Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Rikki Don't Lose That Number | 4:04 |
| A2 | Night By Night | 3:36 |
| A3 | Any Major Dude Will Tell You | 3:05 |
| A4 | Barrytown | 3:17 |
| A5 | East St. Louis Toodle-ooWritten-By – Bubber Miley, Duke Ellington |
2:46 |
| B1 | Parker's Band | 2:37 |
| B2 | Through With Buzz | 1:30 |
| B3 | Pretzel Logic | 4:27 |
| B4 | With A Gun | 2:15 |
| B5 | Charlie Freak | 2:41 |
| B6 | Monkey In Your Soul | 2:35 |
Companies, etc.
- Engineered At – The Village Recorder
- Mixed At – Cherokee Studios
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – ABC Records, Inc.
- Copyright (c) – ABC Records, Inc.
- Published By – American Broadcasting Music, Inc.
- Published By – Mills Music, Inc.
- Published By – Red Giant Music, Inc.
- Made By – EMI ITALIANA S.p.A.
Credits
- Art Direction, Photography By [Inside] – Ed Caraeff
- Bass – Chuck Rainey, Timothy B. Schmit, Wilton Felder
- Bass, Guitar – Walter Becker
- Design – David Larkham
- Drums – Jeff Porcaro, Jim Gordon, Jim Hodder
- Engineer – Roger (The Immortal) Nichols*
- Guitar – Ben Benay, Denny Diaz*, Jeff Baxter
- Guitar, Banjo – Dean Parks
- Keyboards – David Paich, Michael Omartian
- Keyboards, Percussion – Victor Feldman
- Management [Personal] – Kudo III
- Orchestrated By – Jimmie Haskell
- Other [Security] – Karen Stanley
- Photography By [Cover] – Raenne Rubenstein*
- Producer – Gary Katz
- Saxophone – Ernie Watts, Jerome Richardson, Plas Johnson
- Trumpet – Ollie Mitchell
- Vocals, Keyboards – Donald Fagen
- Written-By – D. Fagan* (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B6), W. Becker* (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B6)
Notes
Gatefold Packaging.Fuzz box — Courtesy of Valley Sound
Tim Schmit — Courtesy of Epic Records
Engineered at the Village Recorder, West Los Angeles. Overdub and mixdown at Cherokee Sound, Chatsworth, Calif.
All songs pub. by American Broadcasting Music, Inc. (ASCAP) unless otherwise indicated.
American Broadcasting Music, Inc./Red Giant Music, Inc. [A4]
Mills Music, Inc. (ASCAP) [A5]
American Broadcasting Music, Inc./Red Giant Music, Inc. (ASCAP) [B1, B5]
℗ 1974
There are two different labels both came out the same year.
1st Pressing : Black Label (this entry)
2nd Pressing : Multi-colored Label
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A etching): 35272-A 22-5-74
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B etching): 35272-B 22-5-74
- Rights Society: S.I.A.E.
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABCD-808 | Steely Dan | Pretzel Logic (LP, Album, Gat) | ABC Records | ABCD-808 | US | 1974 |
| ABCD-808 | Steely Dan | Pretzel Logic (LP, Album, Gat) | ABC Records | ABCD-808 | US | Unknown |
| ABCD-808 | Steely Dan | Pretzel Logic (LP, Album, RP, Gat) | ABC Records | ABCD-808 | US | 1978 |
| MCLC 19081 | Steely Dan | Pretzel Logic (Cass, Album, RE, Dol) | MCA Records, Inc. | MCLC 19081 | UK | Unknown |
| MCAC-37042 | Steely Dan | Pretzel Logic (Cass, Album, RE) | MCA Records | MCAC-37042 | Canada | Unknown |
Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Rikki Don't Lose That Number | 4:30 |
| A2 | Night By Night | 3:36 |
| A3 | Any Major Dude Will Tell You | 3:05 |
| A4 | Barrytown | 3:17 |
| A5 | East St. Louis Toodle-ooWritten-By – Bubber Miley, Duke Ellington |
2:45 |
| B1 | Parker's Band | 2:36 |
| B2 | Through With Buzz | 1:30 |
| B3 | Pretzel Logic | 4:28 |
| B4 | With A Gun | 2:15 |
| B5 | Charlie Freak | 2:41 |
| B6 | Monkey In Your Soul | 2:31 |
Companies, etc.
- Engineered At – The Village Recorder
- Mixed At – Cherokee Studios
- Copyright (c) – MCA Records, Inc.
- Pressed By – MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville
Credits
- Art Direction, Photography By [Inside] – Ed Caraeff
- Bass – Chuck Rainey, Timothy B. Schmit, Wilton Felder
- Bass, Guitar – Walter Becker
- Design – David Larkham
- Drums – Jeff Porcaro, Jim Gordon, Jim Hodder
- Engineer – Roger (The Immortal) Nichols*
- Guitar – Ben Benay, Denny Diaz*, Jeff Baxter
- Guitar, Banjo – Dean Parks
- Keyboards – David Paich, Michael Omartian
- Keyboards, Percussion – Victor Feldman
- Management [Personal] – Kudo III
- Orchestrated By – Jimmie Haskell
- Other [Security] – Karen Stanley
- Photography By [Cover] – Raenne Rubenstein*
- Producer – Gary Katz
- Saxophone – Ernie Watts, Jerome Richardson, Plas Johnson
- Trumpet – Ollie Mitchell
- Vocals, Keyboards – Donald Fagen
- Written-By – D. Fagan* (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B6), W. Becker* (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B6)
Notes
Reissue on 1980 light blue rainbow label. This version has ABCD-808 label matrix in parentheses and Super Stars At Super Prices company inner sleeve. Another version also exists without the parentheses: Pretzel LogicMost other circa 1980 reissues were released on old 1973-74 MCA Coral labels. See: Pretzel Logic
From ABC Records information on Discogs: "In late 1978, ABC Records (which by then was suffering financial problems) was sold to MCA Records and briefly operated as an MCA imprint before it ceased to exist as a record label in March 1979; a number of popular ABC catalog titles were then reissued on MCA."
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Label, Side A): (ABCD-808-A)
- Matrix / Runout (Label, Side A): (ABCD-808-B)
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side A/etched): AB 808A W1 [Gloversville logo stamp]
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side B/etched): AB 808B W4 [Gloversville logo stamp]
- Rights Society: ASCAP
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABCD-808 | Steely Dan | Pretzel Logic (LP, Album, Gat) | ABC Records | ABCD-808 | US | 1974 |
| ABCD-808 | Steely Dan | Pretzel Logic (LP, Album, Gat) | ABC Records | ABCD-808 | US | Unknown |
| ABCD-808 | Steely Dan | Pretzel Logic (LP, Album, RP, Gat) | ABC Records | ABCD-808 | US | 1978 |
| MCLC 19081 | Steely Dan | Pretzel Logic (Cass, Album, RE, Dol) | MCA Records, Inc. | MCLC 19081 | UK | Unknown |
| MCAC-37042 | Steely Dan | Pretzel Logic (Cass, Album, RE) | MCA Records | MCAC-37042 | Canada | Unknown |
Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Rikki Don't Lose That Number | 4:30 |
| A2 | Night By Night | 3:36 |
| A3 | Any Major Dude Will Tell You | 3:05 |
| A4 | Barrytown | 3:17 |
| A5 | East St. Louis Toodle-OoWritten-By – Bubber Miley, Duke Ellington |
2:45 |
| B1 | Parker's Band | 2:36 |
| B2 | Through With Buzz | 1:30 |
| B3 | Pretzel Logic | 4:28 |
| B4 | With A Gun | 2:15 |
| B5 | Charlie Freak | 2:41 |
| B6 | Monkey In Your Soul | 2:31 |
Credits
- Bass – Chuck Rainey, Timothy B. Schmit, Wilton Felder
- Bass, Guitar, Written-By – Walter Becker
- Drums – Jeff Porcaro, Jim Gordon, Jim Hodder
- Engineer – Roger Nichols
- Guitar – Ben Benay, Denny Diaz*, Jeff Baxter
- Guitar, Banjo – Dean Parks
- Keyboards – David Paich, Michael Omartian
- Keyboards, Percussion – Victor Feldman
- Producer – Gary Katz
- Saxophone – Ernie Watts, Jerome Richardson, Plas Johnson
- Trumpet – Ollie Mitchell
- Vocals, Keyboards, Written-By – Donald Fagen
Notes
blue paper labelsOther versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABCD-808 | Steely Dan | Pretzel Logic (LP, Album, Gat) | ABC Records | ABCD-808 | US | 1974 |
| ABCD-808 | Steely Dan | Pretzel Logic (LP, Album, Gat) | ABC Records | ABCD-808 | US | Unknown |
| ABCD-808 | Steely Dan | Pretzel Logic (LP, Album, RP, Gat) | ABC Records | ABCD-808 | US | 1978 |
| MCLC 19081 | Steely Dan | Pretzel Logic (Cass, Album, RE, Dol) | MCA Records, Inc. | MCLC 19081 | UK | Unknown |
| MCAC-37042 | Steely Dan | Pretzel Logic (Cass, Album, RE) | MCA Records | MCAC-37042 | Canada | Unknown |
Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Rikki Don't Lose That Number | 4:30 |
| A2 | Night By Night | 3:36 |
| A3 | Any Major Dude Will Tell You | 3:05 |
| A4 | Barrytown | 3:17 |
| A5 | East St. Louis Toodle-OoWritten-By – Bubber Miley, Duke Ellington |
2:45 |
| B1 | Parker's Band | 2:36 |
| B2 | Through With Buzz | 1:30 |
| B3 | Pretzel Logic | 4:28 |
| B4 | With A Gun | 2:15 |
| B5 | Charlie Freak | 2:41 |
| B6 | Monkey In Your Soul | 2:31 |
Credits
- Bass – Chuck Rainey, Timothy B. Schmit, Wilton Felder
- Bass, Guitar, Written-By – Walter Becker
- Drums – Jeff Porcaro, Jim Gordon, Jim Hodder
- Engineer – Roger Nichols
- Guitar – Ben Benay, Denny Diaz*, Jeff Baxter
- Guitar, Banjo – Dean Parks
- Keyboards – David Paich, Michael Omartian
- Keyboards, Percussion – Victor Feldman
- Producer – Gary Katz
- Saxophone – Ernie Watts, Jerome Richardson, Plas Johnson
- Trumpet – Ollie Mitchell
- Vocals, Keyboards, Written-By – Donald Fagen
Notes
Original olive green label.All songs by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, except "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" by Duke Ellington and Bubber Miley.
Engineered by Roger Nichols at the Village Recorder, West Los Angeles, California.
Overdub and mixdown at Cherokee Sound, Chatsworth, California
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABCD-808 | Steely Dan | Pretzel Logic (LP, Album, Gat) | ABC Records | ABCD-808 | US | 1974 |
| FL-2461 | Steely Dan | Pretzel Logic (LP, Album, Unofficial) | First Record | FL-2461 | Taiwan | 1974 |
| ABCD-808 | Steely Dan | Pretzel Logic (LP, Album, RP, Gat) | ABC Records | ABCD-808 | US | 1978 |
| MCLC 19081 | Steely Dan | Pretzel Logic (Cass, Album, RE, Dol) | MCA Records, Inc. | MCLC 19081 | UK | Unknown |
| MCAC-37042 | Steely Dan | Pretzel Logic (Cass, Album, RE) | MCA Records | MCAC-37042 | Canada | Unknown |
