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Donald Fagen – The Nightfly
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab – UD1S 2-003
Series: UltraDisc One-Step – , Original Master Recording –
Format: 2 × Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 180g
Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered
Country: US
Released: 20 Oct 2017
Genre: Jazz, Rock
Style: Fusion, Pop Rock
Tracklist
A1 I. G. Y. (International Geophysical Year)
Alto Saxophone – Dave TofaniBacking Vocals – Frank Floyd, Gordon Grody, Valerie Simpson, Zack Sanders*Baritone Saxophone – Ronnie CuberBass – Anthony JacksonDrums – James GadsonDrums [Additional] – Jeff PorcaroElectric Piano – Greg PhillinganesGuitar – Hugh McCrackenPercussion – Roger Nichols, Starz VanderlocketSynth [Blues Harp] – Donald FagenSynthesizer – Donald Fagen, Rob MounseyTenor Saxophone – Michael BreckerTrombone – Dave BargeronTrumpet – Randy Brecker
6:05
A2 Green Flower Street
Backing Vocals – Daniel Lazerus, Frank Floyd, Valerie Simpson, Zack Sanders*Bass – Chuck RaineyDrums – Jeff PorcaroElectric Piano, Clavinet – Greg PhillinganesGuitar – Dean Parks, Rick DerringerLead Guitar – Larry CarltonPercussion – Starz VanderlocketSynthesizer – Donald Fagen, Rob Mounsey
3:40
B1 Ruby Baby
Backing Vocals – Donald Fagen, Valerie SimpsonBass – Anthony JacksonDrums – Jeff PorcaroDrums [Additional] – James GadsonElectric Piano, Organ, Synthesizer – Donald FagenGuitar – Hugh McCrackenLead Guitar – Larry CarltonPiano – Michael OmartianSoloist, Piano – Greg PhillinganesTenor Saxophone – Michael BreckerTrumpet, Flugelhorn – Randy Brecker
5:38
B2 Maxine
Alto Saxophone – Dave TofaniBaritone Saxophone – Ronnie CuberBass – Marcus MillerDrums – Ed Green*Electric Piano, Organ – Donald FagenEuphonium – Dave BargeronFlugelhorn – Randy BreckerGuitar – Larry CarltonPiano – Greg PhillinganesTenor Saxophone – Michael Brecker
3:50
C1 New Frontier
Backing Vocals – Donald Fagen, Starz VanderlocketBass – Abraham LaborielDrums – Ed Green*Harmonica – Hugh McCrackenLead Guitar – Larry CarltonPercussion – Starz VanderlocketPiano, Electric Piano – Michael Omartian
6:23
C2 The Nightfly
Backing Vocals – Donald Fagen, Frank Floyd, Valerie Simpson, Zack Sanders*Bass – Marcus MillerDrums – Jeff PorcaroElectric Piano – Michael OmartianGuitar – Hugh McCracken, Rick DerringerLead Guitar – Larry CarltonPiano – Donald FagenSynthesizer – Donald Fagen, Rob Mounsey
5:45
D1 The Goodbye Look
Acoustic Guitar – Steve KhanBacking Vocals – Donald Fagen, Valerie SimpsonBass – Marcus MillerDrums – Jeff PorcaroElectric Piano, Synthesizer – Greg PhillinganesGuitar – Dean ParksLead Guitar – Larry CarltonPercussion – Starz Vanderlocket
4:47
D2 Walk Between Raindrops
Backing Vocals – Donald Fagen, Leslie MillerBass – Will LeeDrums – Steve JordanElectric Piano, Organ, Synthesizer – Donald FagenGuitar – Larry CarltonSynthesizer [Bass] – Greg Phillinganes
2:38
Companies, etc.
Record Company – Warner Music Group
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Licensed From – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Manufactured By – Rhino Entertainment Company
Distributed By – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc.
Copyright (c) – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc.
Remastered At – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Lacquer Cut At – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Recorded At – Soundworks Digital Audio/Video Studios
Recorded At – The Village Recorder
Recorded At – Automated Sound Studios
Mixed At – Soundworks Digital Audio/Video Studios
Mixed At – The Village Recorder
Mixed At – Automated Sound Studios
Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated – 28391
Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated – 28393
Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated – 28394
Credits
Arranged By – Donald Fagen
Arranged By [Horns] – Donald Fagen, Rob Mounsey
Art Direction – George Delmerico
Composed By – Donald Fagen (tracks: A1, A2, B2 to D2), Jerry Leiber And Mike Stoller* (tracks: B1)
Engineer [Assistant] – Cheryl Smith, Mike Morengell*, Robin Lane*, Wayne Yurgelun*
Engineer [Chief] – Roger Nichols
Engineer [Overdub] – Daniel Lazerus
Lacquer Cut By – KW*
Photography By – James Hamilton (5)
Producer – Gary Katz
Remastered By – Krieg Wunderlich
Sequenced By, Percussion, Effects [Special Effects] – Roger Nichols, Wendel II
Set Designer [And Construction] – Gale Sasson, Vern Yenor
Technician [Digital Maintenance, 3M] – Bill Roach, Jiri Donovsky
Technician [Digital Maintenance, Soundworks] – Mike Morongell*, Wayne Yurgelun*
Tracking By, Mixed By [Mixdown] – Elliot Scheiner
Notes
Mastered from the Original Master Tapes with Mobile Fidelity's One-Step Process
Mastered on the Gain 2 Ultra Analog System
Comes with fold-out card thickness insert with lyrics and album cover photo.
Originally recorded and mixed entirely on 3M digital 32 track and 4 track machines at Soundworks Digital Audio/Video Recording Studios, N.Y., Village Recorders, L.A. and Automated Sound, N.Y.
℗ + © 1982 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the US & WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Limited to 6 000 hand numbered copies.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 8 21797 20032 5
Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout Etched): UD1S2-003A4 28393.1(1)... KW@MoFi
Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout Etched): UD1S2-003 B4 28393.2(1)... KW@MoFi
Matrix / Runout (Side C Runout Etched): UD1S2-003C3 28391.3(1)... KW@MoFi
Matrix / Runout (Side D Runout Etched): UD1S2-003D1.1 28394.4(1) KW@MoFi
Matrix / Runout (Sides A - D Labels. ): UD1S 2-003
Rights Society (B1): ASCAP
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1. I.G.Y.
................ TRACKS ..................
2. Green Flower Street
3. Ruby Baby
4. Maxine
5. New Frontier
6. The Nightfly
7. The Goodbye Look
8. Walk Between Raindrops
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1982, kaum ein Jahr nachdem sich die legendäre Band "Steely Dan" aufgelöst hatte, betrat Gründungsmitglied Donald Fagen, erstmals ohne seinen musikalischen Partner Walter Becker, mit seinem Debütalbum "The Nightfly" erneut die musikalische Bühne - und landete auf Anhieb einen Volltreffer. Kritiker lobten das Album in den höchsten Tönen, Fans trieben die Verkaufszahlen in die Höhe, sogar eine Grammy-Nominierung zum Album des Jahres war drin. Fagen, notorischer Studio-Perfektionist hatte insgesamt 31 Studiomusiker für das Album angeheuert, und dieser Aufwand hatte sich definitiv gelohnt. Harmonisch und melodisch sind die Songs auf "The Nightfly" deutlich jazziger als die von "Steely Dan", und trotzdem gelingt Fagen das Kunststück, komplexe Jazzharmonien und Arrangements in das Gewand eingängiger und tanzbarer Popmusik zu kleiden, mit einem Hauch vom achtziger-typischen Synthie- und Disco-Sound. Textlich besticht "The Nightfly" durch feine poetische Geschichten aus Fagens eigener Biographie, seiner Jugend in einem typischen amerikanischen Vorort der 50er Jahre. Ein sympathisches Album, das seine Komplexität nicht angeberisch zur Schau stellt, sondern vor allen Dingen Freude machen will.
Mastering von den Original-Master-Tapes, hergestellt im One-Step Process.
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........................... ALBUM NOTES: .....................
A portrait of the artist as a young man, The Nightfly is a wonderfully evocative reminiscence of Kennedy-era American life; in the liner notes, Donald Fagen (one of the two masterminds behind Steely Dan, the seminal jazz-pop band of the '70s) describes the songs as representative of the kinds of fantasies he entertained as an adolescent during the late 1950s and early '60s, and he conveys the tenor of the times with some of his most personal and least obtuse material to date. Continuing in the smooth pop-jazz mode favored on the final Steely Dan records, The Nightfly is lush and shimmering, produced with cinematic flair by Gary Katz; romanticized but never sentimental, the songs are slices of suburbanite soap opera, tales of space-age hopes (the hit "I.G.Y.") and Cold War fears (the wonderful "The New Frontier," a memoir of fallout-shelter love) crafted with impeccable style and sophistication. .....................
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The Nightfly UD1S 45RPM Box Set Is the Ultimate Analog Version of Donald Fagen's 1982 Landmark Debut
Lavish Packaging Includes Opulent Box and Special Foil-Stamped Jackets: Deluxe Audiophile Pressing Strictly Limited to 6000 Numbered Copies (Limit Two Per Customer)
Donald Fagen's largely autobiographical The Nightfly remains one of the best-sounding albums ever made. Revered by audiophiles, the Steely Dan co-founder's 1982 set immediately became a demonstration disc at hi-fi shows and audio salons the world over. It also quickly emerged as an irreplaceable monitor-evaluating tool for recording-studio engineers and front-of-the-house testing device for concert-venue soundboard engineers who continue to use it today. Painstakingly recorded over eight months by illustrious producer Gary Katz and a Hall of Fame-worthy cast of perfectionist-minded musicians, The Nightfly endures as a rare trifecta of superlative performance, consummate songwriting, and crisp, benchmark production. We are honored to give this seminal effort unsurpassed treatment befitting the most serious music connoisseurs.
Fagen's solo debut reaches three-dimensional sonic and emotional heights never before attained by analog recordings on our opulent UD1S (UltraDisc One-Step) box set. Strictly limited to 5,000 numbered copies, this ultra-hi-fi collector's edition literally and figuratively brings you closer to music that picks up where Steely Dan's Gaucho leaves off. You'll enjoy deep-black backgrounds, boundless soundstaging, pointillist details, staggering dynamics, and arguably, the most lifelike tonalities and nuances ever committed to vinyl. Experienced via UD1S, The Nightfly places Fagen and his session pros in your listening room. Every note, breath, and movement is reproduced with exquisite accuracy, wowing clarity, and impeccable balance. Consider this edition your new go-to reference.
The lavish packaging and beautiful presentation of The Nightfly pressing befit its extremely select status. Housed in a deluxe box, this UD1S version contains special foil-stamped jackets and faithful-to-the-original graphics that illuminate the splendor of the recording. No expense has been spared. Aurally and visually, this reissue of The Nightfly is a curatorial artifact meant to be preserved, poured over, touched, and examined. It is made for discerning listeners that prize sound quality and creativity, and who desire to fully immerse themselves in the art and everything involved with the album, from the images to the textures and liner notes.
Nominated for seven Grammy Awards, The Nightfly "represent[s] certain fantasies that might have been entertained by a young man growing up in the remote suburbs of a northeastern city during the late fifties and early sixties, i.e., one of my general height, weight, and build," pens Fagen in the liner notes, revealing the work's thematic thrust and wistful, nostalgic appeal. At their core, songs look at the world via an optimistic, mindfully innocent lens and through the eyes of an adolescent holed up in his bedroom with his ear to a radio whose exciting transmissions inspire thoughts of futuristic cities, late-night deejays, otherworldly hopes, and Cold War romances. Cinema for the ears, The Nightfly comes on like a film transferred to wax its stories filled with relatable vulnerability, ambition, and warmth.
It is also timelessly cool, with everything from the iconic album cover complete with Fagen in the role of a cigarette-smoking disk jockey spinning a Sonny Rollins album on an RCA turntable at 4:09 in the morning to the flawless playing honoring the laid-back, hip, stylish jazz pedigree of the arrangements. Indeed, The Nightfly's fame owes as much to the stunning contributions by stickler musicians saxophonist Michael Brecker, trumpeter Randy Brecker, guitarist Larry Carlton, drummer Steve Jordan, bassist Marcus Miller, drummer Jeff Porcaro, and "Harmonica Frank" Floyd included as it does the particulars behind its creation, which involved cutting-edge technology, novel microphoning techniques, and pioneering recording methods that gave Fagen exactly what he demanded. His insistence on dialing in exacting drum sounds is by itself the stuff of legend.
The results of the meticulous sessions transcend eras and generations part of its very design. Virtually every track connects with classic 50s and 60s styles. "Green Flower Street" doubles as an homage to the jazz standard "On Green Dolphin Street." The title track draws imagery from blues pioneer Charley Patton. "Ruby Baby" references soul greats the Drifters. "Maxine" nods to harmonies perfected by big-band vocal quartets like the Four Freshmen. "The Goodbye Look" acknowledges the bossa-nova craze of Fagen's youth. In all respects, The Nightfly rules the airwaves.
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