Steely Dan – Gaucho
Label: |
MCA Records – VIM-6243 |
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Format: |
Vinyl
, LP, Album, Stereo
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Country: |
Japan |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Jazz-Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | Babylon Sisters | 5:49 | |
| A2 | Hey Nineteen | 5:06 | |
| A3 | Glamour Profession | 7:27 | |
| B1 | Gaucho | 5:29 | |
| B2 | Time Out Of Mind | 4:09 | |
| B3 | My Rival | 4:30 | |
| B4 | Third World Man | 5:13 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – Victor Musical Industries, Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – MCA Records, Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Decca
- Licensed From – MCA Records, Inc.
- Recorded At – Soundworks, New York
- Recorded At – Sigma Sound Studios
- Recorded At – Automated Sound Studios
- Recorded At – The Village Recorder
- Recorded At – Producers Workshop
- Mixed At – A&R Studios
- Mixed At – The Village Recorder
- Mastered At – Masterdisk
- Lacquer Cut At – Victor Musical Industries, Inc.
Credits
- Arranged By [Rhythm] – Steely Dan
- Design [Assistant] – John Tom Cohoe
- Design, Art Direction – Susanne Walsh
- Engineer [Assistant] – Tom Greto
- Engineer [Executive] – Roger Nichols
- Lead Vocals – Donald Fagen
- Liner Notes – Kei & Nori
- Management [Cash] – Leonard Freedman
- Management [Clout] – Front Line Management
- Mastered By – Robert Ludwig*
- Mixed By – Elliot Scheiner
- Music By, Lyrics By – Walter Becker
- Photography By – René Burri (2)
- Producer – Gary Katz
- Sequenced By [Wendal], Effects [Wendal] – Roger Nichols
- Technician [Piano Technician] – Don Farrar
- Tracking By – Elliot Scheiner
- Tracking By [Overdub] – Roger Nichols
- Translated By [Italian Translation] – Victor Di Suvero
Notes
Issued with four-page insert featuring Japanese lyric/liner notes + English lyrics and blue OBI.
Running times are taken from the Japanese insert and differ slightly from those shown on virtually every other vinyl issue worldwide.
Ⓟ 1980 MCA Records, Inc.
Ⓚ Ⓟ '80 DECCA
Labels has printed numbers in circle on each side:
Side A: ③
Side B: ④
"111" and/or "112" in runout denotes lacquer cut at Victor Musical Industries, Inc..
Running times are taken from the Japanese insert and differ slightly from those shown on virtually every other vinyl issue worldwide.
Ⓟ 1980 MCA Records, Inc.
Ⓚ Ⓟ '80 DECCA
Labels has printed numbers in circle on each side:
Side A: ③
Side B: ④
"111" and/or "112" in runout denotes lacquer cut at Victor Musical Industries, Inc..
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): MCA 2469 ③
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): MCA 2470 ④
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Stamped [Var. 1]): 〄 Ⓟ MCA 2469 111 ⋇⋇⋇∵ 6
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Stamped [Var. 1]): MCA 2470 112 ∵
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Stamped [Var. 2]): 〄 Ⓟ MCA 2469 111 ꔰ x
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Stamped [Var. 2]): MCA 2470 111 ⊹
- Rights Society: JASRAC
- Price Code: ¥2,500
Other Versions (5 of 195)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Gaucho (LP, Album, Stereo) | MCA Records | MCA-6102 | US | 1980 | ||
| Gaucho (LP, Album, Stereo) | MCA Records | 203 192, 203 192-320 | 1980 | ||||
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Gaucho (LP, Album, Stereo) | MCA Records | MCF 3090 | UK | 1980 | ||
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Gaucho (LP, Album) | MCA Records | I-203.192, I·203 192 | Spain | 1980 | ||
| Gaucho (LP, Album) | MCA Records | MCA-6102 | Canada | 1980 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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This pressing perfectly showcases the crazy production that went behind this album. Wide soundstage, dynamics, separation of instruments. I think this might be the best sounding vinyl in my collection. I have only compared this to the 2023 remaster and to be fair the Japanese pressing seems to have even wider soundstage and you can generally feel the difference a little bit - I'm leaning towards it being the better one. Although, I hope it's not a placebo effect, cause both pressing are VERY good.
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May be the best sounding album in my collection. It covers all the bases. Incredible dynamics. Blows the OG away and I didn't think that was possible. A-B comparison leads me to hearing music not heard on the US pressing. -
Incredible pressing. Well worth pursuing. Happy to have grabbed my copy when they were relatively abundant. -
Edited 2 years agoI own both this pressing and a RL first US. Both are fantastic, but here is what I notice:
This one is slightly more “refined”, but that may be because the vinyl compound is extremely quiet.
The RL seems to be very slightly more dynamic, but that’s not saying this one isn’t. It is absolutely is dynamic as well.
The price on the RL first press makes it a no brained as it’s neck and neck with this Japanese pressing, but for someone with a high level system, I could see how maybe the Japanese pressing might be preferable.
I am using a 2M Black cart and both sound absolutely fantastic. -
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I love Steely Dan' japanese pressings but they cost too much for my possibilities
also, due to COVID-19, japan post doesn't ship to Italy... -
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Edited 3 years agoJust to echo what has already been said here, this pressing sounds amazing. This is probably the best sounding vinyl I have in my collection. It blows me away every time I listen to it. Get your hands on one if you can.
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Edited 3 years agoI have not listened to an original US pressing cut by Bob Ludwig so I unable to compare this to a US original, but this pressing is out of this world. This has become the LP that I pull out when someone hears my stereo for the first time, regardless if they like Steely Dan or not. If you can find a clean copy, buy it without hesitation. -
This pressing sounds absolutely amazing. It's jaw dropping. Zero surface noise too. I get the feeling I'm about to go broke buying Japanese pressings.
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