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    Steely Dan Reelin' In The Years

    Omnibus Press

    Reelin' In The Years is the acclaimed biography of Steely Dan, now updated to include details of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen's work during the Nineties and beyond, including the latest Steely Dan masterpiece 'Everything Must Go'.

    The only book ever to have been published on Steely Dan, it tells the strange tale of how Becker and Fagen, a couple of cynical New York jazz fans, wormed their way into a record contract and astonished critics with their superb debut, Can't Buy A Thrill in 1973. Seven albums later, after Aja had topped charts everywhere, they are among the biggest selling acts in the world. Then they quit, only to reform in 1993 more popular than ever.

    But Steely Dan were different from the rest of rock's super-sellers. They rarely gave interviews. After some early bad experiences on the road, they refused to tour. They didn't have their photographs taken. Few people even knew what they looked like. Steely Dan weren't even a proper group; it was two musicians and their producer, yet every top notch player in the world lined up to appear on their albums. They were perfectionists. They were enigmatic. They were very rich. Their music was the coolest around.

    In Reelin' In The Years, Brian Sweet, editor and publisher of Metal Leg, the UK based Steely Dan fanzine, draws back the veil of secrecy that has surrounded Becker and Fagen. Here at last is the true story of how they made their music and lived their lives.

    Other Releases by Steely Dan

    Steely DanCan't Buy A ThrillUMC/Polydor
    Seminal release from the Dan, 1972. Features "Do It Again"!
    • – Do It Again
    • – Reelin' In The Years
    Steely DanKaty Lied (1975)ABC
    Too many classic tunes - imagine LA by the poolside, beautiful people, white lines and groovy music.
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      Steely DanThe Royal Scam (1976)ABC Records
      The Dan at their soul-disco-fusion-jazz-crossover-rock height, 1976. Seminal! Original = USA Vinyl VG+ /Sleeve VG+100% Guarantee on this and all Original...
      • – Kid Charlemagne
      • – The Fez
      Steely Dan Countdown To Ecstasy (1973)ABC Records
      Show Biz Kids, My Old School, Bodhisattva - classic, killer tunes 
        Steely DanGaucho (1980)UMR/Polydor
        Just like "The Royal Scam" was the darker predecessor of the already-grim "Katy Lied," likewise "Gaucho" is the darker sister of "Aja." This is the last...
        • – Hey Nineteen
        Steely DanPretzel LogicABC Records
        Stone-cold classic. As good as it gets!
        • – Rikki Don't Lose That Number
        • – Any Major Dude Will Tell You
        Steely DanAja (1977)MCA
        Seminal album of funky, jazzy rock as the dan come head to head with an all-star funk and jazz lineup - notably Bernard Purdie on drums - to produce these...
        • – Peg

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