Android Warehouse (1998)

About this title: Steely Dan recorded a large number of demos between 1968-1971 that have since become the fodder for an equally large number of bootleg collections. Most of these collections offer little care in the way of packaging: ugly cover art; minimal, if any, liner notes; and little, if any, information on the songs themselves. Android Warehouse rises somewhat above other such compilations simply for being more comprehensive than others: Its two CDs feature 28 tracks, comprising pretty much anything you'll find on any other boots. There are two pages of liner notes here, briefly recapping the band's ... read more

Tracks:

1. You Go Where I Go [Becker/Fagen]
2. A Little With Sugar [Becker/Fagen]
3. Roaring of the Lamb [Becker/Fagen]
4. Charlie Freak [Becker/Fagen]
5. Sun Mountain [Becker/Fagen]
6. Oh Wow It's You [Becker/Fagen]
7. Undecided [Becker/Fagen]
8. Caves of Altamira [Becker/Fagen]
9. Any World (That I'm Welcome To) [Becker/Fagen]
10. More to Come [Becker/Fagen]
11. Parker's Band [Becker/Fagen]
12. Barrytown [Becker/Fagen]
13. Brain Tap Shuffle [Becker/Fagen]
14. Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under Me) [Becker/Fagen]
15. Mock Turtle Song [Becker/Fagen]
16. Yellow Peril [Becker/Fagen]
17. Android Warehouse [Becker/Fagen]
18. A Horse in Town [Becker/Fagen]
19. Ida Lee [Becker/Fagen]
20. Stone Piano [Becker/Fagen]
21. Take It Out on Me [Becker/Fagen]
22. This Seat's Been Taken [Becker/Fagen]
23. Come Back Baby [Becker/Fagen]
24. Don't Let Me In [Becker/Fagen]
25. Old Regime [Becker/Fagen]
26. Soul Ram [Becker/Fagen]
27. I Can't Function [Becker/Fagen]
28. Let George Do It [Becker/Fagen]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.