And the winner is: Original CD release. This is exactly the result I expected. I made this comparison largely for fun, as I never expected the original compact disc, released in 1994, to face any serious competition from its vinyl counterpart from an audio standpoint. However good the LP may have sounded, it just wasn't going to be a serious contender against a CD released right on the cusp of the Loudness Wars era. Even with the limiting that is evident in the waveforms above, the compact disc just sounds way better. I'm honestly disappointed with the sound quality of the LP, which I feel could have been better. It's perfectly adequate for casual listening, but that's all it is - just adequate. It sounds underwhelming to my ear compared to what I've heard coming off other vinyl releases from this far into the CD era (and later). I should note here that my LP was purchased in 1995 or 1996, long before the more modern pressings that fill shelf space in record stores today. Perhaps the newer copies sound better, being products of an era in which vinyl has seen a renaissance of sorts, when quality control is perhaps better. I can't comment on this as I have no reason to buy another copy of this record on vinyl.