The concept of the master is unhelpful in inhibiting artists from setting out a version of a song in studio conditions once they've had chance to live with it a

The concept of the master is unhelpful in inhibiting artists from setting out a version of a song in studio conditions once they've had chance to live with it and play it live for a while. Live recordings are more spontaneous but we all know that the sound can be less than ideal. I've been listening to a few recordings of Little Feat's Rock'n'Roll Doctor [1] - a wonderful song but one where I'm convinced by far the least interesting version is the 'master recording'. How many songs languish because the master is not that great? [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-r-qi_cJs0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-r-qi_cJs0