Steely Dan – Aja
Label: |
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, 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] – 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 [Designed By] – 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
"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.
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
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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Edited 8 months agoI've got a clean AB-1006 Santa Maria and a clean AA-1006 RCA. When time permits I will compare them head to head and share some findings.
[Here's what I said about the release]
Even if you don't love Steely Dan, this record provides all the aural enjoyment an audiophile craves. Kick drum-laden bass grooves, ticking hi-hats, cutting sax solos, and lush backing vocals. The arrangements are alternatingly dense, then sparse, offering insight to this product of intense perfectionism.
I have no complaints about this particular pressing, it is punchy, three-dimensional, and hearkens to the days when studio recordings were highly polished gemstones. Recommended. -
AB-1006 Santa Maria is the one to go with if you can find a clean one. AB-1006 Pittman is a very close second. AA-1006 pressings are lacking, as they are a later press. Cisco and the AB-1006 Santa Maria are close, with the Cisco getting a nod for being quieter. However, on the track that matters (IMO), Aja, AB-1006 gets the nod. I have compared all 4 and look forward to hearing the Analogue Production UHQR version. Given Aja and Black Cow tapes have allegedly been lost, misplaced, stolen..., it will be interesting to hear AP's version -
Got this in December 2020, listened through again and got the right listing as Santa Maria pressing.
The AB1006 copy, near mint, listened to it back to back with the remaster 180g Back to Black version. This one and the remaster 2008 are very comparable in sound quality and delicate detail. IF anything I would say there's a tiny bit more brightness in the remaster, but not in a bad way. Anybody else feel this? -
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outstanding pressing sound is incredible very good instrument separation and wide soundstage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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It's time for an audiophile pressing of this one! Mofi, Acoustic Sounds, Impex or Speakers Corner. Please!! -
I sought this copy out and managed to get a copy shipped in from the US. I went down the ' What's the best sounding copy of AJA rathole' and decided it was worth the risk.
A good friend and I have compared this issue to several UK pressing 1st and represses , various issues of CD's and even a Japanese SHM variant, this is the best we have heard.
It is more dynamic , greater range on the bass and treble, is more 3 dimensional too. I haven't compared to some of the super expensive pressings CISCO etc, and doubt if I will ever get the chance.
This is worth trying to get hold off if you can.
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Edited 3 years ago
So many AB 1006 pressings.
I have a S AB-1006 (RE-3) A 1A
The “S” is etched really faint and squiggly
Is that what the S is supposed to look like?
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I've had this copy since I was a kid and fortunately it was well taken care.
I bought a Cisco 30th when it first came out and yes, it is FCKNG amazing BUT...when the prices broke through the ceiling I sold it and absolutely do NOT regret that since I have this copy and a few extra Benjamin's to spend on other slabs.
It's all about how you like to spend money but at a tiny fraction of the Cisco price, this version is it!
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