It seems that all my analog-missing-LF-paranoia can be blamed entirely on that original DG pressing.
How could I know that I was using a superbly miserable pressing as my bass calibrator? It really made me give up on my turntables for a while there. 

Today I finished a DIY tonearm (a long and heavy one), and played the Italian pressing for the first time.
I was very proud of my achivement. Deep LF in spades! Then I compared it with the original, and all my DIY pride sank instantly. Heh heh heh. I'm not using the same TT, arm and cartridge as before, but I bet there's really nothing wrong with them after all.

Thanks for recommending the Italian box!!!

(Move to wherever appropriate if you wish. I just think it may be good to enlighten people who only have played the original, and believe that they have heard the Mravinsky #4!)


/Ronnie