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Chicago – Chicago Quadio (2016) [Remastered Box Set, 9 Blu-ray Audio + Hi-Res]

Chicago - Chicago Quadio (2016) [Remastered Box Set, 9 Blu-ray Audio + Hi-Res]

Chicago – Chicago Quadio (2016) [Remastered Box Set, 9 Blu-ray Audio + Hi-Res]
9x Blu-ray Audio | DTS-HD MA | 24bit / 192kHz | Stereo & Multichannel (4.0 Quad)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 192kHz | Stereo & Multichannel (4.0 Quad)
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 73.6 GB (BDs) + 56.1 GB (Hi-Res) + 1.19 GB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Rhino | US | Cat#: BA2 553946 | Genre: Jazz Rock, Pop Rock
Update: New Hi-Res FLAC Tracks have been added

8 Chicago albums plus their Greatest Hits in High Resolution Stereo and original Quadraphonic mixes: Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago, Chicago III, Chicago V, Chicago VI, Chicago VII, Chicago VIII, Greatest Hits, Chicago X. This lavish celebration of the Windy City’s favorite band is housed in a rigid two-piece box, with every album presented in a replica sleeve promised to “replicate the original release down to the last detail, including mini-posters, and the iron-on that came with Chicago VIII. Continue reading “Chicago – Chicago Quadio (2016) [Remastered Box Set, 9 Blu-ray Audio + Hi-Res]”

Chicago – O Christmas Three (2011) [2023, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Chicago - O Christmas Three (2011) [2023, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Chicago – O Christmas Three (2011) [2023, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 986 MB
Label: Rhino | Genre: Christmas, Pop Rock
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Chicago – Chicago Transit Authority (1969) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Chicago – Chicago Transit Authority (1969) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
2x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.68 GB (Hi-Res) + 486 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed in Japan | Cat#: MFSL 2-128 | Genre: Jazz Rock, Fusion
Half-Speed Mastered

Few debut albums can boast as consistently solid an effort as the self-titled Chicago Transit Authority (1969). Even fewer can claim to have enough material to fill out a double-disc affair. Although this long- player was ultimately the septet’s first national exposure, the group was far from the proverbial “overnight sensation.” Under the guise of the Big Thing, the group soon to be known as CTA had been honing its eclectic blend of jazz, classical, and straight-ahead rock & roll in and around the Windy City for several years. Continue reading “Chicago – Chicago Transit Authority (1969) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Chicago – Chicago V (1972) [2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Chicago - Chicago V (1972) [2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

With four gold multi-disc LPs and twice as many hit singles to its credit, Chicago issued its fifth effort, the first to clock in at under an hour. What they lack in quantity, they more than make up for in the wide range of quality of material. The disc erupts with the progressive free-form “A Hit by Varese” — which seems to have been inspired as much by Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s Tarkus (1971) or Yes circa Close to the Edge (1972) as by the Parisian composer for whom it is named. Fully 80 percent of the material on Chicago V (1972) is also a spotlight for the prolific songwriting of Robert Lamm (keyboards/vocals). Continue reading “Chicago – Chicago V (1972) [2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Chicago – Chicago Transit Authority (1969) {2019, 50th Anniversary, Remix, WEB Hi-Res}

Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969) {2019, 50th Anniversary, Remix, WEB Hi-Res}

Chicago – Chicago Transit Authority (1969) {2019, 50th Anniversary, Remix, WEB Hi-Res}
WEB Download | Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 192kHz
Total Size: 2.59 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Rhino Entertainment | Genre: Jazz Rock

On August 30, Rhino reissued Chicago’s self-titled debut album, CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY, digitally and on CD…and before you complain, yes, it was self-titled, because that’s what the band was calling itself at the time. The version of the album that was reissued was the so-called 50th Anniversary Remix Continue reading “Chicago – Chicago Transit Authority (1969) {2019, 50th Anniversary, Remix, WEB Hi-Res}”

Chicago – Chicago II (1970) {2018, Collector’s Edition, Remixed, 2CD + DVD + Hi-Res}

Chicago - Chicago II (1970) {2018, Collector's Edition, Remixed, 2CD + DVD + Hi-Res}

Chicago – Chicago II (1970) {2018, Collector’s Edition, Remixed, 2CD + DVD + Hi-Res}
EAC Rip | 2xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
DVD | NTSC 16:9 (720×480) VBR | LPCM (2.0) | AC-3 (5.1)
WEB Download | Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1-48kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 778 MB (CDs) + 3.93 GB (DVD) + 719 MB (Hi-Res) + 702 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Rhino | EU | Cat#: 603497858187 | Genre: Jazz fusion

This set will include Steven Wilson’s 2016 stereo remix of the 1970 album on CD and double vinyl LP, along with last year’s Live On Soundstage performance (recorded at WTTW-TV studios in Chicago) of the entire double album on both DVD (with a 5.1 mix) and CD. The latter is also being made available separately at the end of this month (both as a CD+DVD combo pack, or standalone CD). Continue reading “Chicago – Chicago II (1970) {2018, Collector’s Edition, Remixed, 2CD + DVD + Hi-Res}”

Chicago – 3 SACD Albums (1969-1973) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Chicago - 3 SACD Albums (1969-1973) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Chicago – 3 SACD Albums (1969-1973) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
3x EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue+ Log
3x SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.45 GB (CD-Layer) + 7.40 GB (SACD ISO) + 3.54 GB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Genre: Jazz Rock

The Chicago Transit Authority (1969) – Chicago (1970) – Chicago VI (1973)
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Chicago – Discography (1969-2015)

Chicago - Discography (1969-2015)

According to Billboard chart statistics, Chicago is second only to the Beach Boys as the most successful American rock band of all time, in terms of both albums and singles. Judged by album sales alone, as certified by the R.I.A.A., the band does not rank quite so high, but it is still among the Top Ten best-selling U.S. groups ever. If such statements of fact surprise, that’s because Chicago has been singularly underrated since the beginning of its long career, both because of its musical ambitions — to the musicians, rock is only one of several styles of music to be used and blended, along with classical, jazz, R&B, and pop — and because of its refusal to emphasize celebrity over the music. Continue reading “Chicago – Discography (1969-2015)”

Chicago – Chicago 17 (1984) {2011, MFSL Remastered}

Chicago - Chicago 17 (1984) {2011, MFSL Remastered}

Chicago – Chicago 17 (1984) {2011, MFSL Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 323 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc II | USA | Cat#: UDCD 789 | Genre: Pop Rock

Chicago 17 is the fourteenth studio album by American band Chicago, released on May 14, 1984. It was the group’s second release for Full Moon/Warner Bros. Records, their second album to be produced by David Foster and their last with founding bassist/vocalist Peter Cetera. Continue reading “Chicago – Chicago 17 (1984) {2011, MFSL Remastered}”