Steely Dan – Countdown To Ecstasy
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UMe – B0034988-01 |
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Rock |
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Classic Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | Bodhisattva | 5:16 | |
| A2 | Razor Boy | 3:10 | |
| A3 | The Boston Rag | 5:48 | |
| A4 | Your Gold Teeth | 6:58 | |
| B1 | Show Biz Kids | 5:21 | |
| B2 | My Old School | 5:44 | |
| B3 | Pearl Of The Quarter | 3:49 | |
| B4 | King Of The World | 5:03 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Universal Music
- Record Company – UMG Recordings, Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – UMG Recordings, Inc.
- Copyright © – UMG Recordings, Inc.
- Distributed By – Universal Music Enterprises
- Recorded At – The Village Recorder
- Recorded At – Caribou Ranch
- Lacquer Cut At – SST GmbH
- Pressed By – GZ Media – 259645E
Credits
- Backing Vocals [Additional Background Vocals] – Sherlie Matthews
- Crew [General Practitioners, Four Bits] – Sue Clark (2)
- Crew [General Practitioners, Grunt] – Warren Wallace
- Crew [General Practitioners, Pilot] – John Famular
- Crew [General Practitioners, Weekend Knob Job] – Tim Weston
- Design [Album Design] – Dotty Of Hollywood
- Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Jim Hodder
- Electric Bass [Electric Bass Guitar], Harmonica, Vocals – Walter Becker
- Engineer [Assisted By, At Village Recorder, Santa Monica] – Miss Natalie
- Engineer [Engineered By] – Roger (The Immortal) Nichols)*
- Guitar, Mixed By [Stereo Mixmaster General] – Denny Dias
- Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar – Jeff "Skunk" Baxter*
- Lacquer Cut By – Kr*
- Management [Personal Management] – Kudo III
- Performer [Specialist], Acoustic Guitar – Ben Benay
- Performer [Specialist], Vibraphone [Vibes], Marimba, Percussion – Victor Feldman
- Photography By [Photograph] – Ed Caraeff
- Piano, Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals [Mainly Vocals] – Donald Fagen
- Producer [Produced By] – Gary Katz
- Remastered By [Uncredited] – Bernie Grundman
- Written-By – W. Becker*
Notes
Issued with a printed inner sleeve with lyrics and song notes.
Runouts are machine engraved except hand etched 'B0034988-01-A', 'B0034988-01-B' and 'Kr SST'.
[Shrinkwrap sticker on rear:]
Made in Czech Republic
[Rear jacket:]
Rick Derringer recorded at Carabou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado
(Courtesy of Columbia Records)
[Geffen logo] [UMᵉ logo]
A Universal Music Company
A Geffen Records release; ℗ 1973 © 2022 UMG Recordings, Inc., 2220 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90404 – U.S.A.
Distributed by Universal Music Enterprises, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
[Inner sleeve:]
A Geffen Records release; ℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Runouts are machine engraved except hand etched 'B0034988-01-A', 'B0034988-01-B' and 'Kr SST'.
[Shrinkwrap sticker on rear:]
Made in Czech Republic
[Rear jacket:]
Rick Derringer recorded at Carabou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado
(Courtesy of Columbia Records)
[Geffen logo] [UMᵉ logo]
A Universal Music Company
A Geffen Records release; ℗ 1973 © 2022 UMG Recordings, Inc., 2220 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90404 – U.S.A.
Distributed by Universal Music Enterprises, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
[Inner sleeve:]
A Geffen Records release; ℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 6 02445 33252 6
- Barcode (Scanned): 602445332526
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): B0034988-01A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): B0034988-01B
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): B0034988-01-A Kr SST 259645E1 1541093
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): B0034988-01-B Kr SST 259645E2 1532380
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): B0034988-01-A Kr SST 259645E1 1571929
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): B0034988-01-B Kr SST 259645E2 1580841
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): B0034988-01-A Kr SST 259645E1 1541903
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): B0034988-01-B Kr SST 259645E2 1532380
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): B0034988-01-A Kr SST 259645E1 1600761
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): B0034988-01-B Kr SST 259645E2 1588858
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): B0034988-01-A Kr SST 259645E1 1596238
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): B0034988-01-B Kr SST 259645E2 1588858
Other Versions (5 of 230)
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Countdown To Ecstasy (LP, Album, Stereo, Pitman Pressing) | ABC Records | ABCX-779 | US | 1973 | ||
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Countdown To Ecstasy (LP, Album, Stereo, Textured Sleeve) | Probe | SPB 1079, 0C 062 ◦ 94640 | UK | 1973 | ||
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Countdown To Ecstasy (LP, Album) | Probe | 1C 062-94 640 | 1973 | |||
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Countdown To Ecstasy (LP, Album, Stereo) | Probe | 2C 064-94640, 2C 064-94.640 | 1973 | |||
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Countdown To Ecstasy (LP, Album, Promo) | ABC Records | ABCX-779 | US | 1973 |
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Reviews
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Hot off the FedEx truck. No stickers on the shrink wrap. Mostly quiet though B3 has some audible crackling. Centered pressing. Can't say I hear distortion. The closest I get is on the chorus of Boston Rag. Background vocals sound a bit congested. Compression perhaps? Overall, not the horror I expected from these reviews. Never heard this record so nothing to compare it to. Worth the half price I paid for it during a recent uDiscover sale.
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Don't know what to think, except I love the separation and it isn't too bright. Background guitars and oddities come through quite well. There a few washes in quiet spots, but they don't detract from the music. It's vinyl. -
No real issues with noise or ticks and pops on my copy, other than a little during runout. The remaster, while not as pleasing as the Can't Buy A Thrill remaster, is pretty good. -
Don’t agree with the mixed reviews, the sound is quiet (a bit of noise but not disturbing the listening experience), clear and very dynamic.
Separation is very good as well as general SQ.
I didn’t hear particular distortion on any track.
For the price it’s an excellent edition. -
Edited one year agoAt least no issues with it. CZ pressing. For appr. EUR 25,- it’s a good deal.
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I can’t recommend this at all based on the copy I got. Extremely dirty, so did a wet clean. Distortion on Razor Boy, Boston Rag, and king of the world. The pressing is noisy. And then there seems to be some lift in the upper mid range that makes it fatiguing. -
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I just finished listening to this version all the way thru and here's my summary:
No tics or pops at all. The pressing is flat and clear as glass and perfectly on center. I've listened to my OG copy for as long as the record has existed and this one has its good points especially separation and the clarity of the instruments. On the negative side I do hear some distortion on Razor Boy during the chorus section (and its the second cut so not inner groove problems). Some distortion creeps in on other cuts like Gold Teeth anytime there's keyboard (which is all the time).
Overall I'm pretty disappointed with this one. It amazes me that with mastering technology being what it is that a remaster of a record like this should be pretty close to perfect, yet comparing it to my OG copy I'd sooner listen to that. And it's been played hundreds of times.
1976 Technics SL3200 Turntable
Ortofone Blue
Cambridge Soundworks Azur 550A Integrated Amplifier
beyerdynamic DT880 Headphones
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GZ Media guarantees tics and pops as a minimum. At least its centered, unwarped and non fill free. The tics and pops are quite frequent but just short of overbearing. For £15 in the UK it will suffice. Its well mastered. No nasty sibilance which Show Biz Kids can suffer from on CD for example. Nice balance of sound and harmonics. Probably going to be resoundly beaten by my incoming 1Step!!
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