Chicago - The Great Chicago - Vinyl Japan - SONX-60200 (1971) NO OBI 1971 EX/EX
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The product is a vinyl record titled "The Great Chicago" by the artist Chicago, released in Japan in 1971. The album was pressed on black vinyl at 33 RPM and features a denim-textured gatefold cover with a 4-page booklet. This first pressing from CBS Sony records is a compilation of classic rock and pop rock songs in English and Japanese, catering to fans of 1970s music. The record size is 12" and it is a stereo edition, making it a sought-after collectible for vinyl enthusiasts.


Chicago - The Great Chicago LP Vinyl Record SONX-60200.


Beautiful "denim' like textured gatefold sleeve


A1 Introduction


A2 Does Anybody Really Know What Time Ii Is?


A3 Questions 67 And 68


A4 I'm A Man


A5 Prologue, August 29, 1968


A6 Someday (August 29, 1968)


B1 Poem For The People


B2 Make Me Smile


B3 25 Or 6 To 4


B4 Flight 602


B5 Free


B6 Lowdown



Condition


Used 


Artist


Chicago


Speed


33 RPM


Record Label


CBS/Sony


Material


Vinyl


MPN


SONX-60200


Vinyl Matrix Number


SONX-60200


Type


LP


Format


Record


Record Grading


Excellent (EX)


Release Year


1971


Sleeve Grading


Excellent (EX)


Era


1970s


Record Size


12"


Genre


Rock


Country/Region of Manufacture


Japan






Japanese imports will quickly become your favorite pieces in your collection vinyl.


"If you haven't heard the Japanese version of your favorite album, there's a 99% chance it will blow you away, once you do. 


Starting in the late 70's, US manufactured records were often produced from recycled vinyl which created a noisier pressing, using stampers across a large pressing count. Japanese record companies, on the other hand, used virgin vinyl to manufacture their records resulting in dead-quiet, high quality, audiophile grade pressings and generally had much smaller pressing runs for their western releases. 



The other item of note is that record companies actually did a re-master for the Japanese editions of a release highly focused on mastering for best-sound so it is entirely possible that you will notice elements in a track for the first time, even though you've listened to this song countless times on your non-Japanese pressing. 


Aside from the record, significantly better materials were used for the covers and artwork resulting in 30 year old jackets that look better than their brand new counterparts released now and lets not forget the extra's that only come with the Japanese release, like the OBI (to help Japanese consumers who may not read English) and lyric/bio sheets in English and Japanese." -- "Drowned World Records.-


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