Steely Dan – The Royal Scam

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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.

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MCA Records MCA – 37044 LP, Album, RE Canada 1984

Side 1.

1. Kid Charlemagne 4:29
2. The Caves Of Altamira 3:31
3. Don’t Take Me Alive 4:11
4. Sign In Stranger 4:20
5. The Fez 3:55

Side 2.

1. Green Earrings 4:00
2. Haitian Divorce 5:45
3. Everything You Did 3:53
4. The Royal Scam 6:27

Credits:

Other [Special Thanks] – Mr. Garry Sherman
Mixed By – Barney Perkins
Keyboards, Percussion – Victor Feldman
Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Arranged By [Horns] – Donald Fagen
Keyboards – Paul Griffin
Keyboards – Don Grolnick
Horns, Arranged By [Horns] – Chuck Findley
Horns – Slyde Hyde
Horns – Plas Johnson
Horns – John Klemmer
Horns – Jim Horn
Horns – Bob Findley
Guitar, Other [Special Thanks] – Larry Carlton
Guitar, Bass, Arranged By [Horns] – Walter Becker
Guitar – Elliott Randall
Guitar – Denny Dias
Guitar – Dean Parks
Engineer [New York] – Elliot Scheiner
Engineer [Los Angeles], Mixed By – Roger Nichols
Drums – Rick Marotta
Drums – Bernard Purdie
Coordinator [Nurse] – Karen Stanley
Bass – Chuck Rainey
Backing Vocals – Venetta Fields
Backing Vocals – Timothy B. Schmit
Backing Vocals – Sherlie Matthews
Backing Vocals – Michael McDonald
Backing Vocals – Clydie King
Artwork [Cover Art] – Zox (3)
Artwork [Cover Art] – Charlie Ganse
Art Direction, Design – Ed Caraeff
Percussion – Gary Coleman
Producer – Gary Katz
Technician [Techno] – Bob DeAvila
Technician [Techno] – Buns
Technician [Techno] – Jerry Garszva
Technician [Techno] – John (113)
Technician [Techno] – Leslie (25)
Technician [Techno] – Roy (27)
Technician [Techno] – Stuart “Dinky” Dawson
Technician [Techno] – Warren Wallace
Typography [Typographic Design] – Tom Nikosey
Written-By – Donald Fagen
Written-By – Donald Fagen
Written-By – Paul Griffin
Written-By – Walter Becker
Written-By – Walter Becker

Media Condition: Mint (M)
Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)

℗ 1976 ABC Records Inc.
Made in Germany by WEA Musik GmbH [logo] A Warner Communications Company
[center labels]

Engineered at ABC Studios in Los Angeles and at A&R Studios in New York
℗ ©1976 ABC Records, Inc.
Manufactured in Germany by Record Service GmbH. Alsdorf
[logo] a Warner Communications Company
[back cover]

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Release date from Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek
Typography printed in light gray, not ‘metalic’ like on early releases.

 

 

 

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Label Code LC 1056
Matrix / Runout R/S Alsdorf 250505-1 A
Matrix / Runout R/S Alsdorf 250505-1 B
Price Code G
Price Code WE 321
Rights Society GEMA/BIEM

 

 

 

 

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Weight 0,23 kg
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