Steely Dan albums

Regardless of sound quality, Aja just hits the mark for every song being a stone cold classic, not a single track you don’t want to listen to!  I’m happy to say I’ve seen them live a good number of times, the last of which was not too long before Walter passed.  Even without Walter,  Fagan and crew put on a great live performance. 

I appreciate all your responses. I have a couple of friends who are sound techs and other sound engineers use Steely Dan as a reference for PA testing. I have been using Tidal as a source for streaming hi-res audio. Never tried  LP pressing to start out with. Donald Fagen album Morph the Cat is exceptional also. 

Until a few months ago, I had no idea that Steely Dan produced such quality sounding recordings. Learn something new every day.

There have been many reissues of Steely Dan AJA for sure. The original from 1977 Gatefold i believe by ABC records is fantastic if it is in good shape and many of the single sleeve versions were fine but not up to the caliber of the original.  MCA versions came out with the whole Steely Dan catalogue along with a few scattered Audiophile pressings which were essentially half speed mastered pressings from Japan sold by the US label. I have the Goucho audiophile pressing. Then to the present ,  UHQR which is a whole new level in Audiophile pressings. Heavier 180 to 200 g 45 rpm audiophile Bliss.  Spendy but you will hear what it offers. Utter quiet between tracks with a holographic like image . I have given the streaming versions a go from the likes of Tidal and the Qobuz high rez files but I find them to be a bit more up front in sound and not quite as layered compared to many of the vinyl releases. I am an audio geek so i just love comparing pressings and audio streams. Its incredible as to how the mixing and remastering is done and how the final product is presented.