Whats on your turntable tonight?

Doing a King Crimson marathon tonight.

Court of the Crimson King
Wake of Poseidon
Islands
Lizard
Larks' Tongue in Aspic
Starless and Bible Black
Red

Cheap Trick- Special One
Indeed! A great CT album. Check it out if you have not heard it yet. One of my fav CT LP's!

Jacques Loussier Trio = Satie I've spent too much time not know about this recording; coming at it from the jazz side.

Shostakovich, String Quartet No. 1, Fitzwilliam Qt, L'Oiseau Lyre DSLO 31 (Written in 1938 at the age of 32, this first string quartet demonstrates why Shostakovich is such a master. Just a phenomenal introduction to delights to come in the remaining 14 quartets he was to write over his lifetime.)

Freddie Hubbard, Here to Stay - Blue Note ST-84135 (45rpm Music Matters reissue)

Doc Watson, Doc Watson On Stage - Vanguard VSD 9/10 (incredibly good music making)
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Returning my recent purchase of the Beach Boys' "SMiLE" on 2LP due to high distortion levels in the pressing (inner bands, side 2 only, but not always the quietest surfaces elsewhere either). Noise and distortion issues aside however, IMO the sound quality and packaging weren't all they were hyped up to be in any event. With its bloated bottom, thin mids, and exagerated highs, to go with a rather flat soundstage, it sounds neither like a good-quality 60's record, nor like a typical 60's Beach Boys pressing (which usually suffered from compromised sound in different ways). And the look and feel of the printed materials are in no way period-accurate, or even noteworthy by current standards. So, rather than trying again, I may just play it safe and go with the CD set instead...