Steely Dan – Aja

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Label:

ABC Records – AB-1006

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Santa Maria Pressing, Gatefold

Country:

US

Released:

1977

Genre:

Jazz, Rock

Style:

Jazz-Rock

Tracklist

Hide Credits A1 Black Cow Backing Vocals – Clydie King, Rebecca Louis, Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields Bass – Chuck Rainey Clavinet – Joe Sample Drums – Paul Humphrey Electric Piano – Victor Feldman Guitar – Larry Carlton Synthesizer – Donald Fagen Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – Tom Scott Backing Vocals – Clydie King, Rebecca Louis, Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields Bass – Chuck Rainey Clavinet – Joe Sample Drums – Paul Humphrey Electric Piano – Victor Feldman Guitar – Larry Carlton Synthesizer – Donald Fagen Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – Tom Scott 5:07 A2 Aja Backing Vocals – Donald Fagen, Tim Schmit* Bass – Chuck Rainey Drums – Steve Gadd Electric Piano – Joe Sample Guitar – Denny Dias, Larry Carlton, Walter Becker Percussion – Victor Feldman Piano – Michael Omartian Synthesizer, Whistle [Police Whistle] – Donald Fagen Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – Wayne Shorter Backing Vocals – Donald Fagen, Tim Schmit* Bass – Chuck Rainey Drums – Steve Gadd Electric Piano – Joe Sample Guitar – Denny Dias, Larry Carlton, Walter Becker Percussion – Victor Feldman Piano – Michael Omartian Synthesizer, Whistle [Police Whistle] – Donald Fagen Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – Wayne Shorter 7:56 A3 Deacon Blues Backing Vocals – Clydie King, Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields Bass – Walter Becker Drums – Bernard Purdie Electric Piano – Victor Feldman Guitar – Larry Carlton, Lee Ritenour Synthesizer – Donald Fagen Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – Pete Christlieb Backing Vocals – Clydie King, Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields Bass – Walter Becker Drums – Bernard Purdie Electric Piano – Victor Feldman Guitar – Larry Carlton, Lee Ritenour Synthesizer – Donald Fagen Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – Pete Christlieb 7:26 B1 Peg Backing Vocals – Michael McDonald, Paul Griffin Bass – Chuck Rainey Clavinet – Don Grolnick Drums – Rick Marotta Electric Piano – Paul Griffin Guitar – Steve Khan Guitar, Soloist [Solo Guitar] – Jay Graydon Lyricon – Tom Scott Percussion – Gary Coleman, Victor Feldman Backing Vocals – Michael McDonald, Paul Griffin Bass – Chuck Rainey Clavinet – Don Grolnick Drums – Rick Marotta Electric Piano – Paul Griffin Guitar – Steve Khan Guitar, Soloist [Solo Guitar] – Jay Graydon Lyricon – Tom Scott Percussion – Gary Coleman, Victor Feldman 3:58 B2 Home At Last Backing Vocals – Donald Fagen, Tim Schmit* Bass – Chuck Rainey Drums – Bernard Purdie Guitar – Larry Carlton Guitar, Soloist [Solo Guitar] – Walter Becker Piano, Vibraphone [Vibes] – Victor Feldman Synthesizer – Donald Fagen Backing Vocals – Donald Fagen, Tim Schmit* Bass – Chuck Rainey Drums – Bernard Purdie Guitar – Larry Carlton Guitar, Soloist [Solo Guitar] – Walter Becker Piano, Vibraphone [Vibes] – Victor Feldman Synthesizer – Donald Fagen 5:31 B3 I Got The News Backing Vocals – Clydie King, Michael McDonald, Rebecca Louis, Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields Bass – Chuck Rainey Drums – Ed Greene (2) Guitar – Dean Parks Guitar, Soloist [Solo Guitar] – Larry Carlton, Walter Becker Piano, Vibraphone [Vibes], Percussion – Victor Feldman Synthesizer – Donald Fagen Backing Vocals – Clydie King, Michael McDonald, Rebecca Louis, Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields Bass – Chuck Rainey Drums – Ed Greene (2) Guitar – Dean Parks Guitar, Soloist [Solo Guitar] – Larry Carlton, Walter Becker Piano, Vibraphone [Vibes], Percussion – Victor Feldman Synthesizer – Donald Fagen 5:03 B4 Josie Backing Vocals – Donald Fagen, Tim Schmit* Bass – Chuck Rainey Drums, Percussion – Jim Keltner Electric Piano – Victor Feldman Guitar – Dean Parks, Larry Carlton Guitar, Soloist [Solo Guitar] – Walter Becker Synthesizer – Donald Fagen Backing Vocals – Donald Fagen, Tim Schmit* Bass – Chuck Rainey Drums, Percussion – Jim Keltner Electric Piano – Victor Feldman Guitar – Dean Parks, Larry Carlton Guitar, Soloist [Solo Guitar] – Walter Becker Synthesizer – Donald Fagen 4:30

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – ABC Records, Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – ABC Records, Inc.
• Copyright © – ABC Records, Inc.
• 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
• Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
• Published By – ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc.
• Copyright © – ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc.

Credits

• Arranged By [Horns], Conductor [Horns] – Tom Scott
• Arranged By [Rhythm Charts Prepared By, In Collaboration With The Composers] – Dean Parks, Larry Carlton, Michael Omartian
• Art Direction – OZ Studios
• Brass – Chuck Findley, Lou McCreary*, Slyde Hyde
• Consultant [Sound Consultant] – Stuart Dawson*
• Coordinator [Covert Operations] – Karen Stanley
• Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Barbara Miller (2)
• Design [Designed By] – Geoff Westen, Patricia Mitsui
• Engineer – Al Schmitt, Bill Schnee, Elliot Scheiner, Roger Nichols
• Engineer [Assistants] – Ed Rack, Joe Bellamy, Ken Klinger, Lenise Bent, Linda Tyler, Ron Pangaliman
• Engineer [Executive] – Roger Nichols
• Lead Vocals – Donald Fagen
• Management [Bagman] – Leonard Freedman
• Management [Protection] – Irving Azoff
• Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
• Other [Hemiolas, Hockets, Maneries Of Garlandia, Etc.] – Andrew Frank (2)
• Photography By [Cover] – Hideki Fujii
• Photography By [Inside Photos] – Dorothy A. White*, Walter Becker
• Producer – Gary Katz
• Saxophone [Saxes], Flute – Bill Perkins, Jackie Kelso, Jim Horn, Pete Christlieb, Plas Johnson, Tom Scott, Wayne Shorter
• Sleeve Notes – Michael Phalen, Steve Diener
• Written-By, Composed By, Words By, Music By – Donald Fagen, Walter Becker

Notes

"S" etched in runouts denotes Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria, pressing.

First pressings have catalog # AB-1006. "AB" prefix in catalog # was an ABC label price code, and approximately two weeks after the release of the album, the price was raised $1.00 and subsequent pressings were catalog # AA-1006.

Issued in a glossy cardstock gatefold jacket, with printed card stock inner sleeve with lyrics and credits.

℗ 1977 ABC Records, Inc. © 1977 ABC Records, Inc.

Published by ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc. (BMI)
All selections © 1977 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.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: BMI
• Price Code: 0798
• Matrix / Runout (Side A label): AB-1006-A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B label): AB-1006-B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): I S AB 1006(RE-3)-A 1C A1 5
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): I S AB 1006(RE-3)-B 1A
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): 2 S AB 1006(RE-3)-A 1A A4
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): I S AB 1006(RE-3)-B-1A C8
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): I S AAB 1006(RE-3)-A XX 1D A5
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): 2 S AAB 1006(RE-3)-B-1A B12
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): I S AAB 1006(RE-3)-A 1A B11
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): I S AAB 1006(RE-3)-B-1B 1A B6
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 5): 1S AA B̶ 1006(RE-3)-A 1C A8
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5): 1S AA B̶ 1006(RE-3)-B-1B 1̶A̶ A8
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 6): 1S AA B̶ 1006(RE-3)-A 1A B11
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 6): 1S AA B̶ 1006(RE-3)-B 1A C16
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 7): 1S AA B̶ 1006(RE-3)-A 1A 11B A22
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 7): 1S AA 1006-B (RE-4) 1B A9
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 8): S AB 1006 (RE-3)-A 1̶A̶ 1B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 8): S AB 1006 (RE-3)-B-1B 1̶A̶
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 9): I S AB 1006(RE-3)-A 1C A I
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 9): S I AB 1006(RE-3)-B 1A B I
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 10): 1S AB 1006(RE-3)-A 1̶A̶ 1B A1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 10): 2S AB 1006(RE-3)-B 1A C2
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 11): 1S AB 1006(RE-3)-A 1̶A̶ 1D
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 11): 1S AB 1006(RE-3)-B 1̶A̶ 1D
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 12): 2 S AB 1006(RE-3)-A 1̶A̶ 1B I 10
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 12): 2 S AA B̶ 1006(RE-3)-B 1C A11
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 13): I S AB 1006(RE-3)-A 1C A2
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 13): 2 S 1006(RE-3)-B 1A B1

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Poor (P), Fair (F): A record in this condition is cracked, badly warped, and won't play through without skipping or repeating. The cover could be cracked, water-damaged, and heavily marred by wear or writing. Cover and inner sleeves are fully split, crinkled, and written upon.