Steely Dan - Katy Lied - White Hot Stamper (With Issues)

*NOTE: There is groovewear that plays lightly and intermittently throughout the last track on side 2, "Throw Back the Little Ones." This same track also plays Mint Minus Minus to EX++. This copy has the all-important rock energy we look for, although rocking is not quite what Steely Dan are up to here. Cameron Crowe calls it "...absolutely impeccable swing-pop," a four word description that gets to the heart of the music far better than any combination of adjectives and nouns containing the word "rock." This vintage ABC pressing has the kind of Tubey Magical Midrange that modern records rarely even BEGIN to reproduce. Folks, that sound is gone and it sure isn't showing signs of coming back. If you love hearing INTO a recording, actually being able to "see" the performers, and feeling as if you are sitting in the studio with the band, this is the record for you. It's what vintage all analog recordings are known for -- this sound. If you exclusively play modern repressings of vintage re