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The Royal Scam

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Steely Dan Format: Audio CD
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Track Listings

1 Kid Charlemagne
2 The Caves of Altamira
3 Don't Take Me Alive
4 Sign in Stranger
5 The Fez
6 Green Earrings
7 Haitian Divorce
8 Everything You Did
9 The Royal Scam

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Product Description

The revamping of the classic Steeley Dan catalog of orginal albums on CD continues with a truly revered album. Complete with upgraded, state of the art sounds, complete original art, notes and lyrics, plus newly penned liner notes by none other than Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, the Dan themselves.

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Ever the primary conceit of mainstays Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, 1976's The Royal Scam marks the first time the Steely Dan duo actually owned up to the fact. Musically, it's their edgiest, most guitar-driven record (thanks to Becker and a murderer's row of session greats that includes Larry Carlton, Elliot Randall, Dean Parks, and Denny Dias). Lyrically, the songs cut an ever-sardonic, presciently discomforting slice of modern life that was a couple decades ahead of the game (who else was extolling the virtues of condom-couture, à la "The Fez," mid-Me Decade?). Though it didn't garner the radio attention of Aja, its more jazz-suffused, multiplatinum follow-up, Scam boasts a diverse, occasionally muscular musical rhetoric and some of the Dan's most telling portraits (the deranged, yet all-too-familiar killer of "Don't Take Me Alive," "Kid Charlemagne"'s drug-culture celebrity, the tropical convenience of a "Haitian Divorce"). Small wonder many Dan fans consider it their best. --Jerry McCulley

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.88 x 5.59 x 0.47 inches; 3.32 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Universal Music Group
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 2297235
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 1999
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 12, 2006
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Universal Music Group
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00003002D
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 1,226 ratings

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shimmering harmonies, and indelible vocals
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shimmering harmonies, and indelible vocals
Outlaw drug designers, neolithic painters, homicidal maniacs, false prophets, libidinous divorcées: a glance at the characters confirms it's another tour through the modern wasteland conceived and vividly realized by Steely Dan. By 1975, the group was distilled to songwriters Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, abetted by producer Gary Katz and engineer Roger Nichols who focused solely on studio recordings with a shifting repertory of the best musicians they could find. The Royal Scam, their fifth album, reels smartly from the Owsley-like antihero of "Kid Charlemagne" to the cornered psychopath of "Don't Take Me Alive," dissects the American nightmare from the immigrant's marginalized perspective on the title song, and captures the most leering guitar solo in history on "Haitian Divorce." As always, the chaos is harnessed in seductive melodies, shimmering harmonies, and indelible vocals from Fagen, decorated with stellar work from the A-team players. --Sam Sutherland
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Robusto777
5.0 out of 5 stars Great album
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2023
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One of my favorite albums, even if the Steely Dan police say it wasn't good.
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Donald W Bialokur
5.0 out of 5 stars Great music
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2023
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50 years old and still better than anything today.
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Senator Winky
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Remaster
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2012
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Lately I have been drinking in remastered Cd's like a pre-menopausal woman absorbing the oh so tawdry 50 Shades of Grey series prior to a hot bath. I am hopelessly hooked on updating my collection and it usually feels so good doing so. "Usually" is the key word here. The Royal Scam is a well done remaster as is the entire Steely Dan catalogue.Please see my other reviews for instances IMHO of less than acceptable remasters.

Donald Fagan and Walter Becker were perfectionists when it came to their music as any true SD fan is aware. They were probably one of the 1st artists to do a complete remastering revamp of their catalogue. (1999) The Royal Scam is no exception.

I listen to my music by headphone. As I moved up the scale regarding headphone quality (AKG550's currently) I noticed most of my MP3's sounded really bad. Hence my quest to relive my youth with the best quality sounding music possible.

I found that buying ready-made music files was convenient but the quality of files varies - A LOT. Buying remastered CD's allows me to control quality of sound by ripping them lossless...... I could go on and on about what is the best way to rip but there are too many factors to cover in this review.

Buying and ripping is actually in most cases more cost effective than buying direct. Anyway, the whole Steely Dan catalogue is well done and no regrets here in purchasing,may be a little bright for some but overall......... sonic brilliance. Bon appetite my friends
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Tim
5.0 out of 5 stars What they call very good I call flawed
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2020
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The Royal Scam is awesome. The condition of the album was a C minus. Rated very good at purchase. There’s allot of in groove distortion which means it was played by a sub par stylus for a longtime. A skip on side 2 that I think I have polished out with a disc washer D-4. I use an expensive stylus on my refurbished Marantz. I do have technics M-94 I can put on that’s more forgiving with flawed albums. It’s already mounted on a spare head perfectly aligned. But the bottom line is that I might be way to picky to but used vinyl on line. I’ve purchased a few 180 gram LP’s. I think I’ll stay on that roll. I have a bunch of albums in all Genres from back in the day. I do airplay as well on an amp that’s got Bluetooth capability and a phono pre amp. It’s the bomb Onkyo nr6. Check that bad boy out. Best I’ve ever and hooked up to Definitive towers and surrounds with a Klipsh sub.
So yeah I’m picky
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mitchell a.
5.0 out of 5 stars Is there gas in the car? yes there's gas in the car
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2022
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Maybe not Aja but it's my favorite well maybe Katy Lied a close second. Like anyone it's probably tied to a certain enjoyable memory time period But the music holds up Clean and crisp It's a real pleasure to listen to this again And there;s still gas in the car. Thx
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Jonathan Guarriello
5.0 out of 5 stars One of Steely Dan's Best Albums
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2009
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I recently bought The Royal Scam along with two other dan favs Katy Lied and Pretzel Logic. I have to say that this album is fast becoming my favorite. I own all of Steely Dan's quote classic albums and in my opinion The Royal Scam has it all. All the tunes are perfect creations melding rock guitars jazzy keys and horns with phat R&B and funk grooves. By this time the bands sound had definitely changed from the early 70's sound of Can't Buy a Trill & Countdown. I would say that Becker & Fagen where feeling the influence of funk and disco into their rock sounding stuff, check out "The Fez" my favorite tune and probably the funkiest groove on the album. I actually like this album better then Aja. Also the remastered version sounds awesome! the drums and bass are really fat but clean and clear and the vocals are a thing of beauty,perfectly sung and blended and expertly recorded and mixed. If your new to Steely Dan this wouldnt be a bad place to start cause the whole album jams with intensity. I can listen from start to finish.
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Shawn C.
4.0 out of 5 stars One of the best albums of all time
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2023
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Amazing album, but I’m here to comment on the seller. I bought it used, but there was a skip during Dont take me Alive which is halfway through the first side. I was not happy. I decided to write the seller, and she made it right…refunded my money. I’m rating this 4 *s for the seller being good to work with.
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Jack Mibeck
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Steely Dan
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2011
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Every song is a classic, to me. The recording sound quality is awesome, the song-writing SO unique, jazzy, yet accessible, that any self-proclaimed aficionado of the group NEEDS it. It's not really an option. Songs like 'The Caves of Altamira' will sadly never be played on the radio, but once heard, one wonders how they lived without the memory. This CD has enough classic Steely Dan sound, and sophisticated instrumentation, including superb solo performances, that even someone that only likes the 'hits' probably won't turn it off, and will see Steely Dan in an entirely different way. 'Don't take me alive' DID get airtime, and is a personal favorite only found on this CD, to my knowledge, (someone more knowing may enlighten me.) I sure looked in a lot of places, and was SO glad I bought this CD just for that song. That song alone was worth what I paid for it, and the rest makes it nearly priceless to me. Mine ISN'T for sale anymore.
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Fausto
5.0 out of 5 stars Álbumes de Colección
Reviewed in Mexico on June 10, 2023
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Magnífico disco de Steele Dan , una joya de colección que tenia ya bastante tiempo de estar buscándolo y hasta que lo vi en Amazon y a buen precio lo pude obtener .
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Markometal
5.0 out of 5 stars Grandi
Reviewed in Italy on April 23, 2024
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Album bellissimo
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Kolenko Ranko
5.0 out of 5 stars alles ok
Reviewed in Germany on January 24, 2024
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super
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Df
5.0 out of 5 stars perfeito
Reviewed in Spain on April 27, 2023
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Joe Roberts
5.0 out of 5 stars La patte unique d'un duo inclassable
Reviewed in France on October 25, 2020
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Actif depuis quelques années, le duo Fagen-Becker sort cet album en 1976 et ils passaient un cap. Les titres sont accrocheurs, mélangeant les styles (jazz, rock, pop, blues...) et ce qui saute immédiatement aux oreilles, c'est que les guitares sont bien mises en avant: le solo de Larry Carlton sur Kid Charlemagne est tout simplement prodigieux et il est entré dans les mémoires. Carlton se chargeant aussi des arrangements, est brillant sur l'intégralité de l'album d'ailleurs: Kid Charlemagne, The Royal Scam, The Fez, Don't take me alive...Les textes de Fagen, eux, sont toujours ciselés à la perfection, pouvant être pris à de nombreux degrés, parsemés d'allusions énigmatiques à des personnes et à des événements, réels et fictifs. Dans une interview à la BBC en 2000, Walter Becker et Donald Fagen ont révélé que " Kid Charlemagne " est vaguement basé sur Owsley Stanley , un gangster qui était célèbre pour la fabrication de composés hallucinogènes, et que " Les Grottes d'Altamira " parle de la perte de l'innocence, le récit d'un visiteur de la grotte d'Altamira qui exprime son étonnement devant les dessins préhistoriques. Everything you did contient les paroles: "Turn up the Eagles, the neighbors are listening.", visiblement car la petite amie de Becker écoutait beaucoup les Eagles à ce moment-là, ce qui avait le don de le rendre fou! Un clin d'oeil donc au groupe de Glenn Grey et Don Henley qui allait sortir l'année suivante Hotel California. et dans la chanson titre, chef d'oeuvre absolu de l'histoire du rock, on peut trouver un clin d'oeil au duo Becker/ Fagen dans la phrase: "They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast", Frey ne voulant pas citer nommément Steely Dan. Le duo est ici entouré de nombreux musiciens de studio et non des moindres, puisque ont participé, entre autres, Don Grolnick, Larry Carlton déjà cité, Bernard Purdie, Timothy B. Schmit (qui allait rejoindre...les Eagles!) ou encore Michael McDonald! L'album a connu un joli succès sans être un raz de marée du tout et la suite allait être encore plus délectable: en 1977, ils sortaient leur chef d'oeuvre Aja, album parfait par excellence. Ce duo est décidément impossible à classer dans une catégorie et c'est pour cela que j'apprécie leur musique d'une richesse infinie, à la fois parfaitement accessible grâce aux mélodies et en même temps exigeante dans les arrangements comme les paroles. Lorsqu'ils ont rejoué sur scène l'intégralité de The Royal Scam en 2009 à Chicago, c'est ni plus ni moins que Carlton qu'ils ont invité à les rejoindre, ce concert existe en CD non officiel et il est excellent!
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