New albums from Donald Fagen and Steely Dan!

In a bit of a surprise it was announced on July 27 that there are two new live albums from Steely Dan and Donald Fagen coming this autumn.

Both albums were recorded during the 2019 Steely Dan tour and will be released as files, CD:s as well as on vinyl. 

September 24 is the release date for all but the vinyl versions. They will arrive October 1.

Both albums produced by Donald Fagen and Patrick Dillett. More on Patrick here.

The new live Steely Dan album is called Northeast Corridor: Steely Dan Live! 

Tracks:

1. Black Cow

2. Kid Charlemagne

3. Rikki Don't Lose That Number

4. Hey Nineteen

5. Any Major Dude Will Tell You

6. Glamour Profession

7. Things I Miss the Most

8. Aja

9. Peg

10. Bodhisattva

11. Reelin' in the Years

12. A Man Ain't Supposed to Cry

Here's a first taste:

The new live Donald Fagen album is called The Nightfly Live.

Tracks:

 1. I.G.Y

2. Green Flower Street

3. Ruby Baby

4. Maxine

5. New Frontier

6. The Nightfly

7. The Goodbye Look

8. Walk Between the Raindrops

Meanwhile the twice postponed 2020 Earth After Hours Tour with Steve Winwood is still on for 2022, but added is the Absolutely Normal Tour 2021 starting in Miami Beach October 5. All the dates here.

Tickets go on sale July 30. Or on the 29 if you're into the "presale" or "platinum" game of spending even more money. 

Dee Gees (Foo Fighters) covers the Bee Gees for Record Store Day

Record Store Day does deliver some good stuff as well as some duds.

As far as Radio Dupree goes the 2021 Record Store Day release You Should Be Dancing from Dee Gees is on the plus side. 

Having enjoyed - in various levels of ecstasy all the way to despair - the disco era of the 1970's, this was a surprise release from Foo Fighters. Excuse me, Dee Gees: