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Which Steely Dan Aja lp to buy?

Maybe some vinyl experts can offer some advice here. I was getting ready to pre-order the Steely Dan Aja Universal Limited Edition 200g Japanese Import, but before I got around to it, I now see a new 180g Cisco version being pre-sold. The latter is "Remastered and Cut by Kevin Gray from the Original Analog Master Tapes".

Any thoughts / comments on which will version will likely be the best? Or is it a toss up?

Thanks. John.
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jaybo
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the universal japan vinyl version just hit.....all is well
jaybo
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the uni japan disc is the end all version...
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musicearlyadopter
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I have a 1977 ABC yellow label version of Aja that I purchased new that year. Is this the original pressing, or how can I tell? I just looked at the LP and it looks like new- I recall that I typically recorded both cassettes and R t R copies when I first played my LPs in the hopes of keeping the LP pristine- this LP is near perfect, but I don't know it is the first pressing.

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musicearlyadopter
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I was a rep for Maxell back then, so audio tape was always prevalent and usually free or cheap.

tablejockey
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" I don't know it is the first pressing."

It's all in the deadwax. Find your  AA orAB1006

There are many pressings for the debut year

Steely Dan - Aja | Releases | Discogs

Ineteresting,  with all the great earlier SD albums, this one always pops up-nearly 17 years later!

Good listen anyhow...

 

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