I've nothing against needle-drops. It's the music that's important. But I do expect reasonable quality. I had a Jazz View cd that was disgraceful, they couldn't have found a worse copy.
I have a few Fresh Sound cds which have clearly been copied straight from vinyl. Occasionally they seem to have been poorly declicked altering the sound considerably. Like you I could do better in some instances on my pc given a decent record to strat with.
I don't recall ever seeing Jackpot, probably I was into something else when it came out. I mentioned this topic to a friend who pulled it from his shelves and kindly lent it to me. I'll be playing it shortly.
Thanks Clifford, chronology is a bit difficult to pin down when you get to age! I recall my Polydor pressing was pretty bad and played at a very low evel. Always liked the Marte Roling cover on the Fontana issue. I still a few albums from that series.