180-gram vinyl

50th Anniversary Edition

UMe is releasing seven titles from the classic Steely Dan MCA Records catalog on 33 1/3 RPM, 180-gram vinyl. Led by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, these albums Can’t Buy A Thrill,Countdown to Ecstasy,Pretzel Logic,Katy Lied,The Royal Scam,AjaandGaucho were released from 1972-1980. The vinyl series will kick off withCan’t Buy A Thrill, now in its 40th anniversary year, with breakthrough hits “Do It Again,” “Reelin’ in the Years” and the recently viral “Dirty Work.”

Lacquers for UMe’s standard 180-gram versions were cut by Alex Abrash at his renowned AA Mastering studio from high-resolution digital files of Bernie Grundman’s new masters and pressed at Precision.

Steely Dan’s platinum-selling debut studio albumCan’t Buy A Thrill, released in November 1972, was a commercial success, peaking at No. 17 on theBillboardchart. It later appeared on many professional listings of the greatest albums, including Colin Larkin’s All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000) andRolling Stonemagazine’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” (2003).

Selections

Side A:

1. Do It Again
2. Dirty Work
3. Kings
4. Midnite Cruiser
5. Only a Fool Would Say That

Side B:

1. Reelin’ in the Years
2. Fire in the Hole
3. Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under Me)
4. Change of the Guard
5. Turn That Heartbeat Over Again

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