Aja ˈ eɪ ʒ ə pronounced like asia is the sixth studio album by the american jazz rock band steely dan it was released in september 1977 by abc records recording alongside nearly 40 musicians band leaders donald fagen and walter becker pushed steely dan further into experimenting with different combinations of session players while pursuing longer more sophisticated compositions.
Steely dan aja best vinyl version.
Whichever version of aja you pick up our grotesquely cartoonish historical moment is the perfect time to listen to some steely dan preferably on a nice set of speakers or pair of headphones.
It is now ripped at 24 88.
Steely dan aja vinyl shootout.
The first is the full length version which appeared on the soundtrack to the film fm and the.
The overall sound quality compared to my cd of the same album was actually more dynamic with crisp fast airy treble attack with tight bass.
The lp surface was smooth and clean and throughout the entire album there was no more than 3 very very faint ticks.
Aja pronounced asia is the sixth studio album by steely dan.
Despite my concern that coloured vinyl may turn out to be inferior it s still in great shape after more than a thousand plays.
But the 2010 180 gram vinyl re issue of steely dan s aja is a real gem.
Soft rock jazz rock.
I thought that my cisco copy of aja that cost me 60 00 was the best copy i had.
I too thought the cisco was my ultimate copy but every time i played it i felt that something was missing.
Abc records aa 1006 format.
It was fun to listen to each track after it was dissected in the article.
As dan moffett put it in his meditation on how he became a dan o phile the more absurd life gets the more sense steely dan makes sense.
From the lp aja pronounced asia please subscribe.
Four versions of the song fm by steely dan exist officially.
These are the best of the bunch by a.
I think i might start a war with this topic but here goes.
I do think them and most pittman presses sound the best.
But unless you actually hear another version on your system you won t know for sure.
View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 1977 terre haute pressing vinyl release of aja on discogs.
Ab s mofi and then the cisco.
It was the band s first platinum album and ultimately became their best selling studio release eventually selling over 5 million copies.
The 2 i have now is the ab and the cisco.
Jazz rock style.