CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY: 1969 UK CBS 1st PRESS MINT
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Sep 18, 2022
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CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY: 1969 UK CBS 1st PRESS MINT
CHICAGOChicago Transit Authority
1969 UK CBS (66221) FIRST PRESSING OF CHICAGO'S DOUBLE LP DEBUT
SEEN LITTLE USE, PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY AND DELIVERS LOUD PUNCHY SOUND
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST SOLID ORANGE CBS LABELS
MATRIX: SBPG 66221 - A1 / SBPG 66221 - B1 / SBPG 66221 - C1 / SBPG 66221 - D1
THE TWO RECORDS ARE HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE "PRINTED AND MADE BY E. J. DAY LONDON” WITH GOLD *STEREO* STICKER TO THE BACK
COMPLETE WITH THE TWO ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVES WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN"PRINTED IN GREY
Few debut albums can boast as consistently solid an effort as the self-titled Chicago Transit Authority.
In April of 1969, Chicago Transit Authority unleashed a formidable and ultimately American musical experience - a synthesis of electric guitar bluesy rock to more deeply rooted jazz influences and arrangements. This approach economised the finest of what the band had to offer -- actually two highly stylised units that coexisted with remarkable singularity.
On the one hand, listeners were presented with an incendiary rock & roll quartet of Terry Kath (lead guitar/vocals), Robert Lamm (keyboards/vocals), Peter Cetera (bass/vocals), and Danny Seraphine (drums). They were augmented by the equally aggressive power brass trio that included Lee Loughnane (trumpet/vocals), James Pankow (trombone), and Parazaider (woodwind/vocals).
This fusion of rock with jazz would also yield some memorable pop sides and enthusiasts' favourites as well. Most notably, a quarter of the material on the double album -- "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?," "Beginnings," "Questions 67 and 68," and the only cover on the project, Steve Winwood's "I'm a Man"
The tight, infectious, and decidedly pop arrangements contrast with the pile-driving blues-based rock of "Introduction" and "South California Purples" as well as the 15-plus minute extemporaneous free for all "Liberation."
Even farther left of centre are the experimental, avant-garde "Free Form Guitar" and the politically intoned and emotive "Prologue, August 29, 1968" and "Someday (August 29, 1968)."
Side 1:
Introduction (6:35)
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (4:33)
Beginnings (7:58)
Side 2:
Questions 67 and 68 (5:04)
Listen (3:22)
Poem 58 (8:37)
Side 3:
Free Form Guitar (6:53)
South California Purples (6:10)
I'm A Man (7:40)
Side 4:
Prologue, August 29, 1968 (0:57) - Someday (August 29, 1968) (4:13)
Liberation (15:41)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels which all show little sign of use
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT All four surfaces shine like new with barley a mark (not cleaned as it looks immaculate)
VINYL Audio: MINT
This fantastic set plays beautifully with nothing of note to fault.
The music here is heavy, brassy and punchy on Record One with Record Two much more experimental: The wild 'Free Form Guitar' is a real tour-de-force based solely on feedback and the 15 minute+ 'Liberation', with its wah-wah guitar, is reminiscent of Zappa's Hot Rats. And of course the awesome version of Steve Winwood’s “I’m A Man” is worth the price of admission alone
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Fine condition, the beset I have seen in a long time with just a little ear on the edges/spine and very little rub to the surfaces
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
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INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £25.00 (International Tracked)
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