Steely Dan – Pretzel Logic (Vinyl) Original Japanese Pressing
Probe Records (1974)
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Very Rare 1974 Japanese First Pressing ~ Vinyl Still In Top Condition! Gatefold Cover Includes 12-Page Booklet. “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number”, “Night By Night”, “Pretzel Logic”…
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Very Rare Actual 1974 Japanese First Pressing On Pink Probe Label! Vinyl Still In Top Condition! Heavy Grade Gatefold Cover Includes Hard-To-Find 12-Page Colour Booklet. Features Superb Steely Dan Songs “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number”, “Night By Night”, “Any Major Dude Will Tell You”, “Pretzel Logic” & More!
Condition – Vinyl: EXCELLENT! Tiny bit of surface noise at beginning of each side, but very well cared for and sounds superb!
Condition – Cover: VERY GOOD PLUS! Some foxing on outer cover (mainly around spine), due to being 50 years old! Inner gatefold is EXCELLENT!
Japanese vinyl pressings are highly sought after by audiophiles and collectors, due to their premium sound quality and beautifully presented packaging. The sonic quality of Japanese records is regarded as the best in the world. No wonder all the original Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab records were pressed in Japan! The covers are printed on better quality heavy stock paper too. Nice condition original Japanese pressings are becoming scarcer ~ and therefore more collectable and valuable every year.
Side 1:
Rikki Don’t Lose That Number
Night By Night
Any Major Dude Will Tell You
Barrytown
East St. Louis Toodle-oo
Side 2:
Parker’s Band
Through With Buzz
Pretzel Logic
With A Gun
Charlie Freak
Monkey In Your Soul
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Probe Records (1974)
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Steely Dan made more accomplished albums than Pretzel Logic, but they never made a better one. Countdown to Ecstasy wasn't half the hit that Can't Buy a Thrill was, and Steely Dan responded by trimming the lengthy instrumental jams that were scattered across Countdown and concentrating on concise songs for Pretzel Logic. While the shorter songs usually indicate a tendency toward pop conventions, that's not the case with Pretzel Logic. Instead of relying on easy hooks, Walter Becker and Donald Fagen assembled their most complex and cynical set of songs to date. Dense with harmonics, countermelodies, and bop phrasing, Pretzel Logic is vibrant with unpredictable musical juxtapositions and snide, but very funny, wordplay. Listen to how the album's hit single, "Rikki Don't Lose That Number," opens with a syncopated piano line that evolves into a graceful pop melody, or how the title track winds from a blues to a jazzy chorus -- Becker and Fagen's craft has become seamless while remaining idiosyncratic and thrillingly accessible. Since the songs are now paramount, it makes sense that Pretzel Logic is less of a band-oriented album than Countdown to Ecstasy, yet it is the richest album in their catalog, one where the backhanded Dylan tribute "Barrytown" can sit comfortably next to the gorgeous "Any Major Dude Will Tell You." Steely Dan made more accomplished albums than Pretzel Logic, but they never made a better one.