Plan9
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I'll copy my post from the SH forum:
Best Version of Steely Dan's Aja
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where is this for sale?
stoopid
Alternative and Proggish Rock Musician, Music Fan
HDtracks and/or Apple Music, those are the only two sites mentioned in this thread so it's one of those.
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timothyemerson
1K Club - QQ Shooting Star
My 2 cents: I downloaded this 96Khz one and while there's lots of detail in the high end, the bass is sorely lacking.HDtracks | You can hear the difference. Listen on the go in master studio quality.
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My 1st copy of Aja was a MoFi prerecorded cassette (got the CD and MoFi CD also), I don't have a way to A/B them though.
One issue inspired by this thread - I would like a new logo for audio re-releases [physical media, downloads, streaming] (could be applied to music videos and concert videos too):
"Unaltered, Restored Only" meaning only EQ needed to restore analog master tapes (generally a small treble boost on the order of 1 to 2 dB) has been used.
Raising the volume of the bass and/or treble and/or lowering the volume of the upper midrange wouldn't be done, neither would reducing the dynamic range and/or using peak unlimiting or converting the stereo L+R and L-R, boosting the volume of L-R then converting back to stereo (results in a more spacious sound quality).
Kirk Bayne
One issue inspired by this thread - I would like a new logo for audio re-releases [physical media, downloads, streaming] (could be applied to music videos and concert videos too):
"Unaltered, Restored Only" meaning only EQ needed to restore analog master tapes (generally a small treble boost on the order of 1 to 2 dB) has been used.
Raising the volume of the bass and/or treble and/or lowering the volume of the upper midrange wouldn't be done, neither would reducing the dynamic range and/or using peak unlimiting or converting the stereo L+R and L-R, boosting the volume of L-R then converting back to stereo (results in a more spacious sound quality).
Kirk Bayne
7Digital has it @ $12.99 so I caved in.
Aja (1977) | Steely Dan | MP3 Downloads | 7digital United States
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timothyemerson
1K Club - QQ Shooting Star
7Digital has some great prices and I've found offers 24-bit files when other sites don't (even a label's Bandcamp page, which just mystifies me).7Digital has it @ $12.99 so I caved in.
Aja (1977) | Steely Dan | MP3 Downloads | 7digital United States
Buy 'Aja by Steely Dan' MP3 download online from 7digital United States - Over 30 million high quality tracks in our store.us.7digital.com
Bernie Grundman revisits Steely Dan's 'Aja'
mongojr
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I purchased the mobile Fidelity gold Ultra disc decades ago that is my favorite. It isn't the best I wish that the entire Steely Dan catalog was mixed in 5.1 like Gaucho was. That DVD audio sounds amazing just like Fagan's nightfly. Of course we are talking about the seventies so why hasn't Rhino jumped on board with a quadraphonic set that is my question.
Instead of a white Christmas I'm dreaming of that quad set from rhino for Steely Dan.
Instead of a white Christmas I'm dreaming of that quad set from rhino for Steely Dan.
stoopid
Alternative and Proggish Rock Musician, Music Fan
I've heard conflicting info about whether the original masters are accessible/exist, needed for discrete surround mixes. If those albums were mixed in quad, then having the masters of those mixes would also be necessary and it's questionable they even exist. My understanding of the lore behind Steely Dan's music is that much of the originals are either gone/missing/stolen or locked away in some legal manner.
We may never know; I think we won't.
I suspect one of the dynamic duo didn't care, and neither did the other one.
A shame.
JediJoker
2K Club - QQ Super Nova
Because the Steely Dan catalogue is under the Universal umbrella, and Rhino is a Warner label.
duanerocks2014
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Hmm? I’m not quite sure that statement holds true? As they offered a reward, if any information lead to finding out where the missing masters are,as they did want a 5.1 mix of Aja!
Well, that is at least encouraging. I never could understand why the whole Steely Dan catalog could not be remixed in surround. All the existing Dan and Fagen 5.1 mixes I have sound incredible.
lol. That is what I understand. But with two guys as eccentric as them I wonder. Or maybe an audio engineer ripped them off...would have had to be someone with access obviously. In any event my understanding is the Aja tracks have not surfaced in all these years so probably a moot point.
Is a real shame, that's for sure!
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I’ve read that it has lot’s to do with their “parent” company Universal music group? The big question is why!
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