Steely Dan - Katy Lied (UHQR) / 45RPM 2LP Analogue Productions

"Before 'Katy Lied', Steely Dan was a rock band, but with this album they became something else" – this is roughly how most of the US press described the fourth studio album by Walter Becker (bass) and Donald Fagen

(vocals, keyboards), originally released in 1975 by ABC Records. In fact, "Katy Lied" marks a stylistic turning point for Steely Dan: with more sophisticated and nuanced arrangements and sounds than on their previous albums,

the two musicians laid the foundation for the unique fusion of jazz, rock, funk, R&B and pop that was to become the band's trademark.

"Katy Lied" quickly went gold and reached number 13 on the US charts. The single "Black Friday" reached number 37. Other outstanding tracks on the album include "Bad Sneakers" and "Chain Lightning". One of the distinguishing

features of "Katy Lied" was the meticulous production techniques of Gary Katz, which included multiple studio overdubs and the use of top session musicians such as Jeff Porcaro, Hal Blaine and Larry Carlton. In addition, singer

Michael McDonald (The Doobie Brothers) can be heard on a Steely Dan album for the first time. Steely Dan has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2001. VH1

ranked the band 82nd on its list of the 100 greatest musicians, while Rolling Stone ranked Steely Dan 15th on its list of the 20 greatest duos of all time.

Analogue Productions honors this masterful album with an elaborate stereo UHQR reissue, mastered by the legendary Bernie Grundman, featuring a sound quality never heard before. Cut at 45 RPM, the double LP uses 200-gram

clarity-vinyl manufactured by Quality Record Pressings. The records are housed in tip-on old style gatefold double pocket jackets with film lamination by Stoughton Printing. This, in turn, is housed in a premium slipcase with a wooden

dowel spine. Each copy is individually numbered, with the edition strictly limited to 20,000 copies.

Title

1. Black Friday

2. Bad Sneakers

3. Rose Darling

4. Daddy Don't Live In That New York City No More

5. Doctor Wu

6. Everyone's Gone To The Movies

7. Your Gold Teeth II

8. Chain Lightning

9. Any World (That I'm Welcome To)

10. Throw Back The Little Ones