Steely Dan - The Royal Scam (Hybrid SACD)
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Donald Fagen – keyboards, lead vocals, background vocals [click here to see more vinyl featuring Donald Fagen]
Walter Becker – bass, guitar
Paul Griffin – keyboards
Don Grolnick – keyboards
Denny Dias – guitar
Larry Carlton – guitar
Dean Parks – guitar
Elliott Randall – guitar
Jim Horn – saxophone
Plas Johnson – saxophone
John Klemmer – saxophone
Chuck Findley – trumpet
Bob Findley – horn
Dick Hyde – horn, trombone
Chuck Rainey – bass
Rick Marotta – drums ("Don't Take Me Alive", "Everything You Did")
Bernard Purdie – drums (all other tracks)
Gary Coleman – percussion
Victor Feldman – percussion, keyboards
Timothy B. Schmit – background vocals
Venetta Fields – background vocals
Clydie King – background vocals
Sherlie Matthews – background vocals
Michael McDonald – background vocals
Horn arrangements by Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, Chuck Findley
All songs written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, except "The Fez" written with Paul Griffin
Hybrid SACD
Original analog Master tape : YES
Stereo
Studio
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Geffen Records
Recorded November 1975–March 1976 at ABC Studios, Los Angeles and A&R Studios, New York City
Engineered by Elliot Shiner, Barney Perkins, Roger Nichols
Produced by Gary Katz
Mastered by Brian Gardner
Liner Notes by Donald Fagen, Walter Becker
Originally released in May 2011
Reissued in 2024
Tracks:
1. Kid Charlemagne
2. The Caves Of Altamira
3. Don't Take Me Alive
4. Sign In Stranger
5. The Fez
6. Green Earrings
7. Haitian Divorce
8. Everything You Did
9. The Royal Scam
Awards:
Colin Larkin’s All Time Top 1000 Albums - Ranked 868
Reviews :
“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. Not so coincidentally, the album is comprised of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen's weakest set of songs since Can't Buy a Thrill. Alternating between mean-spirited bluesy vamps like "Green Earrings" and "The Fez" and jazzy soft rock numbers like "The Caves of Altamira," there's nothing particularly bad on the album, yet there are fewer standouts than before. Nevertheless, the best songs on The Royal Scam, like the sneering "Kid Charlemagne" and "Sign in Stranger," rank as genuine Steely Dan classics.” AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Ratings :
Discogs : 4.63 / 5