Not impressed with binaural recordings.

[bugeyed]

I have never enjoyed headphones as much as speakers, but I do enjoy them for casual listening. I just can't "believe" the image without a center image out in front. Anyway, I was intrigued by the claims made by some regarding well done binaural recordings. I acquired some tracks by Chesky & others & yes there is a sense of the space of the venue, but it seems that most of the recordings were made with the primary instruments either far left or right not in front where I expect them to be. Even on one of the demo tracks by Dr. Chesky, he demonstrated the process with speech at different distances from the microphones, but again he was to the right & left only. No effort was made to demonstrate what binaural recording can do to reproduce a realistic live performance with musicians in front. Does anyone have any info about this, or recommend some recordings that recreate a decent soundstage with headphones?
Kev