MFSL Steely Dan Aja NMINT Audiophile 1/2 Spd Master LP

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Excellent condition MFSL half speed master copy of "AJA" by Steely Dan (MFSL-1-033)-Virtually no ringwear, minor wear to album top and bottom edges but with M- vinyl(looks fantastic)! Considered to be one of the best sounding copies of this great album -NO CUTOUTS< NO SAWCUTS<NO CLUB COPY- S/H is $3.99 in the CONUS -All foreign buyers must email me for rates(Cost starts at $17.00)-Paypal only transaction to a VERIFIED address, WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION -Not responsible for damage or loss of lps in the mail without insurance(around $2.00) you must contact me within 48 hrs from end of auction<<<ALBUM INFO>>>(Wikipedia)

Aja (pronounced /?e???/ like "Asia") is an album by the rock band Steely Dan. Originally released in 1977, it became the group's best-selling album. Topping at #3 on the U.S. charts and #5 in the United Kingdom, it was the band's first platinum album, eventually selling over 5 million copies.[citation needed] In July 1978, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Non-Classical Recording. In 2003, the album was ranked number 145 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

The album is ambitious and sophisticated, and features several leading session musicians. The eight-minute-long title track features complex jazz-based changes and a solo by renowned saxophonist Wayne Shorter, as well as dextrous drumming by Steve Gadd - most notably at the end of the title track.

Track listing

All songs written by Becker and Fagen.

Side one

1. "Black Cow" – 5:10
2. "Aja" – 7:57
3. "Deacon Blues" – 7:37

 Side two

4. "Peg" – 3:57
5. "Home at Last" – 5:34
6. "I Got the News" – 5:06
7. "Josie" – 4:33

 Personnel

• Donald Fagen - synthesizer, keyboards, vocals, background vocals, whistle
• Walter Becker - bass, guitar, electric guitar, vocals
• Chuck Rainey - bass
• Timothy B. Schmit - vocals

• Paul Griffin - keyboards, electric piano, vocals, background vocals
• Don Grolnick - keyboards, clavinet
• Michael Omartian - piano, keyboards
• Joe Sample - keyboards, electric piano, clavinet
• Larry Carlton - guitar, electric guitar
• Denny Dias - guitar
• Jay Graydon - guitar, electric guitar
• Steve Khan - guitar
• Dean Parks - guitar
• Lee Ritenour - guitar
• Pete Christlieb - flute, tenor saxophone
• Chuck Findley - horn, brass
• Jim Horn - flute, saxophone
• Richard "Slyde" Hyde - trombone
• Plas Johnson - flute, saxophone
• Jackie Kelso - flute, horn, saxophone
• Lou McCreary - brass
• Bill Perkins - flute, horn, saxophone
• Tom Scott - conductor, flute, tenor saxophone, lyricon
• Wayne Shorter - flute, tenor saxophone
• Bernard Purdie - drums ("Home at Last", "Deacon Blues")
• Steve Gadd - drums ("Aja")
• Ed Greene - drums ("I Got the News")
• Paul Humphrey - drums ("Black Cow")
• Jim Keltner - percussion, drums ("Josie")
• Rick Marotta - drums ("Peg")
• Gary Coleman - percussion
• Victor Feldman - percussion, piano, keyboards, electric piano, vibraphone
• Venetta Fields - vocals, background vocals
• Clydie King - vocals, background vocals
• Rebecca Louis - vocals, background vocals
• Sherlie Matthews - vocals, background vocals
• Michael McDonald - vocals, background vocals

 Production

• Producer: Gary Katz
• Engineers: Roger Nichols, Elliot Scheiner, Al Schmitt, Bill Schnee
• Assistant engineers: Joe Bellamy, Lenise Bent, Ken Klinger, Ron Pangaliman, Ed Rack, Linda Tyler
• Mastering: Bernie Grundman
• Production coordination: Barbara Miller
• Sound consultant: Dinky Dawson
• Consultant: Daniel Levitin
• Horn arrangements: Tom Scott
• Art direction: Vartan Reissue
• Design: Geoff Westen
• Photography: Walter Becker
• Liner notes: Walter Becker, Donald Fagen
• Reissue coordination: Beth Stempel