Whats on your turntable tonight?

Faster Pussycat - S/T

Brandi Carlile - "by the way, I forgive you"

I have a love/hate relationship with this record. I love the songs and the performance, but I really dislike the SQ.

I was enticed to come over to an old guys house today. Said he had travelled through Africa and had records.  Turned out he was a hoarder with just a few albums I was interested in, but wanted way more than they were worth.  He thought everything was a collectors item...how do you deal with people like that?  Politely, but firmly, I suppose.  Got a couple of albums just out of curiosity and listened to them:
Martha and the Muffins - This Is The Ice Age
Alphavile - Afternoons In Utopia

Pink Floyd - DSOTM

Jan Garbarek Group - “Wayfarer”

This is music that hangs around in the air long after I raise the needle.  Just Beautiful and with just enough challenge/stimulation to engender reengagement.  Bass player, Eberhard Weber, is soooo good.  

I know now this isn’t really a record review thread but I just think this record is a wonderfully inspiring way to start a day of listening or whatever I’m off and about to.  

Also, SQ on vintage ECM, to me, sounds great through my 834P.  Maybe better than on some of the 180 gm re-issues.