The Royal Scam is the fifth studio album by Steely Dan, originally released by ABC Records in 1976. The album went gold and peaked at #15 on the charts. The Royal Scam features more prominent guitar work than the prior Steely Dan album, Katy Lied, which had been the first without founding guitarist #jeffskunkbaxter Guitarists on the recording include Walter Becker, Denny Dias, Larry Carlton, Elliott Randall and Dean Parks. #steelydan #theseventies My copy is ABC Records - ABCD-931. #rockandroll In common with other Steely Dan albums, The Royal Scam is littered with cryptic allusions to people and events both real and fictional. In a BBC interview in 2000, Becker and Fagen revealed that "Kid Charlemagne" is loosely based on Augustus #owsleystanley the notorious drug "chef" who was famous for manufacturing hallucinogenic compounds. #abcrecords https://www.instagram.com/p/CDHFK8AFmzG/?igshid=h1sqjsaodps7