CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY AND CHICAGO II CHRISTMAS SPECIAL WITH WHAT'S IT GONNA BE, SANTA - THIS IS A ONE TIME LISTING AND ONCE SOLD GONE FOREVER AT THIS PRICE.

 - BOTH CTA & CHICAGO II ARE FACTORY SEALED DOUBLE AUDIOPHILE 180 GRAM RHINO RECORDS OUT OF PRINT LP SETS - NOW OUT OF PRINT AND BECOMING RARE IN THESE 1ST EVER AUDIOPHILE 180 GRAM LIMITED EDITIONS.  In fact the lowest price we've seen on this title is $249.99 and that was the only pressing still sealed we could find IN THIS OUT OF PRINT EDITIONS.   

A horn section in a rock band? You bet. Chicago showed the world how they could rock with brass and successfully incorporate funk, jazz and pop balladry. You can hear it all on their groundbreaking double-platinum 1969 debut.

Their debut, Chicago Transit Authority, was originally released in 1969 and climbed to #17 on Billboard's pop albums chart.

Chicago was founded in 1967 by Walt Parazaider (woodwinds), James Pankow (trombone), Lee Loughnane (trumpet), Roert Lamm (keyboards and lead vocals), Terry Kath (guitar and lead vocals), and Danny Seraphine (drums). They called themselves The Big Thing. They added bassist-lead vocalist Peter Cetera and began working with their original producer-manager James William Guercio, subsequently becoming known as Chicago Transit Authority. Their self-titled 1969 debut release was an ambitious mix of free-form rock and horn-influenced jazz, the first of three double LPs that would start their career.

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.

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

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.

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

Where Do We Go From Here?

Chicago Christmas: What's It Gonna Be, Santa? LP

Reissue of 2003 Christmas Album!

This Christmas album features Chicago's interpretations of well-known Christmas classics alongside an original tune co-written by Lee Loughnane. In August 1998, Chicago released Chicago XXV: The Christmas Album. In 2003, Rhino Records reissued the album with the title "What's It Gonna Be, Santa?" adding six newly recorded tracks.

Chicago is an American rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. The "rock and roll band with horns" began as a politically charged, sometimes experimental, rock band and later moved to a predominantly softer sound, generating several hit ballads. The group had a steady stream of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Second only to The Beach Boys in Billboard singles and albums chart success among American bands, Chicago is one of the longest-running and most successful rock groups in history.

According to Billboard, Chicago was the leading US singles charting group during the 1970s. They have sold over 38 million units in the US, with 22 gold, 18 platinum, and 8 multi-platinum albums. Over the course of their career they have had five number-one albums and 21 top-ten singles.

"...the whole album, pristinely produced by E Street Band pianist Roy Bittan, was well performed. It sounded exactly like you would expect a Chicago Christmas album to sound, and if you liked the band and holiday music, you'd like the record, too." -William Ruhlmann, allmusic.

Features:
• Vinyl LP

Musicians:
Bil Champlin, organ, keyboards, acoustic piano, acoustic guitar, synth vibes, lead vocals, backing vocals
Keith Howland, guitars, keyboards, lead & backing vocals
Tris Imboden, drums
Robert Lamm, acoustic piano, vibes, electric piano, clavinet, lead & backing vocals
Lee Loughnane, trumpets, flugelhorn, lead & backing vocals
James Pankow, trombone, keyboards
Walter Parazaider, alto sax, tenor saxophone, flute
Jason Scheff, bass guitar, electric upright bass, keyboards, lead & backing vocals,

Selections:
Side One:
1. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
2. Little Drummer Boy
3. Sleigh Ride
4. This Christmas
5. Jolly Old St. Nicholas
6. The Christmas Song
Side Two:
1. Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer
2. Christmas Time Is Here
3. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
4. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
5. White Christmas
6. Silent Night

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