As extraordinary as the music of Steely Dan remains, the how and why of it all coming about is stranger still. The joining forces of two nerdy students - one an English Lit. major, the other a musical prodigy in the late 1960s could hardly be seen as the most promising recipe for success, nevermind a springboard for the creation of perhaps the most unique, creative, musically adventurous, enormously listenable and downright joyous run of albums in the entire history of pop music. But despite it all that was what the mighty Dan achieved during the 1970s and beyond, and as those records continue to inspire just about everyone who hears them, the mystery remains.
Steely Dan however were essentially a studio band. The complexity of their arrangements mixed with the reluctance of the group s two protagonists - the supremely gifted Walter Becker and Donald Fagen - to go out on the road meant that live performances were a rarity. That said however, when they were persuaded to perform, the shows were nothing short of wonderful. This unique 3 x CD box set features a collection of such live material, all of which was broadcast at the time on FM radio, thus ensuring perfect audio quality. From recordings made in 1974 - during the early part of the group s career - and again almost two decades later in 1993, when the pair had reformed for live events and couple of new albums. In completion this beautifully packaged collection features almost four hours of live Steely Dan, from performances that quite simply must be heard to be believed.
CD 1 Track 1-11 From a live FM broadcast at the Record Plant, Sausalito, CA 20th March 1974; Track 12-15 From a live FM broadcast at the Record Plant, Sausalito, CA 10th March 1974.
CD2 From a live FM broadcast recorded at the Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, TN, 30th April 1974
CD3 From a live FM broadcast recorded at the Riverport Ampitheatre, Maryland Heights, MO, 1st September 1993
1-1 Intro 0:47
1-2 Bodhisattva 4:59
1-3 The Boston Rag 6:08
1-4 Do It Again 7:54
1-5 Any Major Dude 3:13
1-6 King Of The World 5:12
1-7 Rikki Don't Lose That Number 5:12
1-8 Pretzel Logic 5:28
1-9 Your Gold Teeth II 5:30
1-10 Reelin' In The Years 4:31
1-11 This All Too Mobile Home 5:57
1-12 Barrytown 4:40
1-13 My Old School 5:30
1-14 Pretzel Logic 5:40
1-15 Do It Again 7:49
2-1 Bodhisattva 5:19
2-2 The Boston Rag 7:02
2-3 Do It Again 8:21
2-4 Brooklyn 4:14
2-5 King Of The World 5:39
2-6 Funky Scare Tactic Orchestra Blues 0:59
2-7 Rikki Don't Lose That Number 4:46
2-8 Pretzel Logic 6:52
2-9 My Old School 5:44
2-10 Dirty Work 3:58
2-11 Your Gold Teeth II 1:30
2-12 Reelin' In The Years 5:54
2-13 Show Biz Kids 7:04
2-14 This All Too Mobile Home 7:34
3-1 Green Earrings 5:16
3-2 Bodhisattva 5:43
3-3 I.G.Y. 6:16
3-4 Josie 6:45
3-5 Hey Nineteen 5:57
3-6 Book Of Liars 4:28
3-7 Chain Lightning 5:42
3-8 Home At Last 6:28
3-9 Black Friday 3:50
3-10 Deacon Blues 7:41
3-11 Babylon Sisters 6:46
3-12 Reelin' In The Years 6:55
3-13 Fall Of '92 6:09
3-14 Peg 4:31
