Android Warehouse [Import]

Steely Dan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 23, 1999)
• Original Release Date: February 23, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Dressed to Kill
• ASIN: B00000I05G
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #289,028 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. You Go Where I Go

2. A Little With Sugar

3. Roaring of the Lamb

4. Charlie Freak

5. Sun Mountain

6. Oh Wow It's You

7. Undecided

8. Caves of Altamira

9. Any World (That I'm Welcome To)

10. More to Come

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Mock Turtle Song

2. Yellow Peril

3. Android Warehouse

4. A Horse in Town

5. Ida Lee

6. Stone Piano

7. Take It Out on Me

8. This Seat's Been Taken

9. Come Back Baby

10. Don't Let Me In

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

53 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An ethical dilemma, again, February 22, 2000

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paul pirate (New York, New York) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Android Warehouse (Audio CD)

Ever since Steely Dan emerged in all its dark glory in the early '70s, there have been various semilegal (read: European and out of the reach of US law) albums containing Becker-Fagen demos from pre-Dan days (when, among other things, they played for Jay and the Americans). Some are songs that the Dan eventually recorded, some never were. The most irritating of the bunch is the soundtrack to an (unreleased?) low-budget film, "YOU GOTTA WALK IT LIKE YOU TALK IT OR YOU'LL LOSE THAT BEAT" - the title is the best part, I'm afraid. So now it's the buyer's decision: pick up on some interesting scraps (I'm not being sarcastic) to see where the boys came from, or refuse to support recordings that they certainly would not want for sale (these releases have usually come under the name "Becker-Fagen," so at least that's sort of honest). I would say it's pretty much for Dan fanatics. Your call, friend.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Finding "Sun Mountain", July 24, 2003

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allemande (Columbia, MO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Android Warehouse (Audio CD)

'Android Warehouse' collects most of the extant demo or pre-Steely Dan recordings made by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, along with other musicians on some of the tracks. These recordings have proven essential for fans of Walter and Donald.
I said in the previous paragraph that "most" of the early recordings are here. There is a version of "Sun Mountain" in this collection, but two versions actually exist. The one represented here is skeletal, with Donald Fagen straining at the difficult vocal part and accompanying himself at the piano. The second, more finished version (not included) utilizes a quartet: Becker and Fagen play bass and piano, respectively, a drummer completes the rhythm section, and there is a vocalist who can handle the nearly two-octave melodic range of the song.
You must hear the alternate version of "Sun Mountain" to appreciate this lovely song. It is available on a collection called 'Catalyst: The Original Recordings (1968-71)'. 'Catalyst' costs more than 'Android Warehouse' and contains all the same music, but adds the second recording of "Sun Mountain".
A fanatic will probably need to have the 'Catalyst' release.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beginnings, August 25, 2000

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burritobrother (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Android Warehouse (Audio CD)

"Android Warehouse" is a collection of demos that Walter Becker and Donald Fagen recorded to shop to various publishing companies in the late '60's. While a few of the tracks were later re-recorded by the duo, most were not, so this is an indispensable item for all serious Steely Dan fans. The audio quality is passable, the songs are mostly excellent, and all have something to offer. While these tracks represent Steely Dan's earliest recorded rumblings, they were never originally issued. The first Steely Dan (er, Becker-Fagen with Dias) album was '71's soundtrack "You Got To Walk It Like You Talk It". That album is much more polished and certainly more engaging, but the demos collected on "Android Warehouse" are rare glimpses into the duo's burgeoning genius.