Following a tour promoting Pretzel Logic, Becker and Fagen decided to break the band up and use session musicians on future albums.

They enlisted prominent Los Angeles-based studio musicians to record Pretzel Logic, but only used them for occasional overdubs.

This composition was covered by Steely Dan on their 1974 album Pretzel Logic.

The biographical song "Parker's Band" was recorded by Steely Dan on its 1974 album Pretzel Logic.

The MCA single reissue (backed with "Pretzel Logic") includes the flapamba intro but fades out just before the actual end of the track.

The cover may also be a reference to Steely Dan's Pretzel Logic.

They switched to record production, and by the mid-seventies, with albums such as Pretzel Logic and Station to Station the studio had made its name.

Their first big hit there was Steely Dan's Pretzel Logic.

"Rikki Don't Lose That Number" (from Pretzel Logic)

"Any Major Dude Will Tell You" (from Pretzel Logic)