Steely Dan – Aja

Picked up a NM copy yesterday for about 25 bucks. Wow! The dynamics on this pressing are phenomenal, deep bass and clear wide soundstage. If you want this album, dig around some record stores and go find an AB pressing regardless of pressing plant.

I have heard the new UHQR is the one to get. However I’m totally happy with this copy and so will you.

I own many different pressings including the AA, Cisco and Mofi and this ABC AB version still stands out as the the best.

So wild how these albums, namely the Steely Dan Aja specifically but how this used to be so common inthe bargain bin and the new arrivals, and Im so happy to see there's been a rennaisance in apprecation or perhaps younger audiences or young phonogrpah owners building their collection. I do think the last two or three years, whether its been the "Yacht-Rock-chic"/"mid-late-70s-early-mid-80s LA largely scene" but it's interesting to see this record for sale above 15 bucks all mint when it and so many that are now finding to popularity that the demand has increased enough for the supply to find them.

Just if you come across a vendor that has a lot of good stuff but vastly over charges, do not them, the longer you dont buy that record at those higher prices the lower theyll go. Like 10 mins after the local record store opens on Record Store Day you check online for some prices or on ebay and all the limited release or likely super sought after releases ( like those live 'Dead shows they release on RSD, there are definitely concerted groups of scalper/vinyl-flippers that go around to every store and buy up the maximum and even go so far as to list RSD Pre-Sales, which goes against the intention of record store day..

Wow doz I am rambling way of topic here *sniff'niff* but yeah dont scalper flippers at all and ''Ajaaaaaa, when all my dime dancin' is through, I runnn to, yooouuu..!''

Review : Desert island album easily in my top 10 or 15 fav albums of all time

Sounds great! Best pressing of this I’ve heard. If you can find it for a good price pick it up!

so much love for "black cow"...so beatiful in each direction

A Must Have in every serious record collection. Yacht Rock at its best.