Steely Dan : Royal Scam (LP, Vinyl record album) -- Dusty Groove is Chicago's Online Record Store
Skip navigation
Scripting is disabled or not working. dustygroove.com requires JavaScript to function correctly.
Style sheets are disabled or not working. dustygroove.com requires style sheets to function correctly.
CD, LP, Vinyl record album cover art
Enlarge       Note

Royal Scam

LP (Item 33648) ABC, 1976 — Condition: Very Good+
Temporarily Out Of Stock

LP, Vinyl record album

✈
❔
My god, what a record! This one's genius through and through – a set that sometimes gets eclipsed in the brilliance to come, but which is easily one of our favorites ever by Steely Dan! There's a beautifully focused feel here – thanks to Donald Fagan's incredible lead vocals, and a sense of songwriting that never takes any left turns – no odd forays into different styles or previous genres, just all steeped in Steely, as the group should be by this point! John Klemmer turns in some wonderful sax work that really helps shape the sound, and titles include the wonderful "Caves Of Altimira", "Kid Charlemagne", "Don't Take Me Alive", "Green Earrings", and "The Royal Scam".  © 1996-2024, Dusty Groove, Inc.
(Early 80s MCA pressing.)

Very Good + (plus)

  • Vinyl should be very clean, but can have less luster than near mint.
  • Should still shine under a light, but one or two marks may show up when tilted.
  • Can have a few small marks that may show up easily, but which do not affect play at all. Most marks of this quality will disappear when the record is tilted, and will not be felt with the back of a fingernail.
  • This is the kind of record that will play "near mint", but which will have some signs of use (although not major ones).
  • May have slight surface noise when played.

Additional Marks & Notes

If something is noteworthy, we try to note it in the comments — especially if it is an oddity that is the only wrong thing about the record. This might include, but isn't limited to, warped records, tracks that skip, cover damage or wear as noted above, or strictly cosmetic flaws.



You might be interested


Steely Dan

Aja
ABC, 1977. Near Mint- Gatefold
An undisputed masterpiece, and a record we never tire of hearing – unabashedly the inspiration for our years of jazzy exploration as adults, even though it was probably the closest thing we ever got to the genre as wee lads! Walter Becker & Donald Fagan raise their already-high bar to ... LP, Vinyl record album
ABC, 1976. Near Mint-
(CRC pressing. Includes the heavy inner sleeve. Cover has light wear, bent at the top right corner and a bit at the opening, and a CRC sticker in back.) LP, Vinyl record album

James Gang

Straight Shooter
ABC, 1972. Near Mint-
Titles include "Hairy Hypochondriac", "My Door Is Open", "Getting Old", "Looking For My Lady", "Madness", and "Kick Back Man". LP, Vinyl record album

Navasota

Rootin'
ABC, 1972. Near Mint-
(White label promo. Cover has some ringwear and a promo sticker.) LP, Vinyl record album

Colosseum

Grass Is Greener
ABC/Dunhill, 1969. Very Good+ Gatefold
Killer work from this jazzy UK combo! Although Colosseum are probably best known as a hard rocking progressive band, they certainly had plenty of jazz touches – and this album spawned the great groover "Elegy", which has become something of a jazzy dancefloor classic over the years! ... LP, Vinyl record album

Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf
Dunhill/ABC, Late 60s. Near Mint-
Titles include "Born To Be Wild", "Sookie Sookie", "Berry Rides Again", "Your Wall's Too High", and "Desperation". LP, Vinyl record album

Three Dog Night

Hard Labor
ABC, 1974. Very Good Gatefold
(Japanese pressing with obi – IPP 81005.) LP, Vinyl record album

Steppenwolf

Early Steppenwolf
ABC, 1969. Near Mint-
(Black label stereo pressing. Cover has light wear.) LP, Vinyl record album

Cashman Pistilli & West

Bound To Happen
ABC, 1968. Near Mint-
(Cover has light surface wear and a small cutout hole.) LP, Vinyl record album

Roy Head

Head First
ABC/Dot, 1976. Near Mint-
(Cover has light wear.) LP, Vinyl record album

Fraternity Of Man

Fraternity Of Man
ABC, 1968. Near Mint-
(Black label pressing with Bell Sound stamp. Cover has minimal surface wear, tiny cutout hole.) LP, Vinyl record album

Love

Love
Elektra, 1966. Very Good+
Love's first album – a seminal bit of Sunset Strip rock, and every bit as powerful today as it was in the 60s! The style's a bit sharper-edged than the group's classic and more familiar Forever Changes set, but it's still pretty darn great – a completely fresh batch of guitar-heavy ... LP, Vinyl record album
 



⇑ Top