I’m also a Steely Dan and Donald Fagen junkey and I have the initial vinyl version as well as the digital 24/96 album of that new Kamakiriad release you mentioned, which also comes as vinyl.
In my setup the initial LP sounds a little better (less flat, little more lively and expressive with slightly more colorful harmonics) than the 24/96 file of the new mastering, but generally with the same tonality, the difference is small. I can’t say which part of this perception is caused by the mastering or vinyl sound. These differences from pure vinyl sound got smaller since Redcloud. The recording is not that good, that differences in ambiance and sound staging would be obvious.
I’m also keen to try the LP version of the new one, especially (usually only) in case it has a different vinyl mastering. But I don’t need the whole box, that’s the problem, let’s see 