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  Countdown to Ecstasy (50th Anniversary Edition LP)
  

  Steely Dan is back on vinyl where they belong! This 50th Anniversary Edition of their classic Countdown to Ecstasy on 33 1/3 RPM from Geffen/UMe, is part of a year-long reissue program featuring the band’s first seven records, initially released between 1972 and 1980.

  Steely Dan’s songwriter/musicians Walter Becker and Donald Fagan were “anti-rock & roll,” defying all it’s conventions with their sly lyrics and jazz/R&B leanings. Their sprawling 1973 sophomore LP Countdown to Ecstasy was a hit with the critics, but failed to generate a hit single, even though the reluctant band supported it with a tour their last. The gold-selling album includes the tracks “Bodhisattva,” “My Old School,” “Show Biz Kids” and much more.

  UMe’s standard 180-gram version of Countdown to Ecstasy pressed at Precision Record Pressing features lacquers cut by Alex Abrash at his renowned AA Mastering studio from high-resolution digital files of Bernie Grundman’s new masters, which were cut from the original analog tape.

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• Artist: Steely Dan Label: Geffen Records, UMe Format: LP Units: 1 Country: Worldwide Genre: Pop & Rock Style: Classic Rock

• A1 Bodhisattva
  A2 Razor Boy
  A3 The Boston Rag
  A4 Your Gold Teeth
  B1 Show Biz Kids
  B2 My Old School
  B3 Pearl Of The Quarter
  B4 King Of The World