The Very Best Of Steely Dan Vinyl

The royal scam is the first steely dan record that doesn t exhibit significant musical progress from its predecessor but that doesn t mean the album is any less interesting.

The very best of steely dan vinyl.

Cds vinyl go search. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 2009 cd release of the very best of steely dan on discogs. Mca records 252 685 1. Steely dan the very best of steely dan reelin in the years.

Audio cd 46 05 46. By steely dan 1993. No vinyl cdr 25 listed for sale. The cynicism that was suppressed on katy lied comes roaring to the surface on the royal scam not only are the lyrics bitter and snide but the music is terse broken.

Get it as soon as wed aug 5. Review emerging from new york s brill building in the early 70s songwriting duo walter becker and donald fagen were two smart jewish kids raised on jazz and with a healthy cynicism about the so called music business and its attendant follies. Fortunately the very best of steely dan takes a kitchen sink approach as it delivers two discs of remarkably precise jazz rock from the storied outfit. Comparing both of nichols s masterings and the citizen steely dan mastering all of which as noted above feature very similar eqing to the vinyl it s clear that they re much brighter sounding than the original mastering that grundman worked on with nichols becker and fagen as this gif of the 84 nichols mastering light.

Steely dan have sold more than 30 million albums worldwide and helped define the soundtrack of the 70s with hits including f m reelin in the years rikki don t lose that number peg and hey nineteen amongst others culled from their seven platinum albums issued between 1972 and 1980. The very best of steely dan features all these hits and more across two cds. 2 vinyl lp compilation. Steely dan the very best of steely dan.

A career retrospective the album tracks steely dan from their more group oriented beginning which found legendary guitarist jeff skunk baxter in the lineup to their more withdrawn period in the second half of their career when becker and fagen focused on the perfectionism allowed by the studio environment. 4 8 out of 5 stars 884. Free shipping by amazon.