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picked up Steely Dan : Can't buy a Thrill on ABC

I found a copy of this on on ABC black label to compare against my ABC yellow label. My yellow label sounds pretty good, but is a bit noisy. I would say my tolerance is rather low for noisy records. All I can say is holy S**t, the black label sounds awesome. Not only is it quiet, but it has more detail, and sounds sooo natural. Dare I say, it is just so analog sounding. Just wanted to share the wealth.
If you like this record, seek out a quiet copy.Perhaps
there are differences from pressing to pressing, but hopefully not so much here. I also found Gaucho on an audiophile label pressed MCA, but it was around $50.00, so I passed. FWIW, this was at a local record show in the Albany area. Lastly, I have been real impressed w/ Aja for instance on ABC yellow, I wonder if these black labels are generally better still. Speaking of Gaucho, I have never seen it on ABC label, always blue MCA, including that Audiophile pressing. All previous SD records, I have seen on ABC, mostly yellow.
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fjn04 OP
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Yikes! I also played the Royal Scam on ABC yellow, purchased
from the same vendor at that show. Holy smoke, another great pressing. I admit this is my first Royal Scam, but I feel like I hit one out of the park on my first at bat. They are both very quiet as well. Funny you mention Countdown to Ecstacy. That seems to be the toughest to come by. That's been my experience anyway. I have found it, but not minty enough to buy. I am really liking the Royal Scam, I hadn't heard it as an album before. Maybe I should have grabbed that MCA Audiophile Gaucho too. Mofimadness, thanks for that info on the SC reissue. Funny, the Speakers Corner has been available for a long time, and they never did any more SD titles. They are certainly recognized as one of the top audiophile labels.
fjn04 OP
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"Katy Lied is the first Steely Dan on the yellow ABC label."
Thanks Audiofeil. My first copy of CBAT is on ABC yellow, as
I mentioned in my post. Not a big deal, but FWIW. Thanks for
the recommendation on Countdown, and Pretzel Logic.
Thanks Annika, I will keep the Robert Ludwig mastered
MCA Gaucho on my radar too.
fjn04 OP
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"Katy Lied is the first Steely Dan album whose initial release is on the yellow label." Gotcha!

In that case, I would want anything before Katy Lied
on the Black Label, and Katy Lied and all after on yellow.
All their stuff is great. I have not been able to connect
w/ Two against Nature though. It's a good listen, but different, as would be expected. After all, there is a ton of time between Gaucho and TAN. Thanks !
fjn04 OP
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Thanks Qdrone. I will be keeping an eye out for a clean original MCA of Gaucho. I also have to grab a black label Countdown to Ecstacy, which I bet will be a bit tougher
to find in nice condition.
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