The Royal Scam

Tracklist

A1	Kid Charlemagne	4:38
A2	The Caves Of Altamira	3:33
A3	Don't Take Me Alive	4:18
A4	Sign In Stranger	4:22
A5	The Fez	3:59
B1	Green Earrings	4:05
B2	Haitian Divorce	5:30
B3	Everything You Did	3:54
B4	The Royal Scam	6:31

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – ABC Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – ABC Records, Inc.
• Engineered At – ABC Recording Studios
• Engineered At – A&R Studios

Credits

• Art Direction, Design – Ed Caraeff
• Artwork [Cover Art] – Charlie Ganse, Zox
• Backing Vocals – Clydie King, Michael McDonald, Sherlie Matthews, Tim Schmit*, Venetta Fields
• Bass – Chuck Rainey
• Design [Typographic Design] – Tom Nikosey
• Drums – Bernard Purdie, Rick Marotta
• Engineer – Elliot Shiner*
• Engineer [Mix Down] – Barney Perkins
• Engineer, Engineer [Mix Down] – Roger Nichols
• Guitar – Dean Parks, Dennis Dias*, Elliot Randall*, Larry Carlton
• Guitar, Bass – Walter Becker
• Horns – Bob Findley, Jim Horn, John Klemmer, Plas Johnson, Slyde Hyde
• Horns, Arranged By [Horns] – Chuck Findley
• Keyboards – Don Grolnick, Paul Griffin, Victor Feldman
• Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Donald Fagen
• Mastered By – Brian Gardner
• Other [Nurse] – Karen Stanley
• Percussion – Gary Coleman, Victor Feldman
• Producer – Gary Katz
• Technician [Techno] – Bob DeAvila, Stuart Dawson*, Warren Wallace
• Written-By – Griffin* (tracks: A5)
• Written-By, Arranged By [Horns] – Donald Fagen, Walter Becker

Notes

Multi-colored circle ABC Records label variant.

Side# and STEREO printed on the left side, Category and Matrix# printed on the right side.

Terra Haute pressing with T1 etched in the dead wax.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: BMI
• Matrix / Runout (A Side label): ABCD-931-A
• Matrix / Runout (B Side label): ABCD-931-B
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 runout - A Side etched): ABCD-931-A RE-2 AZ [Seagulls T1
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 runout - B Side etched): ABCD-931-B-1A AZ [Seagulls] T2

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ABCD-931	Steely Dan	The Royal Scam ‎(LP, Album, San)	ABC Records	ABCD-931	US	1976
MCLC 1708	Steely Dan	The Royal Scam ‎(Cass, Album)	ABC Records	MCLC 1708	UK	1976
ABCL-0171	Steely Dan	The Royal Scam ‎(LP, Album, San)	ABC Records	ABCL-0171	US	1976
6040, MP-6040, MP-6.040	Steely Dan	The Royal Scam ‎(LP, Album)	ABC Records, ABC Records, ABC Records	6040, MP-6040, MP-6.040	Portugal	1977
6-26-404-029	Steely Dan	Royal Scam ‎(LP, Album)	ABC Records	6-26-404-029	Brazil	1976