Steely Dan - Countdown To Ecstasy (1973/2023) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

Mastered by Bernie Grundman from original analogue tapes. Personally overseen by Donald Fagen.

The album features the singles ‘Show Biz Kids’ and ‘My Old School’ although neither could repeat the commercial success of ‘Do It Again’ or ‘Reelin’ in the Years’ which respectively reached the top 10 and top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972. Countdown to Ecstasy saw Donald Fagen take over all lead vocal duties after David Palmer, who’d sung a few tracks on 1972’s Can’t Buy A Thrill, left the band.

This release continues a reissue campaign started in November last year when their debut album was reissued. Universal Music have been most forthcoming with details, so we know that all the albums are being mastered by Bernie Grundman from the original analog tapes except for 1977’s Aja, which will be mastered from an analog, non-EQ’d, tape copy, and Gaucho, which will be sourced from a 1980 analog tape copy originally EQ’d by Bob Ludwig. Lacquers for have been cut by Alex Abrash at his AA Mastering studio from high-resolution digital files of Grundman’s new masters and pressed at Precision.

Tracklist:
01. Bodhisattva
02. Razor Boy
03. The Boston Rag
04. Your Gold Teeth
05. Show Biz Kids
06. My Old School
07. Pearl Of The Quarter
08. King Of The World


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