Sold Date: June 19, 2021
Start Date: June 10, 2021
Final Price: £50.00 (GBP)
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STEELY DAN Aja 1977 CANADA LTD. ED. RED VINYL PRESS w/INNER NEAR MINT STEELY DAN
Aja

1977 CANADA ABC Records (9022-1006) LIMITED EDITION TRANSLUCENT RED VINYL
A VERY NICE COPY WHICH LOOKS UNPLAYED

MATRIX: 9022-1006-A Q / 9022-1006-B Q
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL HEAVY GAUGE GLOSSY GATEFOLD COVER WITH '7' BOXED AND PRINTED ON THE SPINE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL LYRIC INNER SLEEVE

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. Instead, it's a measured and textured album, filled with subtle melodies and accomplished, jazzy solos that blend easily into the lush instrumental backdrops. But Aja isn't just about texture, since Becker and Fagen's songs are their most complex and musically rich set of songs -- even the simplest song, the sunny pop of "Peg," has layers of jazzy vocal harmonies. In fact, Steely Dan ignores rock on Aja, preferring to fuse cool jazz, blues, and pop together in a seamless, seductive fashion. It's complex music delivered with ease, and although the duo's preoccupation with clean sound and self-consciously sophisticated arrangements would eventually lead to a dead end, Aja is a shining example of jazz-rock at its finest

Side 1:
Black Cow (5:07)
Aja (7:56)
Deacon Blues (7:26)
Side 2:
Peg (3:58)
Home At Last (5:31)
I Got The News (5:03)
Josie (4:30)

LABELS: MINT
An immaculate set of labels.
No spindle traces or any sign the record has ever been played
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new with nothing but a couple of superficial and harmless hairlines
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with little to fault.
To be very picky a couple light ticks were noted but these were low-level and background and nothing I found all intrusive.
Overall an exceptionally clean copy, especially for coloured vinyl
SLEEVE: MINT
As crisp, clean, sharp and fresh as the day it was made.
Unworn edges and spine where all text is clear and bold
INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
No splits to any of the seams, clean and unmarked, just some soft, light creasing
* FADING TO THE TEXT ON THE PICTURES OF THE INNER GATEFOLD AND INNER SLEEVE IS MY CAMERA AND NOT PRESENT ON THE ACTUAL THING

POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Tracked)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £25.00 (International Tracked)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY

Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any  _gsrx_vers_1292 (GS 8.3.6 (1292))