Steely Dan -The Definitive Collection [FLAC+MP3 torrent

Source: CD

High quality remastered release. - Big Papi


By D. Belcher

This collection is far and away NOT definitive. The track list consists of only a handful of radio hits and leaves out many gems (No Steely Dan compilation should leave out Doctor Wu under any circumstances!!). That being said, the latest remastering on these is phenomenal!

Unlike the 1998-2000 remastered versions that had too much treble and not enough bass, these versions balance clarity with warmth very well! There is plenty of treble, but also enough low and medium range to keep the sound nice and warm. The instrument separation is likewise excellent. I already have all of these songs on their original albums, but I went ahead and got this collection anyway simply because the remastered versions are such high quality.

This is the first time that songs from the Katy Lied album actually sound "right." There are fewer high treble artifacts on Jeff Porcaro's cymbals on Black Friday and Bad Sneakers, for example, after this remaster. I hope all of the Steely Dan collection gets released in this high quality soon!


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Steely Dan - The Definitive Collection
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FLAC:
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 62 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit

MP3:
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: LAME 3.99
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)
Channels.............: Joint Stereo / 44100 hz

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Tracklisting
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1. Steely Dan - Do It Again [05:57]
2. Steely Dan - Dirty Work [03:10]
3. Steely Dan - Reelin' in the Years [04:37]
4. Steely Dan - Bodhisattva [05:18]
5. Steely Dan - My Old School [05:45]
6. Steely Dan - Rikki Don't Lose That Number [04:32]
7. Steely Dan - Black Friday [03:39]
8. Steely Dan - Bad Sneakers [03:20]
9. Steely Dan - Kid Charlemagne [04:39]
10. Steely Dan - Deacon Blues [07:32]
11. Steely Dan - Peg [03:55]
12. Steely Dan - FM [04:50]
13. Steely Dan - Hey Nineteen [05:05]
14. Steely Dan - Babylon Sisters [05:51]
15. Steely Dan - Cousin Dupree [05:27]
16. Steely Dan - Things I Miss the Most [03:57]