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Citizen Steely Dan 1972-1980

Steely Dan

1993 · Jazz, Rock

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Citizen Steely Dan 1972-1980 by Steely Dan

Citizen Steely Dan 1972-1980 is a Rock album by Steely Dan, originally released in 1993. On Gatefold: 13 pressings tracked.

About

Between 1972 and 1980 Donald Fagen and Walter Becker had one of the most spectacularly unusual winning streaks in modern pop history, and <i>Citizen Steely Dan</i> collects the entire run. Steely Dan started the ‘70s as long-haired stoners and ended the decade as jazz-pop ironists, but through it all their music retained its essential qualities. Above all, these songs are exemplars of the art of studio recording. No other pop band has paid such attention to the details of its sound design, and “Do It Again,” “Hey Nineteen” and “Black Cow” are still the standard by which hi-fi systems are tested. Then there’s Fagen and Becker’s impeccable taste in collaborators, and their unerring determination to seamlessly blend elements of jazz, rock and pure pop music. Ultimately, what really sets Dan apart from dozens of ‘70s soundalikes is the lyrical content. These songs are peculiar snapshots of modern life, filled with strange characters, bizarre food and drink, and exotic, often seedy, locales. They can be dark and cerebral but because the music is so warm and well crafted, it goes down like Scotch spiked with maple syrup. Sixty-six pieces and not a dud in sight — few have ever had a better run.

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Tracklist

  1. 1-1Do It Again5:54
  2. 1-2Dirty Work3:08
  3. 1-3Kings3:45
  4. 1-4Midnite Cruiser4:06
  5. 1-5Only A Fool Would Say That2:55
  6. 1-6Reelin' In The Years4:36
  7. 1-7Fire In The Hole3:26
  8. 1-8Brooklyn (Owes The Charmer Under Me)4:19
  9. 1-9Change Of The Guard3:38
  10. 1-10Turn That Heartbeat Over Again4:58
  11. 1-11Bodhisattva5:17
  12. 1-12Razor Boy3:10
  13. 1-13The Boston Rag5:39
  14. 1-14Your Gold Teeth6:59
  15. 1-15Show Biz Kids5:23
  16. 1-16My Old School5:45
  17. 2-1King Of The World5:00
  18. 2-2Pearl Of The Quarter3:49
  19. 2-3Rikki Don't Lose That Number4:07
  20. 2-4Night By Night3:38
  21. 2-5Any Major Dude Will Tell You3:08
  22. 2-6Barrytown3:19
  23. 2-7East St. Louis Toodle-oo2:48
  24. 2-8Parker's Band2:43
  25. 2-9Through With Buzz1:32
  26. 2-10Pretzel Logic4:31
  27. 2-11With A Gun2:17
  28. 2-12Charlie Freak2:43
  29. 2-13Monkey In Your Soul2:34
  30. 2-14Bodhisattva (Live)7:41
  31. 2-15Black Friday3:40
  32. 2-16Bad Sneakers3:19
  33. 2-17Rose Darling3:03
  34. 2-18Daddy Don't Live In That New York City No More3:13
  35. 2-19Doctor Wu3:54
  36. 2-20Everyone's Gone To The Movies3:44
  37. 2-21Chain Lightning2:59
  38. 3-1Your Gold Teeth II4:12
  39. 3-2Any World (That I'm Welcome To)3:53
  40. 3-3Throw Back The Little Ones3:13
  41. 3-4Kid Charlemagne4:37
  42. 3-5The Caves Of Altamira3:32
  43. 3-6Don't Take Me Alive4:14
  44. 3-7Sign In Stranger4:21
  45. 3-8The Fez3:58
  46. 3-9Green Earrings4:05
  47. 3-10Haitian Divorce5:48
  48. 3-11Everything You Did3:54
  49. 3-12The Royal Scam6:31
  50. 3-13Here At The Western World4:00
  51. 3-14Black Cow5:08
  52. 3-15Aja7:56
  53. 3-16Peg3:55
  54. 4-1Deacon Blues7:33
  55. 4-2Home At Last5:32
  56. 4-3I Got The News5:04
  57. 4-4Josie4:31
  58. 4-5FM5:05
  59. 4-6Babylon Sisters5:48
  60. 4-7Hey Nineteen5:07
  61. 4-8Glamour Profession7:28
  62. 4-9Gaucho5:30
  63. 4-10Time Out Of Mind4:11
  64. 4-11My Rival4:30
  65. 4-12Third World Man5:14
  66. 4-13Everyone's Gone To The Movies (Demo)3:57

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Classic Rock
  • polished
  • detached
  • cerebral

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Box set (16 x 31 x 3,9 cm), plastic tray inside with two slots for two jewel cases each.
Each disc in standard jewel case, with 2-page (1-sided) front inserts & back inserts. Discs are numbered 1 to 4, but all only have the main cat# MCAD 4-10981.
40-page booklet/book (13,7 x 28,7 x 0,3 cm): release notes, track list, credits (by album), repros of album sleeves, thank you's, quotes from reviews and peer musicians, photos, essay (by Willman)
Unopened item comes with a 'contents sticker' on shrinkwrap: "Digitally Remastered / Four-Album Set Featuring / Every Song From Seven Platinum / Releases Plus Rare Cuts And An / Extensive Historical Booklet / MCAC4/D4-10981"
Tracks 1-1 to 1-10 from Can't Buy A Thrill (opens in a new tab) (originally ABC LP 758) (1972): Recorded at The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, CA.
Tracks 1-11 to 2-2 from Countdown To Ecstasy (opens in a new tab) (originally ABC LP 779) (1973): Engineered at Village Recorder, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, CA. Rick Derringer recorded at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO.
Tracks 2-3 to 2-13 from Pretzel Logic (opens in a new tab) (originally ABC LP 808) (1974): Engineered at The Village Recorder, West Los Angeles. Overdubs and mixdown at Cherokee Sound, Chatsworth, California.
Track 2-14 recorded in concert on cassette at The Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, California, June 1974. Originally "B" Side of Hey Nineteen (opens in a new tab) Single (1980).
Tracks 2-15 to 3-3 from Katy Lied (opens in a new tab) (originally ABC LP 846) (1975): Recorded at ABC Recording Studios Inc., Los Angeles.
Tracks 3-4 to 3-12 from The Royal Scam (opens in a new tab) (originally ABC LP 931) (1976): Engineered at ABC Studios in Los Angeles and at A&R Studios in New York.
Track 3-13 from sessions for 'The Royal Scam' (1976) / Originally Greatest Hits (opens in a new tab): Recorded at ABC Studios, Automated, A&R Studios New York and Cherokee Studios. Mixed at Automated.
Tracks 3-14 to 4-4 from Aja (opens in a new tab) (originally ABC LP 1006) (1977): Recorded at Village Recorders, West L.A.; Producer's Workshop, Hollywood; Warner Bros. North Hollywood Recording Studios; Sound Labs, Hollywood; A&R Studios, New York.
Track 4-5 from the soundtrack album FM (opens in a new tab) (MCA LP 1200/2) (1978): Recorded at Village Recorders, Armand Steiner Soundlab, Studio 55 and Capitol Studios.
Tracks 4-6 to 4-12 from Gaucho (opens in a new tab) (originally MCA LP 6102) (1980): Recorded at Soundworks, N.Y.C.; A&R Studios, N.Y.C.; Sigma Sound Studios, N.Y.C.; Automated Sound Studios, N.Y.C.; Village Recorders, West L.A.; Producers Workshop, Hollywood. Mixdown at A&R Studios and Village Recorders.
Track 4-13 from 1971: Recorded at ABC Studios.
Remastered at Masterphonics, Nashville.
Sherlie Matthews on 'Can't Buy A Thrill' as Shirley Matthews.

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