Steely Dan – Gaucho (2LPs, 45RPM, UHQR, Analogue Productions)

“Gaucho” was released in 1980 as the seventh studio album by the jazz-rock band Steely Dan. It marked the peak of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen’s perfectionism: they wore out no fewer than 42 musicians during their two-year recording sessions in the studio. It goes without saying that their record label’s financial advance was mercilessly exhausted. The album is more minimalist than its predecessors, songs develop from and around a single rhythm or mood and are primarily about extensive drug consumption. “Gaucho” wants to be conquered; “Babylon Sisters” and “Hey Nineteen” are real Steely Dan pearls. This collector’s item is limited to 20,000 numbered copies. Transparent Clarity vinyl in a high-quality jewelry box.