Will try your suggestions

and regarding zombies, I couldn't agree more :-)
Fantastic how dynamic these old scratchy 45's can sound! I'm searching for the secrets behind to implement in my RB recordings!

Here's time of the season live, don't know if any of the zombies are in this band but the sound has been sommewhat preserved:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwMkj5_pxfg

And then take this example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxarPu5mgUk

Notice how the vocal stands out in the mix :-)
Would love to be able find out some of the secrets :-)