Out of the Main

E23.25: The Recovery of “Second Arrangement,” with Cimcie Nichols

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Cimcie Nichols, daughter of the famed Steely Dan (among others) engineer Roger Nichols, has unearthed one of the most precious of buried treasures in rock and roll: the lost Steely Dan track from the Groucho album, “Second Arrangement.” Wait until you hear the story behind one of the most intriguing stories of Steely Dan lore. How she find it, what she did next, and what might come of it in the future.


  • Full audio cassette: https://youtu.be/AUKVN7lF6PU
  • DAT recording: https://youtu.be/cAtOuLuO3vU
  • The story, as it first broke, on the Expanding Dan Substack


    • Lightning Round:

    • Found at Sea
    • Buried Treasures
    • Off the Map


      • References and Related:

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      • Tom’s Spotify Yacht Rock Playlist
      • Yacht or Nyacht? The Official Yachtski Scale
      • Playlist of songs featured on Out of the Main
      • Intro/outro music: A Page 99 work in progress using the famed Wendel drum sounds

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