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Title: Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1974, Rock, Classic Rock, New York City, New York 8/26
Matrix #: ABCD-808
Condition: EX, sounds great, some light marks (CC) | Members: Donald F (48' - ), Walter B (50' - 17')
Cultural Facts:

1. Career Turning: Pretzel Logic marked Steely Dan’s shift away from functioning as a conventional touring band, with Donald Fagen and Walter Becker increasingly using carefully selected studio musicians.
2. Personal Struggle: Fagen suffered from severe stage fright and disliked touring, helping drive the decision to leave the road after 1974 and concentrate on tightly controlled studio work.
3. Notable Track: “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number” opens with a piano figure closely resembling Horace Silver’s jazz composition “Song for My Father,” reflecting the duo’s deep jazz vocabulary.

8/1/2026 CC