Steely Dan – Aja
Label: |
ABC Records – AA 1006 |
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Country: |
US |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Pop 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.
- Copyright © – ABC Records, Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – ABC Records, Inc.
- Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
- 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
- Published By – ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc.
Credits
- Backing Vocals [Uncredited] – Venetta Fields
- Bass [Uncredited] – Chuck Rainey
- Clavinet [Uncredited] – Don Grolnick
- Composed By, Bass [Uncredited], Guitar – Walter Becker
- Composed By, Lead Vocals, Synthesizer [Uncredited], Backing Vocals [Uncredited] – Donald Fagen
- Drums – Steve Gadd (tracks: A2)
- Drums [Uncredited] – Rick Marotta
- Drums [Uncredited], Percussion [Uncredited] – Jim Keltner
- Electric Piano [Uncredited], Backing Vocals [Uncredited] – Paul Griffin
- Electric Piano [Uncredited], Clavinet [Uncredited] – Joe Sample
- Electric Piano, Piano, Percussion [Uncredited], Vibraphone [Uncredited] – Victor Feldman
- Engineer – Elliot Scheiner
- Engineer [Assistant] – Ron Pangaliman
- Engineer, Engineer [Executive] – Roger Nichols
- Guitar [Uncredited] – Steve Khan
- Guitar [Uncredited], Soloist – Larry Carlton
- Horns [Uncredited] – Wayne Shorter
- Liner Notes – Michael Phalen
- Liner Notes [President, Abc Records] – Steve Diener
- Lyricon [Uncredited] – Tom Scott
- Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
- Percussion [Uncredited] – Gary Coleman
- Piano [Uncredited] – Michael Omartian
- Producer – Gary Katz
Notes
"SP" in label matrix denotes a Specialty Records Corporation pressing.
Published ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc. (BMI)
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.
Mastered: at A&M Studios, Hollywood.
℗ 1977 ABC Records, Inc. © 1977 ABC Records, Inc., Los Angeles, CA 90048, New York, N.Y. 10019.
Published ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc. (BMI)
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.
Mastered: at A&M Studios, Hollywood.
℗ 1977 ABC Records, Inc. © 1977 ABC Records, Inc., Los Angeles, CA 90048, New York, N.Y. 10019.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A - Runout): AA-1006-A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B - Runout): AA-1006-B
- Matrix / Runout (Side A - Label): AA-1006-A SP
- Matrix / Runout (Side B - Label): AA-1006-B SP
Other Versions (5 of 338)
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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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I have a NM copy. This is an ok pressing. Sounds punchy with good bass, but it’s lacking dynamics and the soundstage sounds a bit flat. The woodwind instruments are pretty underwhelming, not really as bright as they should be. The percussions are horribly flat. The vocals come in nicely, but a bit trebly, at times they are drowned out by this unbalanced mastering.
If you are gonna get an OG copy of this album, stick with a pressing done by Terre Haute, as the consensus is those pressings are considered the best of the time. The one below specifically is considered the earliest and best sounding pressing of this album:
https://discogs.versitio.com/release/368605-Steely-Dan-Aja
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