This is a review of one of my CDs in "Music Maker:-

"Whatever this guy is on, I want some! Dave
Taylor's album(his third) is about as manic as it
gets and extremely funny, to boot. Forget the
less than perfect sound quality, this guy is up
there with giants like Peter Sellars, Spike
Milligan, Tommy Cooper and, on the other side
of the coin, Derek Brimstone and a few other
off-the-wall creative talents from the folk club
days of the late 1960s and '70s . This certainly won't appeal to all
tastes but I, for one, love what he does and
give this a genuine thumbs up. Loonytunes are
alive and well. Thanks, Dave, for making me
laugh."

Point being, it's the content that's the most important thing. However, the point was brought home to me when one of the tracks was issued on a compilation, and it seemed a lot quieter and not to project as well as the other tracks which presumably were professionally done. Hence the decision to go for pro mixing/mastering - especially on tracks involving a lot of instruments.

Sorry if this seems a bit like self promo but just to illustrate the point - I think there's evidence for both defence and prosecution here.