Steely Dan – Aja
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ABC Records – AA-1006 |
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US |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Jazz-Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | Black Cow | 5:07 | |
| A2 | Aja | 7:56 | |
| A3 | Deacon Blues | 7:26 | |
| B1 | Peg | 3:58 | |
| B2 | Home At Last | 5:31 | |
| B3 | I Got The News | 5:03 | |
| B4 | Josie | 4:30 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – The Village Recorder
- Recorded At – Producers Workshop
- Recorded At – Warner Bros. Recording Studios
- Recorded At – ABC Recording Studios
- Recorded At – Sound Labs, Hollywood
- Recorded At – A&R Studios
- Mastered At – A&M Mastering Studios
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
- Published By – ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – ABC Records, Inc.
- Copyright © – ABC Records, Inc.
Credits
- Arranged By [Horns] – Tom Scott
- Composed By – Walter Becker
- Engineer – Roger Nichols
- Engineer [Assistants] – Ron Pangaliman
- Engineer [Executive] – Roger Nichols
- Liner Notes – Steve Diener
- Mastered By [Credits] – Bernie Grundman
- Mastered By [Runout Etch] – G.B.*
- Producer – Gary Katz
Notes
℗© 1977 ABC Records, Inc.
Santa Maria Pressing, with "Eighth Note" ABC logo on "Target" label, but variant cat#;
AA-1006 on label, rear sleeve and spine.
Original glossy gatefold; custom (cardstock) inner sleeve contains lyrics/credits.
Recorded at:
Village Recorders, West L.A.
Producer's Workshop, Hollywood
Warner Bros. North Hollywood Recording Studios
ABC Recording Studios
Sound Labs, Hollywood
A&R Studios, N.Y.C.
Santa Maria Pressing, with "Eighth Note" ABC logo on "Target" label, but variant cat#;
AA-1006 on label, rear sleeve and spine.
Original glossy gatefold; custom (cardstock) inner sleeve contains lyrics/credits.
Recorded at:
Village Recorders, West L.A.
Producer's Workshop, Hollywood
Warner Bros. North Hollywood Recording Studios
ABC Recording Studios
Sound Labs, Hollywood
A&R Studios, N.Y.C.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (A Side Label): AA-1006-A
- Matrix / Runout (B Side Label): AA-1006-B
- Matrix / Runout (A Side Etch, var. 1): AA 1006-A (RE-4) 1C G.B. S2
- Matrix / Runout (B Side Etch, var. 1): AA 1006-B (RE-4) 1B Ẽ 8 S2
- Matrix / Runout (A Side Etch, var. 2 (S1 is upside down)): AA 1006-A (RE-4) 1C I8 S1
- Matrix / Runout (B Side Etch, var. 2 (S2 is upside down)): AA 1006-B (RE-4) 1B G2 S2
- Matrix / Runout (A Side Etch, var. 3 (S2 is upside down)): S2 AA 1006-A (RE-4) 1C F25
- Matrix / Runout (B Side Etch, var. 3 (S1 is upside down)): S1 AA 1006-B (RE-4) 1B A 25
- Matrix / Runout (A Side Etch, var. 4): AA-1006-A (3)-RE-3
- Matrix / Runout (B Side Etch, var. 4): AA 1006-B (RE-4) 1B
- Pressing Plant ID (Runout scribings ^): S
- Rights Society: BMI
- Price Code: 0798
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Aja (LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo, Terre Haute Pressing) | ABC Records | AA-1006 | US | 1977 | ||
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Aja (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) | ABC Records | 25 046 XOT | 1977 | |||
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Aja (Cassette, Album, Blue Shell) | ABC Records | 5020-1006, AB1006 H | US | 1977 | ||
| Aja (LP, Album) | ABC Records | 9022-1006 | Canada | 1977 | |||
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Aja (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo, Red Translucent) | ABC Records | 9022-1006 | Canada | 1977 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Edited one year agoHow many compete Steely Dan collections have I gone through in the past 33 years?
1990: the cassettes from the 3 dollar bin.
1992- 93: the CDs, most high jacked from Columbia House.
2001: the Brooklyn LP stash, followed 8 years later by
2009: the LA LP stash. One stop shopping at a thrift store on Hollywood Blvd. Probably one dude's collection.
2017: all sold off. Made a go of mp3s. Meh.
2023: another some dude's Steely Dan collection. Smelling like smoke and cologne, at the local record shop. Lotta first US and UK presses. Nice.
I'll probably go for used copies of the direct cerebral interface too.
What else can you say about AJA? It's one of the peak records of the 70s. SD at apogee of sophistication and fidelity. This is the top of the Maslow Pyramid. So many overdubs and punch-ins, they wore the chromium oxide off their own souls. They made everybody do a million takes of each part. Except for Steve Gadd, who nailed 'Aja' in one go. William S. Burroughs and Werner Herzog were present for most sessions, just hanging, throwing a vibe.
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