Ep404: Rediscovering Steely Dan's Lost Song

The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds - En podcast af Nate Goyer, Record Collector, Music Fan, Vinyl Maniac - Mandage

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After an accidental erasure in 1979, the song "The Second Arrangement" took on mythic status for fans of Steely Dan. Now a near complete version has turned up on a worktape belonging to engineer Roger Nichols. Today we talk to Cimcie Nichols, Roger's daughter, about this incredible rediscovery and lots more about the work of her father. Topics include: Digging through her father’s tapes The story of “The Second Arrangement” Steely Dan attempted to remake “The Second Arrangement” Reacting to the picture of the tape on Facebook Did Roger know the interest in “The Second Arrangement”? The day of the track deletion Working w Steely Dan team after finding the tape The cassette was from the night before of the deletion Roger Nichols clip 1: Driving Lacquer master to Santa Maria Did you find many records amongst her dad’s possessions? Roger Nichols clip 2: Getting rid of the clicks and pops There are some records but most are now gone Then a DAT was found! What was on the DAT? There’s a series of backups and versions are unclear Will there ever be an official release of “The Second Arrangement”? Is Donald Fagan aware of the recent news? Sorting through the tapes for a Roger Nichols’ archive Gary Katz Clip: Mustard on the master tape Roger and Frank Zappa were high school friends Roger’s knowledge of physics gave him a huge advantage as a sound technician Ensuring pressing plants had access to high quality source material Roger Nichols Clip 3: Master tape mixups on “The Nightfly” Interview wrap up Extended, high-resolution & Commercial Free version of this interview available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/2Y6ORU0 Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36qhlc8 Follow our Podcast: https://linktr.ee/vinylguide Facebook: www.Facebook.com/VinylGuide Instagram: www.Instagram.com/VinylGuide Support our show: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related

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