For Countdown to Ecstasy it's all about respect. Respect for Steely Dan... Fagen, Becker and their world-class studio and touring musicians over the decades. Their jazz-infused meticulously-crafted, ...

Steely Dan became unlikely hitmakers with their debut album, Can't Buy a Thrill, but they refused to retread familiar ground on their sophomore LP, Countdown to Ecstasy, released in July 1973.

Steely Dan’s 1973 album, Countdown to Ecstasy, will soon be reissued as a part of a year-long series that will see the band’s classic albums make their return to vinyl. The iconic fusion rock band ...