Whats on your turntable tonight?

Today...

P.J. Harvey  'To Bring You My Love'  Coincidental that the comment on distortion sounding undistorted came after I had played that album today.  It's really amazing how the overmodulation on the microphone, which is highly distorted (only intended so, and only on some of the songs) can sound so darn good.

Triumvirat  'Illusions On A Double Dimple'  Has any of you ever heard of this group?  I bought this shortly after acquiring my first audio system, in 1973.  A year later I bought their second album, titled "Spartacus".  They really play on the Emerson Lake & Palmer sound/style.  Not as good as ELP, but fun nonetheless.  It sounds very dated, and the SQ is just so so, but it brought back some cool memories of my first year in college.

Camel  "The Snow Goose'  A few others have posted recently on this band, Camel.  So, I thought to break out the one that I have, give it a clean, and spin it.  A nice listen, no doubt.

Steely Dan  'Gaucho'  Darn good album.  Can't get enough of the Dan.

To Bring You My Love is arguably her best work and, in my opinion, the most fun to listen to in terms of sonics. Agree with you, don’t know how they were able to make all that overmodulation sound so clean, almost natural. Just proves it can done.

I also bought Illusions On A Double Dimple when it came out. Got a cheap promo DJ copy. Remember it sounding really good, comparable to my ELP stuff... A Hot Stamper, maybe? It’s buried in the archives somewhere, I’ll try to find it.

Probably damaged because, like you, I was using my first system. Handed down to me by my sister. One of those General Electric suitcase systems with detachable speakers. Thought it sounded great at the time but I had to replace the cheap stylus every 2 months or so. Vinyl killer.

@middlemass  That is so funny, I had one of those suitcase systems, too.  But I was younger, about 9 years old.  My first system, at age 19, was a Marantz 2270 receiver, Philips 212 turntable with a Stanton 681EE cartridge, and a pair of Altec speakers.  My Triumvirat album, and all those purchased from 1973 and forward, have only been played on something that would not kill the vinyl.  During high school, however, my parents Magnavox console was a vinyl killer.  I have had to replace those albums from my high school years, rightfully so.