
Steely Dan - Aja (200g, Edition japonaise, non scellé)
RARITY - UNSEALED
Sleeve : Near Mint (minor corner wear)
Vinyl : Mint conditions
Steely Dan [click here to see more vinyl from Steely Dan]
Donald Fagen - Lead Vocals (A1-2, A3, B1-2, B4), Backing Vocals (A2, B2, B4), Synthesizer (A1-2, A3, B2, B4), Whistle (A2) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Donald Fagen]
Backing Vocals – Clydie King (A1, A3, B3), Rebecca Louis (A1, B3), Sherlie Matthews (A1, A3, B3), Venetta Fields (A1, A3, B3), Tim Schmit (A2, B2, B4), Michael McDonald (B1, B3), Paul Griffin (B1)
Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter (A2) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Wayne Shorter]
Drums – Steve Gadd (A2) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Steve Gadd]
Tenor Saxophone – Tom Scott (A1), Pete Christlieb (A3)
Drums – Paul Humphrey (A1), Bernard Purdie (A3, B2), Rick Marotta (B1), Ed Greene (B3), Jim Keltner (B4)
Bass – Chuck Rainey (A1-2, B1-2, B3-4), Walter Becker (A3)
Clavinet – Joe Sample (A1), Don Grolnick (B1)
Electric Piano – Victor Feldman (A1, B1, B4), Joe Sample (A2), Paul Griffin (B1)
Piano – Michael Omartian (A2), Victor Feldman (B2, B3)
Percussion – Victor Feldman (A2, B1), Gary Coleman (B1), Jim Keltner (B4)
Guitar – Lee Ritenour (A3), Larry Carlton (A1, A3, B2, D2), Denny Dias (A2), Larry Carlton (A2), Walter Becker (A2), Steve Khan (B1), Dean Parks (B3-4)
Solo Guitar – Jay Graydon (B1), Walter Becker (B2, B3-4), Larry Carlton (B3)
Lyricon – Tom Scott (B1)
Vibraphone – Victor Feldman (B2, B3)
Guitar – Dean Parks (B4), Larry Carlton (B4)
Jim Horn, Bill Perkins, Plas Johnson, Jackie Kelso – saxophones, flutes
Chuck Findley, Lou McCreary, Dick Hyde – brass
Horn arranged by Tom Scott
All songs written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen.
1 LPs, Standard Sleeve (unsealed)
Original analog Master tape : Yes
Heavy Press : 200g
Record color : Black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : made in Japan
Label : Universal Music Japan
Original Label : ABC
Recorded late 1976–July 1977 at Producers' Workshop (Hollywood), Sound Labs (Hollywood), Village Recorder (West Los Angeles), Warner Bros. (Burbank), ABC (New York City) and A&R (New York City)
Produced by Gary Katz
Originally released in September 1977
Reissued in 2007
Tracks:
Side A:
- Black Cow
- Aja
- Deacon Blues
Side B:
- Peg
- Home At Last
- I Got The News
- Josie
Awards:
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Ranked 63/500
Colin Larkin’s All Time Top 1000 Albums - Ranked 118
In July 1978, Aja won the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Recording – Non-Classical
Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2003
Ratings :
Discogs : 4.82 / 5