Steely Dan - Countdown To Ecstasy Album

Tracklist

1	My Old School Arranged By [Saxes] – Jimmie HaskellSaxophone – Bill Perkins, Ernie Watts, John Rotella, Lanny Morgan	5:47
2	King Of The World	5:05
3	Razor Boy Double Bass [String Bass] – Ray Brown	3:11
4	The Boston Rag	5:41
5	Bodhisattva	5:20
6	Pearl Of The Quarter	3:50
7	Your Gold Teeth	7:02
8	Show Biz Kids Slide Guitar – Rick Derringer	5:26

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar – Ben Benay
• Backing Vocals – David Palmer , James Rolleston, Michael Fennelly, Myrna Matthews, Patricia Hall, Royce Jones, Sherlie Matthews
• Design [Album Design] – Dotty Of Hollywood
• Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Jim Hodder
• Engineer – Roger Nichols
• Engineer [Assisted By] – Miss Natalie
• Guitar, Mixed By [Stereo Mixmaster General] – Denny Dias
• Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar – Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
• Management [Personal Management] – Kudo III
• Photography By – Ed Caraeff
• Producer – Gary Katz
• Recorded By – Rick Derringer
• Vibraphone [Vibes], Marimba, Percussion – Victor Feldman
• Written-By, Harmonica, Vocals, Electric Bass – W. Becker
• Written-By, Piano, Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals [Mainly Vocals] – D. Fagen

• Acoustic Guitar – Ben Benay
• Backing Vocals – David Palmer , James Rolleston, Michael Fenelly, Myrna Matthews, Patricia Hall, Royce Jones, Sherlie Matthews
• Bass Guitar [Electric Bass Guitar], Harmonica, Vocals – Walter Becker
• Design – Dotty Of Hollywood
• Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Jim Hodder
• Engineer – Roger (The Immortal) Nichols
• Guitar, Mixed By [Stereo Mixmaster General] – Denny Dias
• Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar – Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
• Photography By – Ed Caraeff
• Piano, Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals – Donald Fagen
• Producer – Gary Katz
• Vibraphone, Marimba, Percussion – Victor Feldman

• Acoustic Guitar – Ben Benay
• Backing Vocals – David Palmer , James Rolleston, Michael Fenelly, Myrna Matthews, Patricia Hall, Royce Jones, Sherlie Matthews
• Bass Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals – Walter Becker
• Design – Dotty Of Hollywood
• Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Jim Hodder
• Engineer – Roger (The Immortal) Nichols
• Guitar, Mixed By [Stereo Mixmaster General] – Denny Dias
• Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar – Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
• Photography By – Ed Caraeff
• Piano, Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals – Donald Fagen
• Producer – Gary Katz
• Vibraphone, Marimba, Percussion – Victor Feldman
• Written-By – D. Fagen, W. Becker

• Acoustic Guitar – Ben Benay
• Backing Vocals – David Palmer , James Rolleston, Michael Fenelly, Myrna Matthews, Patricia Hall, Royce Jones, Sherlie Matthews
• Bass Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals – Walter Becker
• Design – Dotty Of Hollywood
• Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Jim Hodder
• Engineer – Roger (The Immortal) Nichols
• Guitar, Mixed By [Stereo Mixmaster General] – Denny Dias
• Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar – Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
• Photography By – Ed Caraeff
• Piano, Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals – Donald Fagen
• Producer – Gary Katz
• Vibraphone, Marimba, Percussion – Victor Feldman
• Written-By – D. Fagen, W. Becker

• Design [Album Design] – Dotty Of Hollywood
• Engineer – Roger (The Immortal) Nichols
• Photography By – Ed Caraeff
• Producer – Gary Katz

Notes

Glossy cover

Manufactured And Distributed By GRT Of Canada, Ltd.

Most likely reissued between 1976 and 1979 when GRT went bankrupt and MCA bought ABC.

On spine:
ER logo
Printed In Canada
6 [is printed in white color on black ground behind the Category]Black ABC Records label with boxed multi-color logo. First issue does not have white copyright info on perimeter of labels.
Brown ABC/Dunhill Records inner sleeve & separate lyric sheet insert included.
℗ 1973 ABC Records, Inc.
© 1973 American Broadcasting Music Inc. (ASCAP)
Printed in U.S.A.Spine and bottom left hand corner of front cover show MCA 37041 as the catalog number
Gold stamp under the word "ecstasy" in front cover album title shows MCA-1592 as the catalog number, as does the record label
Record label (Rainbow MCA label with clouds) has both 1973 and 1980 datesJapan 1st press with OBIPlease note:
Pink Probe labels state 'Made in Gt Britain'.

Laminated front sleeve

Barcodes

• Rights Society: STEMRA
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched): 5c062-94640A//HM20.055-1-y-8.
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched): 5c062-94640-B//HM20.056-1-y-8.
• Matrix / Runout (Sides A & B runouts etched): Henk.

• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched - 10 circled, dot over V ): ABCX 779-A 10 V
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched - 1 circled): ABCX 779 B 1 N
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A (Variant 1), etched - 24 circled): ABCX-779A 24 H
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B (Variant 1), etched - 9 circled): ABCX 779 B 9 V
• Matrix / Runout (Label side A): ABCX-779-A
• Matrix / Runout (Label side B): ABCX-779-B
• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A (Variant 2), etched - 23 circled): ABCX-779A 23 H
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B (Variant 2), etched - 9 circled): ABCX 779 B 9 V

• Matrix / Runout (Matrix Runout A, etched): 779-A-W4
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix Runout B, etched): AB 779 B W 3

• Rights Society (For publishing): ASCAP
• Other (On Spine on black ground): 6
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A etched): 9022 ABCX A⃥B⃥C⃥X⃥ - 779 - A - 2 #2 G M
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B etched): 9022 ABCX A⃥B⃥C⃥X⃥ - 779 - B T X

Companies

• Record Company – ABC Records, Inc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – ABC/Dunhill Records
• Manufactured By – EMI-Bovema Holland

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – MCA Records, Inc.
• Recorded At – The Village Recorder
• Recorded At – Caribou Ranch

• Manufactured By – GRT Of Canada Ltd.
• Distributed By – GRT Of Canada Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – ABC Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – ABC Records, Inc.
• Printed By – Ever Reddy
• Published By – American Broadcasting Music, Inc.
• Recorded At – Caribou Ranch
• Engineered At – The Village Recorder

• Record Company – ABC Records, Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – ABC Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – American Broadcasting Music, Inc.
• Published By – American Broadcasting Music, Inc.
• Recorded At – The Village Recorder
• Recorded At – Caribou Ranch

Short intro

Countdown To Ecstasy - Steely Dan. After releasing their debut, Cant By A Thrill, an album in which many consider one of the groups most accessible and commercially successful records, Steely Dan was at a bit of a crossroads. Like their 1972 debut album Cant Buy a Thrill, Countdown to Ecstasy has a rock sound that exhibits a strong influence from jazz. The songs are stunning, from the opening blast of Boddhisattva, a Zen boogie fueled by Denny Dias's and Jeff Baxter's angular, bopping guitars, to the postnuclear apocalypse of King of the World. Rock Dans sophomore outing, Countdown to Ecstasy finds a truly remarkable and watershed band finding the sweet spot in sound and atmosphere that they would go on to refine and produce arguably some of the most profound work on their decade. Countdown To Ecstasy 8-Trk, Album, Club. RCOA 32687-8, ABC 779-8. Most true Steely Dan fans consider this album to be stronger than their first, even though it didn't sell as well at least not initially. Countdown to Ecstasy, 1973. Countdown to Ecstasy. Rock item:Countdown to Ecstasy by Steely Dan Audio CD . Countdown to Ecstasy is the second studio album by the American rock band Steely Dan, released in July 1973 by ABC Records. Rock , Countdown to Ecstasy is even stronger than the Dan's terrific debut, pushing the musical envelope with more complex jazz harmonies and intricate time signatures, and carrying their lyrics into even more shadowy realms peppered with sci-fi imagery and street-level slang. Countdown to Ecstasy is the only time Steely Dan played it relatively straight, and its eight songs are rich with either musical or lyrical detail that their album rock or art rock contemporaries couldn't hope to free to Steely Dan Countdown To Ecstasy Bodhisattva, Razor Boy and more. Радио Рекорд - 1980-е. Album 1973 8 Songs. The Boston Rag, 05:40. Countdown To Ecstasy 8-Trk, Album, Quad. 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Лента с персональными рекомендациями и музыкальными новинками, радио, подборки на любой вкус, удобное управление своей коллекцией. Kicking off with Bodhisattva, they move out. Steely Dans sophomore outing, Countdown to Ecstasy finds a truly remarkable and watershed band finding the sweet spot in sound and atmosphere that they would go on to refine and produce arguably some of the most profound work on their decade. Other tracks showcase Steely Dans esoteric lyrics, exploring topics such as drug abuse, class envy, and West Coast excess. Now playing: Europe The Final Countdown. Your Gold Teeth, 06:59. It was recorded at Caribou Ranch in Nederland, Colorado and at The Village Recorder in West Los Angeles, California. A hard-driving guitar exchanging leads with Donald Fagans straightforward keyboards on top of a pulsating bass - its honest to beejeevies rock & roll Two rather nondescript ditties follow and then they rock on for 7:30 on Your Golden Teeth. ABC Records, ABC Records. 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Musically, Countdown to Ecstasy is even stronger than the Dan's terrific debut, pushing the musical envelope with more complex jazz harmonies and intricate time signatures, and carrying their lyrics into even more shadowy realms peppered with sci-fi imagery and street-level slang. Only 2 left in stock - order soon. Countdown to Ecstasy is the second studio album by the American rock band Steely Dan, released in July 1973 by ABC Records. Steely Dan 1973. 8 tracks 41:09. ABC Records. Countdown To Ecstasy is upon us with another dose of mainstream rock & roll, restating the basic themes of Cant Buy a Thrill, but this time concentrating a bit more on the rocking side of their style, best exemplified by Reelin in the Years. 8 tracks 41:15. Steely Dan