Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic [43]

Title: Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1974, Jazz Rock, Art Rock, Los Angeles, California 10/26
Matrix #: AB 808 (ABC Records, label AB 808 A)
Condition: Ex (LM) | Members: Donald F (48' - ), Walter B (50' - 17') | Producer: Gary Katz
Cultural Facts: [43]

1. Rikki Was Real: Writer and artist Rikki Ducornet has said she met Fagen at a Bard College faculty party when she was married and expecting a baby. He gave her his phone number, she never called, and years later she heard herself turned into "Rikki Don't Lose That Number," the band's biggest hit.
2. Chevy Chase on Drums: Back at Bard College, one of Becker and Fagen's early bands had a future Saturday Night Live star behind the kit. Chevy Chase played drums with them for a while in a group called the Leather Canary, years before either side got famous.
3. Gus Mahler and Tristan Fabriani: Before Steely Dan, Becker and Fagen earned a living in the touring band of Jay and the Americans, playing oldies under fake names: Becker went by Gus Mahler and Fagen by Tristan Fabriani. They also played on the group's 1970 hit "Walkin' in the Rain," and the Fabriani name later turned up signing Steely Dan liner notes.