Donald Fagen waits all night for calls like these

When Donald Fagen appeared on the call-in radio show Rockline in January 1983, the buzzword of the moment was “digital.” Still traumatized by the “Second Arrangement” erasure, Fagen had jumped at the opportunity to make his debut solo album using 3M’s cutting-edge digital recording system, which allowed for the creation of backup tracks without generation loss as well as sound quality with unparalleled crispness and clarity.