Steely Dan - Aja FLAC album

Tracklist

1	Black Cow	5:07
2	Deacon Blues	7:26
3	Josie	4:30
4	Peg	3:58
5	Aja	7:56
6	I Got The News	5:03
7	Home At Last	5:31

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
AA 1006	Steely Dan	Aja ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	ABC Records	AA 1006	US	1977
088 112 056-2	Steely Dan	Aja ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	MCA Records	088 112 056-2	US	1999
CAB 5225	Steely Dan	Aja ‎(Cass, Album)	ABC Records	CAB 5225	UK	Unknown
5020-1006	Steely Dan	Aja ‎(Cass, Album, Club)	ABC Records	5020-1006	US	1977
UICY-75768	Steely Dan	Aja ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, Pap)	Geffen Records	UICY-75768	Japan	2013

Credits

• Arranged By [Horns] – Tom Scott
• Arranged By [Rhythm Charts] – Dean Parks, Larry Carlton, Michael Omartian
• Art Direction – Oz Studios
• Artwork [Design] – Geoff Westen, Patricia Mitsui
• Backing Vocals – Clydie King (tracks: 1, 3, 6), Donald Fagen (tracks: 2, 5, 7), Michael McDonald (tracks: 4, 6), Paul Griffin (tracks: 4), Rebecca Louis (tracks: 1, 6), Sherlie Matthews (tracks: 1, 3, 6), Tim Schmit (tracks: 2, 5, 7), Venetta Fields (tracks: 1, 3, 6)
• Bass – Chuck Rainey (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 7), Walter Becker (tracks: 3)
• Brass – Chuck Findley, Lou McCreary, Slyde Hyde
• Clavinet – Don Grolnick (tracks: 4), Joe Sample (tracks: 1)
• Conductor [Horns] – Tom Scott
• Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Barbara Miller
• Drums – Bernard Purdie (tracks: 3, 5), Ed Greene (tracks: 6), Jim Keltner (tracks: 7), Paul Humphrey (tracks: 1), Rick Marotta (tracks: 4), Steve Gadd (tracks: 2)
• Electric Piano – Joe Sample (tracks: 2), Paul Griffin (tracks: 4), Victor Feldman (tracks: 1, 3, 7)
• Flute – Bill Perkins, Jackie Kelso, Jim Horn, Pete Christlieb, Plas Johnson, Tom Scott, Wayne Shorter
• Guitar – Dean Parks (tracks: 6, 7), Denny Dias (tracks: 2), Larry Carlton (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7), Lee Ritenour (tracks: 3), Steve Khan (tracks: 4), Walter Becker (tracks: 2)
• Guitar [Solo] – Jay Graydon (tracks: 4), Larry Carlton (tracks: 6), Walter Becker (tracks: 5 to 7)
• Lead Vocals – Donald Fagen
• Lyricon – Tom Scott (tracks: 4)
• Other [Bagman] – Leonard Freedman
• Other [Covert Operations] – Karen Stanley
• Other [Hemiolas, Hockets, Maneries Of Garlandia, Etc.] – Andrew Frank
• Other [Protection] – Irving Azoff
• Other [Sound Consultant] – Stuart Dawson
• Percussion – Gary Coleman (tracks: 4), Jim Keltner (tracks: 7), Victor Feldman (tracks: 2, 4, 6)
• Photography By [Cover] – Hideki Fujii
• Photography By [Inside] – Dorothy A. White, Walter Becker
• Piano – Michael Omartian (tracks: 2), Victor Feldman (tracks: 5, 6)
• Producer – Gary Katz
• Saxophone – Bill Perkins, Jackie Kelso, Jim Horn, Pete Christlieb, Plas Johnson, Tom Scott, Wayne Shorter
• Synthesizer – Donald Fagen (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 7)
• Tenor Saxophone – Pete Christlieb (tracks: 3), Tom Scott (tracks: 1), Wayne Shorter (tracks: 2)
• Vibraphone – Victor Feldman (tracks: 5, 6)
• Whistle [Police Whistle] – Donald Fagen (tracks: 2)

• Arranged By [Horns], Conductor [Horns] – Tom Scott
• Arranged By [Rhythm Charts Prepared By] – Dean Parks, Larry Carlton, Michael Omartian
• Art Direction – OZ Studios
• Backing Vocals – Clydie King (tracks: 1, 3, 6), Donald Fagen (tracks: 2, 5, 7), Michael McDonald (tracks: 4, 6), Rebecca Louis (tracks: 1, 6), Sherlie Matthews (tracks: 1, 3, 6), Tim Schmit (tracks: 2, 5, 7), Venetta Fields (tracks: 1, 3, 6)
• Bass – Chuck Rainey (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 7), Walter Becker (tracks: 3)
• Brass – Chuck Findley, Lou McCreary, Slyde Hyde
• Clavinet – Don Grolnick (tracks: 4), Joe Sample (tracks: 1)
• Composed By – Fagen, Becker
• Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Barbara Miller
• Design – Geoff Westen, Patricia Mitsui
• Drums – Bernard Purdie (tracks: 3, 5), Ed Greene (tracks: 6), Paul Humphrey (tracks: 1), Rick Marotta (tracks: 4), Steve Gadd (tracks: 2)
• Drums, Percussion – Jim Keltner (tracks: 7)
• Electric Piano – Joe Sample (tracks: 2), Victor Feldman (tracks: 1, 3, 7)
• Electric Piano, Backing Vocals – Paul Griffin (tracks: 4)
• Guitar – Dean Parks (tracks: 6, 7), Denny Dias (tracks: 2), Larry Carlton (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 7), Lee Ritenour (tracks: 3), Steve Khan (tracks: 4), Walter Becker (tracks: 2)
• Guitar, Soloist – Jay Graydon (tracks: 4), Larry Carlton (tracks: 6), Walter Becker (tracks: 5 to 7)
• Lead Vocals, Words By, Music By – Donald Fagen
• Other [Bagman] – Leonard Freedman
• Other [Covert Operations] – Karen Stanley
• Other [Hemiolas, Hockets, Maneries Of Garlandia, Etc.] – Andrew Frank
• Other [Protection] – Irving Azoff
• Percussion – Gary Coleman (tracks: 4), Victor Feldman (tracks: 2, 4, 6)
• Photography By [Cover] – Hideki Fujii
• Photography By [Inside] – Dorothy A. White
• Piano – Michael Omartian (tracks: 2)
• Piano, Vibraphone – Victor Feldman (tracks: 5, 6)
• Producer – Gary Katz
• Saxophone [Tenor] – Pete Christlieb (tracks: 3), Tom Scott (tracks: 1), Wayne Shorter (tracks: 2)
• Saxophone, Flute – Bill Perkins, Jackie Kelso, Jim Horn, Pete Christlieb, Plas Johnson, Tom Scott, Wayne Shorter
• Synthesizer – Donald Fagen (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 7)
• Technician [Sound Consultant] – Stuart "Dinky" Dawson
• Whistle [Police] – Donald Fagen (tracks: 2)
• Words By, Music By, Photography [Inside] – Walter Becker

• Backing Vocals [Uncredited] – Clydie King, Michael McDonald, Rebecca Louis, Sherlie Matthews, Timothy B. Schmit, Venetta Fields
• Bass [Uncredited] – Chuck Rainey
• Clavinet [Uncredited] – Don Grolnick
• Composed By, Bass [Uncredited], Guitar – Walter Becker
• Composed By, Lead Vocals, Synthesizer [Uncredited], Backing Vocals [Uncredited] – Donald Fagen
• Drums – Steve Gadd (tracks: A2)
• Drums [Uncredited] – Bernard Purdie, Ed Greene , Paul Humphrey, Rick Marotta
• Drums [Uncredited], Percussion [Uncredited] – Jim Keltner
• Electric Piano [Uncredited], Backing Vocals [Uncredited] – Paul Griffin
• Electric Piano [Uncredited], Clavinet [Uncredited] – Joe Sample
• Electric Piano, Piano, Percussion [Uncredited], Vibraphone [Uncredited] – Victor Feldman
• Engineer – Al Schmitt, Bill Schnee, Elliot Scheiner
• Engineer [Assistant] – Ed Rack, Joe Bellamy, Ken Klinger, Lenise Bent, Linda Tyler, Ron Pangaliman
• Engineer, Engineer [Executive] – Roger Nichols
• Guitar [Uncredited] – Dean Parks, Denny Dias, Lee Ritenour, Steve Khan
• Guitar [Uncredited], Soloist – Larry Carlton
• Horns [Uncredited] – Bill Perkins, Chuck Findley, Jackie Kelso, Jim Horn, Lew McCreary, Pete Christlieb, Plas Johnson, Slyde Hyde, Tom Scott, Wayne Shorter
• Liner Notes – Michael Phalen
• Liner Notes [President, Abc Records] – Steve Diener
• Lyricon [Uncredited] – Tom Scott
• Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
• Percussion [Uncredited] – Gary Coleman
• Piano [Uncredited] – Michael Omartian
• Producer – Gary Katz

• Producer – Gary Katz

• Engineer – Al Schmitt, Bill Schnee, Elliot Scheiner
• Engineer [assistant] – Al Schmitt, Ed Rack, Joe Bellamy, Ken Klinger, Lenise Bent, Linda Tyler
• Engineer, Engineer [executive] – Roger Nichols
• Liner Notes – Michael Phalen
• Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
• Producer – Gary Katz
• Written-By – Donald Fagen, Walter Becker

Notes

℗ © 1977 ABC Records, Inc.
Dolby System ®
(Notes on Labels)

Paper labels , no barcode(p)1977 ABC Records, Inc.
According to the date at the runout released 1982.
First reference on sleeve, second on label.
With inner sleeve with lyrics.Similar to Steely Dan - Aja, but this release has a different matrix/runout and 1 additional Category number: 811 745-2

Made In Germany by Universal M & L, Germany.℗ 1977 MCA Records, Inc.
© 1977, 1984 MCA Records, Inc.
Manufactured by Cinram for MCA Records Canada. Distributed in Canada by MCA Records Canada, 2450 Victoria Pk. Ave., Willowdale, Ontario M2J 4A2.
MCABD 37214 is listed on inside of cover.Terre Haute pressing. Same label and release year as Steely Dan - Aja but runout/matrix is closer to Steely Dan - Aja The main difference being T1 etched in runout and backwards stamped p on side B (Possibly a Pitman metal stamper that that made it over to the Terre Haute plant?)

MCA blue rainbow style labels with STEREO indication
printed left of center hole. Has 1977 copyright date,
and 1980 in the rim text

Gatefold sleeve with small "CRC" red text on bottom right corner
on back denotes Columbia Record Club (edition).

Card stock Inner sleeve has the lyrics printed on it.(551648C)
CRC

Barcodes

• Matrix / Runout (A-Side runout, etched): T1 AA-1006 (RE-3) -A-1
• Matrix / Runout (B-Side runout, Stamped): AA 1006 B-1C COLUMBIA NY q (backwards p)
• Matrix / Runout (B-Side etched ): TX 01
• Matrix / Runout (A Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)): T 1 AAB 1006(RE-3)-A-T5 A7
• Matrix / Runout (B Side Runout Stamping (Variant 2)): AA-1006B-1E [T1XG etched] A2

• Barcode: 5 011781 174526
• Barcode (Scanned): 5011781174526
• Label Code: LC 01056
• Price Code (D): QM
• Price Code (F): UN560
• Matrix / Runout: MCD01745 811 745-2 01 +
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L002
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 0119

• Barcode (Scanned): 076741721429
• Barcode (Text): 0 7674-17214-2 9
• Matrix / Runout: #921120H
• Other (DADC Code): DIDX 55
• Price Code: N

• Rights Society: SACEM SDRM SACD SGDL
• Label Code: LC 1056

Companies

• Manufactured By – Columbia House

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – ABC Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – ABC Records, Inc.
• Manufactured By – RCA Music Service

• Manufactured By – Cinram

• Manufactured By – Columbia House
• 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&R Studios
• Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – MCA Records, Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – ABC Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – MCA Records, Inc.
• Made By – Universal M & L, Germany
• Pressed By – Universal M & L, Germany

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – ABC Records, Inc.
• Printed By – Mohndruck Graphische Betriebe GmbH
• Distributed By – Arabella Eurodisc

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