Chicago Transit Authority 1969 2LP Columbia GP 8 Orange 360 Sound 1stPressing VG
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🎶 Chicago Transit Authority – Self-Titled Debut Album (Columbia GP 8, 1969) 🎶
Here’s your chance to own the legendary debut double LP by Chicago, originally released when the band was still known as Chicago Transit Authority. This iconic album blends jazz, rock, and brass arrangements, establishing Chicago as one of the most innovative groups of the late 1960s.
Details:
• Artist: Chicago Transit Authority (later “Chicago”)
• Title: Chicago Transit Authority (self-titled debut)
• Label: Columbia Records
• Catalog #: GP 8
• Year: 1969 (original pressing)
• Label Design: Orange “360 Sound Stereo” with white arrows – Columbia’s late-60s first pressing label
• Format: 2 × LP, Gatefold Jacket
• Runouts / Matrix: XSM 139684-1 / XSM 139685-1 (early pressing indicators)
Condition (see photos):
• Jacket: VG (ring wear, spine wear, edge rub, some shelf wear but fully intact)
• Vinyl: VG to VG+ (still glossy, some light hairline scuffs visible; play-tested with minimal background noise, no skips)
• Includes: Original Columbia advertising inner sleeves
Track Highlights:
• Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
• Beginnings
• Questions 67 and 68
• I’m a Man
• Introduction
💡 This is an original U.S. first pressing of one of the most important debut albums of the classic rock era. Essential for collectors of 60s/70s rock, jazz-rock, and progressive music.
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