Whats on your turntable tonight?

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...

Pink Floyd- The Wall new remaster. VERY NICE!!!

"Magico" - another fine ECM recording; this by Egberto Gismonti, Charlie Haden and Jan Garbarek. The title says it all. Beautiful and melancholy. If you haven't heard it, I hope you will check it out. "Folk Songs" by the same trio is wonderful too.

Schuller "Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee" Dorati/Minneapolis SO (Mercury SR90282)

Dvorak "Cello Concerto in B Minor, Opus 104" Starker/Dorati/London SO (Mercury SR90303)

Crosby, Stills & Nash "Crosby, Stills & Nash" (Atlantic SO-8229/Classic Records reissue)

Gregg Allman "Laid Back" (Capricorn CP 0116)

Jeff Beck "Blow by Blow". Original 1975 release. Just installed a "new" Stanton cart with nuded D22E stylus from KAB. Things are sounding crazy good.