Steely Dan – Aja
Label: |
ABC Records – AB 1006 |
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Country: |
UK |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Fusion |
Tracklist
| A1 | Black Cow | 5:10 | |
| A2 | Aja | 8:00 | |
| A3 | Deacon Blues | 7:36 | |
| B1 | Peg | 4:00 | |
| B2 | Home At Last | 5:35 | |
| B3 | I Got The News | 5:07 | |
| B4 | Josie | 4:30 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – ABC Records, Inc.
- Copyright © – ABC Records, Inc.
- Published By – Anchor Music Ltd.
- 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 Studios
- Marketed By – Anchor Records Ltd.
- Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
- Pressed By – CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton
Credits
- Arranged By, Conductor [Horns] – Tom Scott
- Art Direction – OZ Studios
- Backing Vocals – Venetta Fields (tracks: A1, A3, B3)
- Bass – Chuck Rainey (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B4)
- Brass – Slyde Hyde
- Clavinet – Joe Sample (tracks: A1, A2)
- Composed By, Bass – Walter Becker (tracks: A2, A3 to B4)
- Composed By, Lead Vocals, Synthesizer, Backing Vocals – Donald Fagen
- Consultant [Sound Consultant] – Stuart Dawson*
- Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Barbara Miller (2)
- Design – Patricia Mitsui
- Drums – Steve Gadd (tracks: A2)
- Electric Piano – Victor Feldman
- Engineer – Roger Nichols
- Engineer [Assistant] – Ron Pangaliman
- Executive-Producer – Roger Nichols
- Guitar – Walter Becker (tracks: A2, A3 to B4)
- Lacquer Cut By – Allen*
- Lead Guitar [Solo Guitar] – Walter Becker (tracks: A2, A3 to B4)
- Liner Notes – Steve Diener
- Lyricon – Tom Scott (tracks: B1)
- Management [Bagman] – Leonard Freedman
- Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
- Other [Covert Operations] – Karen Stanley
- Percussion – Victor Feldman
- Photography By [Front Cover] – Hideki Fujii
- Photography By [Inside Photos] – Walter Becker
- Piano – Victor Feldman
- Producer – Gary Katz
- Rhythm Section [Hemiolas, Hockets, Maneries of Garlandia] – Andrew Frank (2)
- Saxophone [Saxes], Flute – Wayne Shorter
- Vibraphone – Victor Feldman
Notes
This version has "Allen" in the runouts.
For the version without "Allen" in the runouts see Aja
For the version with timtom cbs in the runouts see Aja
[Back cover]
An ABC Records USA Recording. Marketed by Anchor Records Ltd. ℗ & © 1977.
Sleeve printed in Great Britain by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
[Labels]
℗ 1977 ABC Records Inc.
Made in U.K.
[Inner sleeve]
© 1977 ABC Records Inc.
Recorded at Village Recorders, West L.A.; Producers Workshop, Hollywood; Warner Bros North Hollywood Recording Studios; ABC Recording Studios; Sound Labs, Hollywood; A&R Studios, N.Y.C.
Lyrics and credits on inner sleeve.
[Runout]
All runout data is etched except for the stamped "A" on the A side and "D" on the B side
For the version without "Allen" in the runouts see Aja
For the version with timtom cbs in the runouts see Aja
[Back cover]
An ABC Records USA Recording. Marketed by Anchor Records Ltd. ℗ & © 1977.
Sleeve printed in Great Britain by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
[Labels]
℗ 1977 ABC Records Inc.
Made in U.K.
[Inner sleeve]
© 1977 ABC Records Inc.
Recorded at Village Recorders, West L.A.; Producers Workshop, Hollywood; Warner Bros North Hollywood Recording Studios; ABC Recording Studios; Sound Labs, Hollywood; A&R Studios, N.Y.C.
Lyrics and credits on inner sleeve.
[Runout]
All runout data is etched except for the stamped "A" on the A side and "D" on the B side
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Label A-side): ABCL.5225A
- Matrix / Runout (Label B-side): ABCL.5225B
- Rights Society: MS
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 runout A-side): ABCL 5225 A3 ALLEN
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 runout B-side): ABCL 5225 B3 ALLEN
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 runout A-side): ABCL 5225-A-4 13 A
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 runout B-side): ABCL 5225 B-3 5 ALLEN D
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 runout A-side): ABCL 5225-A-4
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 runout B-side): ABCL-5225-B-3 ALLEN
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 runout A-side): ABCL 5225 A3 ALLEN
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 runout B-side): ABCL 5225-B-2 F
Other Versions (5 of 338)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Aja (LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Terre Haute Pressing) | ABC Records | AA-1006 | US | 1977 | |||
| 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 | ||
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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 4 months agoI think this pressing sounds awesome - way better than my New Zealand pressing and AA1006 US pressing (which ittedly is a bit worn out).
Nice crispy top end on the vocals and cymbals (no distortion or sibalance) and the bass sits in the mix perfectly. Obviously this album was recorded so well that it sounds good on any pressing - but this copy beats all that I have heard.
Note: My copy has -1/-2 runouts, no 'ALLEN' -
Edited 2 years agoWow... just found this at a local store. This has taken me by surprise. What a fabulous sounding pressing. There seems to be some variation between the songs as if they were recorded /mastered at different times by different people. The majority of this album sounds are great
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Just here because of the forthcoming UHQR release. Not sure if this Uk release is the one I have but tbh it’s one of the best sounding records I have. It’s tempting to want to hear the 45 remaster but the price is nuts (€222 at time of typing). They are also doing a UHQR of Katy Lied which as far as I know had major issues with the recording? Hard to see how they’ll justify a massive price like that with the tapes available? My only UHQR record is Kind of Blue. It sounds excellent but I much prefer the MoFi master, it’s amazing! -
Edited 2 years agoTo be avoided, in of sound quality (unfortunately, at the moment I don't have any other vinyl editions of this, except for the 1999 MCA's CD). The sound is not brilliant and the soundstage is a bit too closed: it reaches its worst with "Deacon Blues", which seems to have been taken from a completely different and amateur mastering. -
Avevo letto la recensione del disco su "Suono" o altra rivista del settore. Durante i giri per i miei mercatini,
fiere, etc. non l'avevo mai trovato.Domenica scorsa l' ho trovato gatefold made in England.
Credevo fosse un'edizione americana e non riuscivo a trovarla su discogs.
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