Sold Date:
November 15, 2016
Start Date:
November 5, 2016
Final Price:
$26.00
(USD)
Bid Count:
4
Seller Feedback:
1475
Buyer Feedback:
22
Looks Mint, still sealed, and apparently sold in 1974 for $3.98 according to the sticker!
Of this recording, Allmusic.com states, "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. Each of
its eight songs have sophisticated, jazz-inflected interludes, and apart
from the bluesy vamps "Bodhisattva" and "Show Biz Kids," which sound
like they were written for the stage, the songs are subtly textured.
"Razor Boy," with its murmuring vibes, and the hard bop tribute "Your
Gold Teeth" reveal Becker and Fagen's jazz roots, while the country-flavored "Pearl of the Quarter" and the
ominous, skittering "King of the World" are both overlooked gems. 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 match."
If you like Steely Dan on vinyl, this is the real deal, probably a first pressing, certainly a very early one.
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