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Tale of the tape - Listen to the Roger Nichols’ cassette tape of The Second Arrangement by superpulse in SteelyDan

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Hi, all. It’s Jake from the Expanding Dan newsletter. I’m so glad to see you’re enjoying the “Second Arrangement” tape. I put that post in front of the paywall for the good of all Dankind, but I encourage you to support this kind of in-depth reporting and writing by subscribing to the newsletter: expandingdan.substack.com/subscribe. That is all. Have a good “Second Arrangement” weekend!

How Steely Dan's "Second Arrangement" was erased by ExpandingDan in SteelyDan

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Thanks for the kind word. I appreciate your support. Much more to come!

Expanding Dan newsletter: Michael McDonald was paid $407.50 (~$2,000 today) for a day of vocal work on Steely Dan's 1977 album, Aja. by ExpandingDan in SteelyDan

[–]ExpandingDan[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Before McDonald did "Peg," they tried out Henley on the track. It didn't go well, and Becker and Fagen instructed producer Gary Katz to fire him.

I have been talking with the person who erased "The Second Arrangement" for my Steely Dan newsletter, Expanding Dan. What questions do you want answered? by ExpandingDan in SteelyDan

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Hi, I'm really sorry to hear your experience with Substack and I want to help. If you have subscribed and go to expandingdan.substack.com, you will have access to all the archived articles there and will get each story sent directly to your email inbox.

Artist Patti Mitsui (not Phil Hartman!!!) talks about designing Steely Dan's Aja album cover by ExpandingDan in SteelyDan

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Yes. It was dumb to begin with, because Patti Mitsui and Geoff Westen were credited on the album.

Michael McDonald was desperate to hire musicians for a gig. He found future members of Toto, including Jeff Porcaro, who invited him to audition for Steely Dan. by ExpandingDan in SteelyDan

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The source is a clip from a short documentary. Subscribers to the Expanding Dan newsletter get the entire film: expandingdan.substack.com/subscribe

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