Steely Dan – Aja
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ABC Records – AB-1006 |
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Country: |
US |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Jazz-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.
- 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, Terre Haute
- 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] – Michael Omartian
- Art Direction – OZ Studios
- Brass – Slyde Hyde
- Consultant [Sound Consultant] – Stuart Dawson*
- Coordinator [Covert Operations] – Karen Stanley
- Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Barbara Miller (2)
- Design – Patricia Mitsui
- Engineer – Roger Nichols
- Engineer [Assistants] – 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] – Walter Becker
- Producer – Gary Katz
- Saxophone [Saxes], Flute – Wayne Shorter
- Sleeve Notes – Steve Diener
- Written-By, Composed By, Words By, Music By – Walter Becker
Notes
Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute, first pressing variant, per the "T" etched in runouts.
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 issued as catalog # AA-1006.
Issued in a glossy cardstock gatefold jacket, with printed card stock inner sleeve with lyrics and credits.
Some copies with "Demonstration - Not For Sale" stamped in gold on jacket front cover.
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.
Published by ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc. (BMI)
All selections © 1977 ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc. (BMI)
Runouts are mostly etched, plating identifiers are stamped.
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 issued as catalog # AA-1006.
Issued in a glossy cardstock gatefold jacket, with printed card stock inner sleeve with lyrics and credits.
Some copies with "Demonstration - Not For Sale" stamped in gold on jacket front cover.
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.
Published by ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc. (BMI)
All selections © 1977 ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc. (BMI)
Runouts are mostly etched, plating identifiers are stamped.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Pressing Plant ID: T
- Rights Society: BMI
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): AB-1006-A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): AB-1006-B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A - variant 1): AB 1006(RE-3)-A 1B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B - variant 1): T1 AB 1006(RE-3)-B-1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A - variant 2): T1 AB 1006(RE-3)-A T5 B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B - variant 2): T1 AB 1006(RE-3)-B - 2 B6
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A - variant 3): T2 AB 1006(RE-3)-A T3 A
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B - variant 3): T1 AB 1006(RE-3)-B - 2 B 1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A - variant 4): T1 AB 1006(RE-3)-A T3 A
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B - variant 4): T1 AB 1006(RE-3)-B - 2 A7
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A - variant 5): T1 AB 1006(RE-3)-A T4 B1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B - variant 5): T1 AB 1006(RE-3)-B-1 C
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A - variant 6): T1 AB 1006 (RE-3)-A T5
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B - variant 6): T1 AB 1006 (RE-3)-B T4
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A - variant 7): T1 AB 1006 (RE-3)-A T5
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B - variant 7): T1 AB 1006 (RE-3)-B - 2
Other Versions (5 of 338)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Aja (LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Terre Haute Pressing) | ABC Records | AA-1006 | US | 1977 | |||
| 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 | ||
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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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The hype is real on the AB-1006 pressing. I’ve heard many pressings and masterings of this, one of my all-time favorite albums. None of them sound like this. It is punchy and alive in a way I’ve never heard before. If you can find a nice copy for the right price, grab it. -
MAC records 250-449 is not a CD. It's vinyl and it's German. I have it in my hands right now. 250-449-1 and MCA 37214. -
Edited 4 months agoI'm so late to the game on this because I've got a minty AB-1006 that never dissapoints. Holy shnickies! This about knocked my soxs off! Bravo to all those those that persevere in the analog arts, this album is certainly a pinnacle. Amazing. (No. 012043) -
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Why is it that I can listen to Aja over and over again and never get tired of it? The strange thing for me about this masterpiece is that even though I have listened to Aja hundreds of times, each track still takes me by surprise : I still have not ed the track sequence - that's the genius of it all right there ... -
all of the hype is real on this. My copy is not even near mint let alone mint, and the AB 1006 just sounds incredibly detailed. 'I Got The News", my least favorite song on the album, kills it on this pressing. Definitely pick up a copy of an AB 1006 if you can
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Edited one year agoAll the positive comments are right, I buying this a while ago and ever since it’s been one of my favorites.
Massive soundstage and even nearly 50 years later it’s sounds phenomenal. I’ve never felt the drums in the title track like this before. There’s just a slight difference with an AA press, both sound great.
I’ll be keeping onto this for a long time -
Muffled
I have the OG AA 1006 and despite some surface noise it is a TON better.
What really mystifies me is all of reporting quiets copies … mine farts a lot…. Gonna get a replacement.
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Turned out this is a repress, the Geffen remaster 2023 will be released end of september 2023
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Today received the 2023 180 gr gatefold Remaster 7673216881 ABC Records Dutch pressing Universal Holland. From what I read in the previews this was supposed to be a Geffen release?
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