In June 2023, a demo of Steely Dan’s lost 1979 track “The Second Arrangement” surfaced for the first time. It was discovered by Cimcie Nichols, daughter of the band’s longtime engineer, Roger Nichols. The track was originally recorded for the band’s 1980 album, Gaucho, before being accidentally erased by an assistant engineer in December 1979.
Weeks later, Nichols also revealed another unexpected track from her father’s archives, the band’s 110-second jingle for Schlitz Beer. It was recorded somewhere between the band’s 1972 debut, Can’t Buy a Thrill, and their follow-up, Countdown to Ecstasy, from 1973. The untitled jingle was produced by Steely Dan for the Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based brewing company during the band’s eight-month break between albums… read more >
