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| Artist: | Steely Dan |
| Title: | Steely Dan Aja Analogue Productions UHQR VINYL 2 LP BOX SET 45RPM |
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| Released: | 26/10/2023 |
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Please note this release date may be subject to change and also stock arrival can be subject to delays, in particular if this is an overseas release. |
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| Format: | 200GM VINYL 2LP BOX SET AUDIOPHILE 45RPM |
| Country | US |
| Barcode: | 753088144578 |
| Catalogue number: | AUHQR 0014-45 |
| Store location: | AUDIOPHILE |
| SKU: | HOM01142 |
| Condition: | NEW |
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| Genre: | Jazz , Rock , Pop , Pop |
| Categories: | New Vinyl In This Week , Recommendations , Steely Dan UHQR Vinyl LPs and Hybrid SACD , Vinyl Arrivals Just In |
| Blog Posts: | News Catch-up 09 April 2023 |
Analogue Productions UHQR vinyl 2 LP box set - 45rpm - full details to follow - release date tbc
Aja — Steely Dan's landmark sixth studio album now on UHQR!
Definitive reissue Ultra High Quality Record, the pinnacle of high-quality vinyl!
45 RPM LP release limited to 25,000 numbered copies
Mastered by Bernie Grundman from an analog, non EQ'd tape copy
Pressed at Quality Record Pressings using 200-gram Clarity Vinyl®
Purest possible pressing and most visually stunning presentation and packaging!
Tip-on old style gatefold double pocket jackets with film lamination by Stoughton Printing
If you were an audiophile in the late 1970s, you owned Aja. Rolling Stone, which ranks 1977's Aja at No. 63 on its latest 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, says "this was Walter Becker and Donald Fagen's no-holds barred stab at becoming a huge mainstream jazz-pop success.
"And sure enough, thanks to sweet, slippery tracks like 'Deacon Blues,' and 'Peg,' this collegiate band with a name plucked from a William Burroughs novel and a songbook full of smart, cynical lyrics became bona fide superstars, shooting to the Top Five and selling platinum. And yes, Aja even won a Grammy for Best Engineeed Album."
Fagan and Becker would assemble a revolving cast of almost 40 session musicians to play on the album, consisting of some of the all-time greats, including Joe Sample, Larry Carlton, Wayne Shorter, Steve Gadd, Lee Ritenour, Timothy B. Schmidt — it's a long list. It's a Who's Who of session superstars.
The album name and its title track were inspired by a South Korean woman whom a high school friend's brother had married after serving in the army in her country. The chord progressions and melodies are so unique and so typically Steely Dan. The drum solo at the end of the title track by Steve Gadd is also astounding.
Founded by core members Walter Becker (bass) and Donald Fagen (vocals, keyboards), Steely Dan's popularity rose throughout the late 1970s on, and their seven albums throughout that period of time blended elements of jazz, rock, funk, R&B, and pop. Steely Dan created a sophisticated, distinctive sound with accessible melodic hooks, complex harmonies and time signatures, and a devotion to the recording studio. Becker and Fagen, with producer Gary Katz, gradually changed Steely Dan from a performing band to a studio project, hiring session musicians to record their compositions. The duo didn't perform live between 1974 and 1993. But their popularity nevertheless grew throughout the '70s as their albums became critical favorites and their singles became staples of Adult Oriented Radio and pop radio stations.
After a brief battle with esophageal cancer, Walter Becker died on September 3, 2017 at the age of 67. Steely Dan has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2001. VH1 ranked Steely Dan at No. 82 on their list of the 100 Greatest Musical Artists of All Time. Rolling Stone ranked them No. 15 on its list of the 20 Greatest Duos of All Time.
This stereo UHQR reissue will be limited to 25,000 copies, with gold foil individually numbered jackets, housed in a premium slipcase with a wooden dowel spine.
| A1 | Black Cow Backing Vocals - Clydie King Backing Vocals - Rebecca Louis Backing Vocals - Sherlie Matthews Backing Vocals - Venetta Fields Bass - Chuck Rainey Clavinet - Joe Sample Drums - Paul Humphrey Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] - Victor Feldman Guitar - Larry Carlton Lead Vocals, Synthesizer - Donald Fagen Tenor Saxophone - Tom Scott |
5:07 |
| A2 | Aja Backing Vocals - Timothy B. Schmit Bass - Chuck Rainey Drums - Steve Gadd Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] - Joe Sample Guitar - Denny Dias Guitar - Larry Carlton Guitar - Walter Becker Lead Vocals, Synthesizer, Whistle [Police Whistle], Backing Vocals - Donald Fagen Percussion - Victor Feldman Piano - Michael Omartian Tenor Saxophone - Wayne Shorter |
7:56 |
| B | Deacon Blues Backing Vocals - Clydie King Backing Vocals - Sherlie Matthews Backing Vocals - Venetta Fields Bass - Walter Becker Drums - Bernard Purdie Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] - Victor Feldman Guitar - Larry Carlton Guitar - Lee Ritenour Lead Vocals, Synthesizer - Donald Fagen Tenor Saxophone - Pete Christlieb |
7:26 |
| C1 | Peg Backing Vocals - Michael McDonald Bass - Chuck Rainey Clavinet - Don Grolnick Drums - Rick Marotta Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Backing Vocals - Paul Griffin Guitar - Steve Khan Guitar [Guitar Solo] - Jay Graydon Lead Vocals - Donald Fagen Lyricon - Tom Scott Percussion - Gary Coleman Percussion - Victor Feldman |
3:58 |
| C2 | Home At Last Backing Vocals - Tom Scott Bass - Chuck Rainey Drums - Bernard Purdie Guitar - Larry Carlton Guitar [Guitar Solo] - Walter Becker Lead Vocals, Synthesizer, Backing Vocals - Donald Fagen Piano, Vibraphone - Victor Feldman |
5:31 |
| D1 | I Got The News Backing Vocals - Clydie King Backing Vocals - Michael McDonald Backing Vocals - Rebecca Louis Backing Vocals - Sherlie Matthews Backing Vocals - Venetta Fields Bass - Chuck Rainey Drums - Ed Greene (2) Guitar - Dean Parks Guitar [Guitar Solo] - Larry Carlton Guitar [Guitar Solo] - Walter Becker Lead Vocals, Synthesizer - Donald Fagen Piano, Vibraphone, Percussion - Victor Feldman |
5:03 |
| D2 | Josie Backing Vocals - Timothy B. Schmit Bass - Chuck Rainey Drums, Percussion - Jim Keltner Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] - Victor Feldman Guitar - Dean Parks Guitar - Larry Carlton Guitar [Solo] - Walter Becker Lead Vocals, Synthesizer, Backing Vocals - Donald Fagen |
4:30 |
| format | SACD | Vinyl LP vinyl
| Despatched In | 2-4 weeks |
| Forthcoming | No |
| Recently In Stock | Yes |
| Forthcoming | No |
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