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   Oh man, I was a college freshman that fall, and the college had a   
   radio station, into which I quickly insinuated myself. I was the guy   
   who went down to the mailroom to get the records that came in, then   
   I'd sit in one of the studios listening to them. I remember Elvis   
   Costello's first album blowing me away. Devo's first album; what the   
   hell was this shit? The first Clash album. Talking Heads 77. The last   
   decent Pink Floyd album came out that year.   
      
   Aja's cover knocked me out immediately. You know, album-size   
   cover art was a thing of beauty in its time. (And as Shelby Lynn noted   
   in the NY Times the other day, you can't roll a joint on an IPod).   
      
   I was no jazz fan at 18, but this shit was amazing. I immediatly   
   walked a mile or so to the nearest dept. store and shoplifted it.   
      
   Noam Sane   
      
      
      
   On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:26:32 -0800 (PST), "Klaus & Rooster"   
    wrote:   
      
   >Steely Fans,   
   >   
   >I may have mentioned occasionally that I believe Aja to be the best   
   >record ever to be released. And it has been released in 1977 - nothing   
   >new to You. However, I just realized by chance that Bob Marley's album   
   >"Exodus" was also published in 1977. First, "Exodus" is certainly the   
   >best Bob Marley album if not the best Reggae album, if not among the   
   >best albums ever (but not reaching Aja, of course). However, I get the   
   >impression that 1977 was a remarkable year as many pop/rock/jazz   
   >artists released their seminal albums in this year. Can You list a few   
   >more extraordinary albums which have also been released in 1977?   
   >   
   >Steely Dan - Aja   
   >Bob Marley - Exodus   
   >Billy Joel - the Stranger   
   >Fleetwood Max - Rumours   
   >...   
   >   
   >Cheers   
   >Klaus & Rooster   
      
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