CHICAGO CHICAGO II - FACTORY SEALED RTI PRESSED KEVIN GRAY MASTERED OUT OF PRINT COLLECTORS TWO 180 GRAM LP SET

 PLUS FOR COMPARISON WE ARE ADDING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY STEVEN WILSON MIXED DOUBLE LP SET.

-   Chicago II remains a classic album, encapsulating its time (1969) in all its tumult and glory. The Vietnam War (and the civil unrest it inspired) was still raging, the counterculture dream had not yet crashed and burned, and rock music could be taken seriously as an "art form" while still generating radio hits. Chicago, with their then-new fusion of jazz, rock and pop, rose high on the charts, while taken seriously both in and beyond the rock-critic establishment.

The 1970 Chicago II album followed their 1969 release "Chicago Transit Authority" and rose to #4 on the Billboard's pop albums chart.

For their second album, the band dropped the "Transit Authority" from their name and became known as simply "Chicago" in 1970. Chicago II was the first album to carry their trademark logo.

CHICAGO II yielded some of the group's most enduring hits, which came from Pankow's suite "Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon," emulating the form of the great classical composers from a pop perspective. The album peaked at #4 on the Billboard charts. With the success of CHICAGO II, radio went back and discovered hits on the earlier CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY album.

Now reissued for the first time on 180g virgin vinyl, this album is a part of Rhino's ongoing partnership with Chicago to upgrade their extensive catalogue - these classic albums sound better than ever! Mastering for these 2-LP deluxe gatefold editions was done from the original analog tapes.

Features:
• 180g Vinyl
• Double LP
• Pressed at RTI
• Cut from original analog tapes by Kevin Gray at AcousTech Mastering
• Deluxe Gatefold Packaging

  Features: 50TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE

• Double LP

• Remixed By Steven Wilson from the 16-Track Master Tapes

.•  Gatefold jacket

Musicians:
Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals
Terry Kath – guitar, vocals
Peter Cetera – bass, vocals
Danny Seraphine – drums
Lee Loughnane – trumpet
James Pankow – trombone
Walter Parazaider – woodwinds

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