Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall are great sounding records.
Sometimes I like to try for a sound like Fleetwood Mac got on Rumours and their Self titled. Sometimes I write heavy with some strangeness involved. Brainiac is usually good for a heavy, freak out mix.
So many great sounding records. I'm sure there are a lot of well produced records I don't like, but I rarely will listen to something that annoys me long enough to notice.
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