Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill (1972) Label: Analogue Productions - CAPP 134 SA, Geffen Records - B0037178-16, Universal Music Special Markets - B0037178-16 Format: SACD, Hybrid, Stereo, Album, Reissue, Remastered Country: US Released: Jan 2023 Genre: Rock, Pop Style: Pop Rock, Classic Rock SACD ISO Tracklist 01 - Do It Again 5:56 Soloist - Denny Dias, Donald Fagen / Vocals - Donald Fagen 02 - Dirty Work 3:08 Soloist, Saxophone - Jerome Richardson / Vocals - David Palmer 03 - Kings 3:45 Guest [With], Backing Vocals - Clydie King, Shirley Mathews, Venetta Fields Soloist - Elliot Randall / Vocals - Donald Fagen 04 - Midnite Cruiser 4:09 Soloist - The Skunk / Vocals - Jim Hodder 05 - Only A Fool Would Say That 2:54 Soloist - The Skunk / Vocals - David Palmer, Donald Fagen 06 - Reelin' In The Years 4:35 Lead Guitar - Elliot Randall / Vocals - Donald Fagen 07 - Fire In The Hole 3:26 Steel Guitar - The Skunk / Vocals - Donald Fagen 08 - Brooklyn (Owes The Charmer Under Me) 4:20 Guest [With], Backing Vocals - Clydie King, Shirley Mathews, Venetta Fields Steel Guitar [Steel] - The Skunk / Vocals - David Palmer 09 - Change Of The Guard 3:28 Soloist - The Skunk / Vocals - David Palmer, Donald Fagen 10 - Turn That Heartbeat Over Again 4:58 Vocals - David Palmer, Donald Fagen, Walter Becker Companies, etc. Phonographic Copyright ℗ - UMG Recordings, Inc. Copyright © - UMG Recordings, Inc. Manufactured By - Universal Music Enterprises Recorded At - The Village Recorder Glass Mastered At - Sony DADC - A0103419570-A911 Glass Mastered At - Sony DADC - A0103419570-B911 Credits Cover, Design [Cover Design] - Robert Lockart Drums, Percussion, Vocals - Jim Hodder Electric Bass, Vocals - Walter Becker Engineer [Asst. Engineer] - Tim Weston Engineer [Engineered By] - Roger Nichols Guest [With], Flugelhorn [Fluegel Horn] - Snooky Young Guest [With], Guitar - Elliot Randall Guest [With], Percussion - Victor Feldman Guest [With], Tenor Saxophone - Jerome Richardson Guitar, Electric Sitar - Denny Dias Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Classical Guitar [Spanish] - Jeff "Skunk" Baxter Liner Notes - Tristan Fabriani Mastered By [Uncredited] - Bernie Grundman Piano, Electric Piano, Organ [Plastic Organ], Vocals - Donald Fagen Producer - Gary Katz Vocals - David Palmer Written-By - D. Fagen, W. Becker Notes Mastered By Bernie Grundman credits are not shown on this release, but were sourced from the Acoustic Sounds website: "Mastered direct to DSD from the original master tape by Bernie Grundman" Track 9 erroneously printed as "Change The World" on disc face. Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode (Text): 7 53088 01346 1 Matrix / Runout (Outer ring): A0103419570-A911 1000 1A00 Mastering SID Code (Outer ring): IFPI LY23 Matrix / Runout (Inner ring): A0103419570-B911 12 A00 Mastering SID Code (Inner ring): IFPI L556 Mould SID Code: IFPI 94B1 foobar2000 1.5 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1 log date: 2023-08-21 20:31:11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyzed: Steely Dan / Can't Buy A Thrill -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR Peak RMS Duration Track -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR11 -6.53 dB -19.97 dB 5:57 ?-Do It Again DR11 -7.13 dB -21.51 dB 3:10 ?-Dirty Work DR12 -5.69 dB -21.14 dB 3:48 ?-Kings DR11 -7.25 dB -21.24 dB 4:12 ?-Midnite Cruiser DR10 -8.19 dB -20.76 dB 2:58 ?-Only A Fool Would Say That DR11 -6.43 dB -19.93 dB 4:37 ?-Reelin' In The Years DR11 -8.06 dB -21.50 dB 3:30 ?-Fire In The Hole DR11 -6.24 dB -19.75 dB 4:22 ?-Brooklyn (Owes The Charmer Under Me) DR10 -6.41 dB -19.54 dB 3:40 ?-Change Of The Guard DR12 -8.17 dB -22.15 dB 5:03 ?-Turn That Heartbeat Over Again -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of tracks: 10 Official DR value: DR11 Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 44100 Hz Channels: 2 Bits per sample: 1 Bitrate: 5645 kbps Codec: DSD64 ================================================================================ Can’t Buy a Thrill is the debut studio album by American rock band Steely Dan, released by ABC Records in November 1972. It was written by band members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, and recorded in August 1972 at the Village Recorder in West Los Angeles, California, with producer Gary Katz. The album features tight song structures and sounds that encompass soft rock, folk rock, and pop styles, alongside philosophical, elliptical lyrics. Mastered direct to DSD from the original master tape by Bernie Grundman. Allmusic Review: Walter Becker and Donald Fagen were remarkable craftsmen from the start, as Steely Dan’s debut, Can’t Buy a Thrill, illustrates. Each song is tightly constructed, with interlocking chords and gracefully interwoven melodies, buoyed by clever, cryptic lyrics. All of these are hallmarks of Steely Dan’s signature sound, but what is most remarkable about the record is the way it differs from their later albums. Of course, one of the most notable differences is the presence of vocalist David Palmer, a professional blue-eyed soul vocalist who oversings the handful of tracks where he takes the lead. Palmer’s very presence signals the one major flaw with the album — in an attempt to appeal to a wide audience, Becker and Fagen tempered their wildest impulses with mainstream pop techniques. Consequently, there are very few of the jazz flourishes that came to distinguish their albums — the breakthrough single, “Do It Again,” does work an impressively tight Latin jazz beat, and “Reelin’ in the Years” has jazzy guitar solos and harmonies — and the production is overly polished, conforming to all the conventions of early-’70s radio. Of course, that gives these decidedly twisted songs a subversive edge, but compositionally, these aren’t as innovative as their later work. Even so, the best moments (“Dirty Work,” “Kings,” “Midnight Cruiser,” “Turn That Heartbeat Over Again”) are wonderful pop songs that subvert traditional conventions and more than foreshadow the paths Steely Dan would later take. — allmusic.com Transfer Notes Digital transfers from SACD with love by Darkivist, 2023-01-22. Pick your preferred format(s): If you don’t have a DSD-capable DAC, grab the Oppo analog transfers If you’ve already got a good DSD-capable DAC and/or can play back SACD ISOs burned to a DVD-R, grab the DSF files or the SACD ISO. Technical info: SACD ISO and DSF files were created directly from the physical discs using Sonore’s ISO2DSD software and the Oppo BDP-105D as a disc transport.