Steely Dan | Lossless Music Archives

Steely Dan – Gaucho (1980) [2008, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan - Gaucho (1980) [2008, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan – Gaucho (1980) [2008, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Label: MCA | US | Cat#: MCA-1693 | Genre: Pop Rock, Jazz-Rock
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Steely Dan – Aja (1977) [2007, 30th Anniversary, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan - Aja (1977) [2007, 30th Anniversary, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan – Aja (1977) [2007, 30th Anniversary, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 2.58 GB (Hi-Res) + 405 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Cisco Music | US | Cat#: CLP-1006 | Genre: Jazz-Rock, Pop Rock
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Steely Dan – The Royal Scam (1976) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan - The Royal Scam (1976) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan – The Royal Scam (1976) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Label: ABC | Australia | Cat#: ABCD 931 | Genre: Pop Rock

The Royal Scam is the first Steely Dan record that doesn’t exhibit significant musical progress from its predecessor, but that doesn’t mean the album is any less interesting. The cynicism that was suppressed on Katy Lied comes roaring to the surface on The Royal Scam — not only are the lyrics bitter and snide, but the music is terse, broken, and weary. Continue reading “Steely Dan – The Royal Scam (1976) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Steely Dan – Katy Lied (1975) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan - Katy Lied (1975) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan – Katy Lied (1975) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Label: ABC | US | Cat#: ABCD-846 | Genre: Pop Rock
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Steely Dan – Pretzel Logic (1974) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic (1974) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan – Pretzel Logic (1974) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Label: ABC | US | Cat#: ABCD-808 | Genre: Jazz-Rock, Pop Rock

Countdown to Ecstasy wasn’t half the hit that Can’t Buy a Thrill was, and Steely Dan responded by trimming the lengthy instrumental jams that were scattered across Countdown and concentrating on concise songs for Pretzel Logic. While the shorter songs usually indicate a tendency toward pop conventions, that’s not the case with Pretzel Logic. Continue reading “Steely Dan – Pretzel Logic (1974) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Steely Dan – Countdown To Ecstasy (1973) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan - Countdown To Ecstasy (1973) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan – Countdown To Ecstasy (1973) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Label: ABC | US | Cat#: ABCX-779 | Genre: Jazz Rock, Pop Rock

Can’t Buy a Thrill became an unexpected hit, and as a response, Donald Fagen became the group’s full-time lead vocalist, and he and Walter Becker acted like Steely Dan was a rock & roll band for the group’s second album, Countdown to Ecstasy. The loud guitars and pronounced backbeat of “Bodhisattva,” “Show Biz Kids,” and “My Old School” camouflage the fact that Countdown is a riskier album, musically speaking, than its predecessor. Continue reading “Steely Dan – Countdown To Ecstasy (1973) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Steely Dan – Can’t Buy A Thrill (1972) [2000, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill (1972) [2000, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan – Can’t Buy A Thrill (1972) [2000, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Label: Speakers Corner Records | Germany | Cat#: ABCX 758 | Genre: Pop Rock, Jazz Rock

Walter Becker and Donald Fagen were remarkable craftsmen from the start, as Steely Dan’s debut, Can’t Buy a Thrill, illustrates. Each song is tightly constructed, with interlocking chords and gracefully interwoven melodies, buoyed by clever, cryptic lyrics. All of these are hallmarks of Steely Dan’s signature sound, but what is most remarkable about the record is the way it differs from their later albums. Continue reading “Steely Dan – Can’t Buy A Thrill (1972) [2000, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Steely Dan – Northeast Corridor: Steely Dan Live! (2021) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Steely Dan - Northeast Corridor: Steely Dan Live! (2021) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Steely Dan – Northeast Corridor: Steely Dan Live! (2021) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
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Total Size: 1.33 GB (Hi-Res) + 443 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Geffen | Genre: Pop Rock

The first live Steely Dan album in over 25 years. Featuring Hey Nineteen, Aja, Reelin’ in the Years & more. Continue reading “Steely Dan – Northeast Corridor: Steely Dan Live! (2021) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

Steely Dan ‎- Countdown To Ecstasy (1973) [2014, Japan SHM-SACD, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Countdown to Ecstasy is the second studio album by the American rock band Steely Dan, released in July 1973 by ABC Records. It was recorded at Caribou Ranch in Nederland, Colorado and at The Village Recorder in West Los Angeles, California. After the departure of vocalist David Palmer, the group recorded the album with Donald Fagen singing lead on all the songs. Continue reading “Steely Dan ‎- Countdown To Ecstasy (1973) [2014, Japan SHM-SACD, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Steely Dan – Discography (1972 – 2009)

Steely Dan - Discography (1972 - 2009)

Most rock & roll bands are a tightly wound unit that developed their music through years of playing in garages and clubs around their hometown. Steely Dan never subscribed to that aesthetic. As the vehicle for the songwriting of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, Steely Dan defied all rock & roll conventions. Becker and Fagen never truly enjoyed rock — with their ironic humor and cryptic lyrics, their eclectic body of work shows some debt to Bob Dylan — preferring jazz, traditional pop, blues, and R&B. Continue reading “Steely Dan – Discography (1972 – 2009)”

Steely Dan – Aja (1977) [2010, Japanese SHM-SACD, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Steely Dan - Aja (1977) [2010, Japanese SHM-SACD, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Steely Dan hadn’t been a real working band since Pretzel Logic, but with Aja, Walter Becker and Donald Fagen’s obsession with sonic detail and fascination with composition reached new heights. A coolly textured and immaculately produced collection of sophisticated jazz-rock, Aja has none of the overt cynicism or self-consciously challenging music that distinguished previous Steely Dan records. Continue reading “Steely Dan – Aja (1977) [2010, Japanese SHM-SACD, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Steely Dan – Aja (1977) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan - Aja (1977) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan – Aja (1977) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-033 | Genre: Jazz-Rock
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Originally released in 1977 on ABC Records, it became the group’s best-selling album. The credits for Aja list nearly 40 musicians, as band leaders Donald Fagen and Walter Becker pushed Steely Dan further into experimenting with different combinations of session players. Continue reading “Steely Dan – Aja (1977) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Steely Dan – Katy Lied (1975) [1978 MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan - Katy Lied (1975) [1978 MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan – Katy Lied (1975) [1978 MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan on JVC | Cat#: MFSL 1-007 | Genre: Jazz Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

Building from the jazz fusion foundation of Pretzel Logic, Steely Dan created an alluringly sophisticated album of jazzy pop with Katy Lied. With this record, Walter Becker and Donald Fagen began relying solely on studio musicians, which is evident from the immaculate sound of the album. Continue reading “Steely Dan – Katy Lied (1975) [1978 MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Steely Dan – Gaucho (1980) [2003, Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Steely Dan - Gaucho (1980) [2003, Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Gaucho is the seventh studio album by the American jazz rock band Steely Dan, released on November 21, 1980 by MCA Records. The sessions for Gaucho represent the band’s typical penchant for studio perfectionism and obsessive recording technique. Continue reading “Steely Dan – Gaucho (1980) [2003, Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Steely Dan – Gaucho (1980) {2010, Japanese SHM-SACD, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Steely Dan - Gaucho (1980) {2010, Japanese SHM-SACD, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Steely Dan – Gaucho (1980) {2010, Japanese SHM-SACD, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
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Label: Universal Music | Japan | Cat#: UIGY-9039 | Genre: Jazz Rock

Aja was cool, relaxed, and controlled; it sounded deceptively easy. Its follow-up, Gaucho, while sonically similar, is its polar opposite: a precise and studied record, where all of the seams show. Gaucho essentially replicates the smooth jazz-pop of Aja, but with none of that record’s dark, seductive romance or elegant aura. Continue reading “Steely Dan – Gaucho (1980) {2010, Japanese SHM-SACD, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”