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Steely Dan’s ‘Pretzel Logic’ Turns 50 | Album Anniversary

February 18, 2024 Libby Cudmore

Becker, Fagen & crew’s third LP is not their best album, but it’s a perfect introduction, a bridge of what Steely Dan was and what they would become.

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Donald Fagen’s ‘Kamakiriad’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary

May 21, 2023 Libby Cudmore

Fagen’s second solo foray ‘Kamakiriad’ is an examination of aging, heartache, writer’s block and redemption via a sci-fi roadtrip in the steam-powered Kamakiri.

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Steely Dan’s Debut Album ‘Can’t Buy a Thrill’ Turns 50 | Album Anniversary

November 1, 2022 Libby Cudmore
Steely Dan Debut Album Can’t Buy a Thrill

Steely Dan’s dynamic 1972 debut LP signaled the arrival of the pair’s burgeoning musical vision and penchant for sonic innovation.

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Donald Fagen’s Debut Solo Album ‘The Nightfly’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary

October 28, 2022 Libby Cudmore
Donald Fagen Debut Solo Album The Nightfly

Four decades on, Fagen’s debut long player couldn’t be more perfect. It remains a record collection essential, a sonic delight.

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Steely Dan’s ‘Gaucho’ Turns 40 | Anniversary Retrospective

November 18, 2020 Libby Cudmore
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The duo’s seventh LP comprises seven tracks of high-class pulp, sex workers and johns, dope addicts and coke dealers, and spoiled love affairs, elevated with elaborate horns and impossible chords.

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