CHICAGO CHICAGO II FACTORY Sealed FOUR LP SET

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CHICAGO CHICAGO II - FACTORY SEALED TWO 180 GRAM 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

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

PLUS THE BONUS OF CHICAGO 18 & 19 WHICH IS Out of Print OVER 20 YEARS FACTORY SEALED ORINIGAL RELEASE Analog LP with small cutout on jacket but contains all the original LP picture sleeve LP insert.

Chicago, formerly Chicago Transit Authority, are one of the longest-running and most successful American pop-rock bands ever. In terms of album and singles sales, only the Beach Boys can better Chicago's figures. While they are derided by some, Chicago are a rock band capable of looking in many different directions -- jazz, pop, disco, classical -- without ever losing sight of the hook.

The group formed in their Illinois hometown in 1967 and, after signing to Columbia Records, released their debut album in 1969. Chicago Transit Authority was a sprawling double LP of jazz-tinged rock, with Latin percussion and arrangements that now seem similar to heavy metal. It was a big success, going Top 10 in the UK and Top 20 in the US, eventually staying in the US album charts for a record 171 weeks. Two singles, “Does Anybody Really Know What Time it Is?” and “Beginnings”, both reached No.7 in the Hot 100, and the album has now sold over two million copies in the US alone.

A second album, Chicago (now known as Chicago II), was a bigger success, being critically acclaimed and spawning three Top 10 hit singles. The prolific band continued to release single and double LP albums through the 70s, each one spawning hit singles, the biggest of which was “If You Leave Me Now” which topped the charts in 1976. The slow ballad, from their tenth album Chicago X, also won the group their first two Grammy Awards.

In 1978, tragedy struck when the group's leader Terry Kath shot himself in the head by accident. The group was devastated by his death, but decided to carry on. Chicago 13 (1979) was derided by critics and fans as Chicago attempted to latch on to the disco craze, but Chicago 16 (1982) marked a return to top soft-rock form and earned them another No.1 single, “Hard to Say I’m Sorry”. Chicago 17 (1984) became their best-selling album yet, but in 1985 bassist and lead songwriter Peter Cetera left the band due to musical disagreements.

They continued to tour and enjoy hit singles, and subsequent albums have continued to sell well to the Adult Contemporary market. In 2006, Chicago released their thirtieth studio album, Chicago XXX.

TOTAL OF A 4 LP SET

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analog vinyl pressing - the way music was meant to be heard. Out of Print forever!!

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CHICAGO - 18 - ORIGINAL 1986 WARNER BROTHERS RELEASE 

CHICAGO 19 - ORIGINAL 1988 REPRISE RECORDS RELEASE - a lot of people will say that Chicago is not as good now as they were back in the 70's and that they should've never changed their style. The thing is, if they had kept the same exact style of music that they started with, they wouldn't of made it through the 80's. They made the change based on the fact that that style was where the money was. This album shows that they are a multi-talented group. Most of the songs were hits as singles. One little note from another review. Peter Cetera was not on this album. He left the group in 1985, three years prior to the release of this album. The tenor that you hear is actually Jason Scheff who replaced Cetera as both the tenor voice and bass player.

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