Mark,
Oh, that's a relief. I wouldn't want to denigrate Donald Fagen's reputation based on a poorly mastered CD that I may have bought in Europe or Japan. I couldn't find my copy of "Nightfly" (I might have traded it in) but I did find an early Billy Joel CD, "52nd Street," dated 1978. It was produced by CBS/Sony in Japan, where I likely bought it. (I got some early CDs on press trips to Germany and Japan before they were sold in Canada.)
The Billy Joel disc has nicely balanced sound with the exception of one track. On the cover, he has an Afro (!) and is holding a trumpet. No piano visible.
My copy of Nightfly may still turn up in my storage locker.
Alan
