RIP INFO:
Steely Dan - Four Tracks From Steely Dan (1977)
ABC Records ABE12003
Lovingly transferred from vinyl to 24/96 by Darkivist 2012-04-03
Rip info:
- Spin Clean
- VPI 16.5 RCM with Audio Intelligent Solutions 3-step cleaning fluids
- Milty Zerostat 3
- Technics SL1600 with Ortofon 2M Blue cartridge and KAB Electro-Acoustics record clamp
- Musical Fidelity V-LPS phono preamp
- TASCAM FW-1884 DAW
- MacBook Pro
- Adobe Audition 3.0
- ClickRepair 3.7
- FLAC encoded with XLD
Here's a weird little artifact…a very cheaply manufactured 45 RPM EP, purportedly from ABC Records, featuring two otherwise unreleased tracks from Steely Dan. The "mastering" on this is a bit of a laugh - the levels for each track are different, and the two rare tracks are actually in mono (as noted on the record label). In any case, it's an interesting semi-rarity and presented as such. Enjoy!
TRACKS:
SIDE ONE
1. Do It Again
2. Dallas
SIDE TWO
3. Haitian Divorce
4. Sail The Waterway
ALBUM NOTES:
(typos and funky punctuation left intact)
"Since 1972 when producer Gary Katz brought Walter Becker and Donald Fagen to ABC Records as staff writers, the phenomena of Steely Dan has grown beyond all expectations. Today they are regarded by most as the masters of lyrical and musical creativity, combining commercialism with style better than anyone else.
In 1974 Steely Dan played as an 8-piece in London. Since then Becker & Fagen have returned only once to promote their great L.P. 'ROYAL SCAM'.
At the time of their third L.P. 'PRETZEL LOGIC', Becker & Fagen began to go away from a band format and moved towards working with America's finest sessions musicians like Larry Carlton, Rick Derringer, Elliot Randall and Jeff Pocaro who was one of a pair of drummers who toured England with Steely Dan in 1974.
When they find time to tour once again, I hope that they perform the tracks of this E.P. It includes two marvellous chart successes - 'DO IT AGAIN' and 'HAITIAN DIVORCE' and two tracks 'DALLAS' and 'SAIL THE WATERWAY' which were recorded in 1972 but never included on any Steely Dan L.P., and therefor collector's items.
It you know the work of Steely Dan you'll agree that any four tracks from their six ABC/Anchor albums would make a great E.P. - If you are new to them - you don't know what you are missing!
MARKETED BY ANCHOR RECORDS © 1977"