Countdown To Ecstasy

Tracklist

A1	Bodhisattva
A2	Razor Boy
A3	The Boston Rag
A4	Your Gold Teeth
B1	Show Biz Kids
B2	My Old School
B3	Pearl Of The Quarter
B4	King Of The World

Companies, etc.

• Engineered At – The Village Recorder
• Recorded At – Caribou Ranch
• Marketed By – Anchor Records Ltd.
• Made By – Garrod & Lofthouse
• Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – ABC Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Anchor Records Ltd.

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar – Ben Benay
• Arranged By [Saxes] – Jimmie Haskell (tracks: B2)
• Backing Vocals – David Palmer , James Rolleston, Michael Fenelly*, Myrna Matthews, Patricia Hall, Royce Jones, Sherlie Matthews
• Bass Guitar [Electric], Harmonica, Vocals – Walter Becker
• Design – Dotty Of Hollywood
• Double Bass [String Bass] – Ray Brown (tracks: A2)
• Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Jim Hodder
• Engineer – Roger (The Immortal) Nichols*
• Engineer [Assisted By] – Miss Natalie
• Guitar, Mixed By [Stereo Mixmaster General] – Denny Dias
• Guitar, Steel Guitar [Pedal] – Jeff "Skunk" Baxter*
• Other [Four Bits] – Sue Clark
• Other [Grunt] – Warren Wallace
• Other [Pilot] – John Famular
• Other [Weekend Knob Job] – Tim Weston
• Photography By – Ed Caraeff
• Piano, Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Lead Vocals – Donald Fagen
• Producer – Gary Katz
• Saxophone – Bill Perkins (tracks: B2), Ernie Watts (tracks: B2), John Rotella (tracks: B2), Lanny Morgan (tracks: B2)
• Slide Guitar – Rick Derringer (tracks: B1)
• Vibraphone, Marimba, Percussion – Victor Feldman
• Written-By – Fagen*, Becker*

Notes

℗ 1973
Engineered at Village Recorder, Santa Monica
Rick Derringer recorded at Carabou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado (Courtesy of C B S Records)
Personal Management: Kudo III, Beverly Hills, Calif.
Printed and made in Great Britain by Garrod and Lofthouse International Ltd.
[back cover]

℗ 1973 ABC Records Inc.
Anchor Music Ltd.
Made in U.K.
[center labels]

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Textured sleeve, black labels with multicoloured logo

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Label A): ABCL.5034A
• Matrix / Runout (Label B): ABCL.5034B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout stamp A): ABCL 5034 A-1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout stamp B): ABCL 5034 B-1
• Other (Original catalog#): (ABCX 779)

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ABCX-779	Steely Dan	Countdown To Ecstasy ‎(LP, Album, 1st)	ABC Records	ABCX-779	US	1973
ABCL 5034	Steely Dan	Countdown To Ecstasy ‎(LP, Album, RE)	ABC Records	ABCL 5034	UK	1974
ABCX-779	Steely Dan	Countdown To Ecstasy ‎(LP, Album)	ABC Records	ABCX-779	US	1973
201 347	Steely Dan	Countdown To Ecstasy ‎(LP, Album)	MCA Records	201 347	France	1973
MCLC 19018	Steely Dan	Countdown To Ecstasy ‎(Cass, Album, Dol)	MCA Records, Inc.	MCLC 19018	UK	Unknown

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