MOBILE FIDELITY ORIG "CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY" 1ST LP MFSL
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SCARCE ORIGINAL MOBILE MASTER RECORDING
MFSL = COMPLETE as released
Chicago Transit Authority
USA - MOBILE FIDELITY MFSL 2 - 128
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LOOKS & PLAYS MINTY CLEAN! RARE LONG-GONE ORIGINAL MSFL!
Most amazing **BEST** SOUND QUALITY around ~
Original "limited edition" MOBILE FIDELITY SOUND LABS issue of the LEGENDARY Chicago Transit Authority DOUBLE ALBUM !
What distinguishes an Original master Recording LP from any other record ?
1. Original Master Recordings are exclusively transferred from the original stereo master tape that the musicians recorded in the studio (not from a second, third, or fourth generation copy of that master tape).
2. Each Original Master Recording employs Mobile Fidelity Sound lab's exclusive half-speed mastering process, thus capturing every nuance of sound from the master tape.
3. Quality, not quantity, is the overwhelming consideration in the creation of each Original Master Recording. The number of pressings is strictly controlled. These limited editions assure you that the quality of the last pressing matches the quality of the first.
4. Original Master recordings are custom pressed overseas by the Victor Company of Japan (JVC). Super Vinyl, an exclusive compound far superior to even so-called 100% virgin vinyl, is utilized to achieve maximum clarity and startling quietness.... Super Vinyl also bestows unsurpassed durability to each Original Master Recording LP, achieving a "playing lifespan" at least five times longer than mass- produced records.
5. Each Original Master Recording is ultra-packaged to maintain flatness and prevent warpage.
MFSL became well known for quality vinyl pressings and went out of business in the 1990's -- their pressings are now extremely sought after and only getting harder to get by the day....
***COMPLETE ISSUE including two fold-out lyrics inserts ....
The specially recorded wide-range Mobile Fidelity sound quality features great layered audio depth, and also delivers all the little background things on-going on within the EPIC recording that is missed on the 'regular' recording release... turn this one UP and create a musical setting where CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY is IN your sound room!
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The Chicago Transit Authority was the very first album by the Chicago-based (then) underground rock band who would later be known as the mass popular "Chicago." And don't confuse the two bands...this, the first line up of the band features a phenomenal guitarist in Terry Kath who really unleashes brillant fuzz solos all throughout the 4 sides. This first album was recorded and released in April of 1969.
Upon the band's 1967 inception, they were initially called "The Missing Links". Then changed its name to "The Big Thing" (occasionally performed in areas outside Chicago and Milwaukee as "The Big Sounds" due to some venues complaining about the double entendre that the name "The Big Thing" also alluded to), before adopting the moniker The Chicago Transit Authority
... Yes their first and their best, one of the most powerful jazz-rock statements made. When 'Free Form Guitar' cracked a mention in a popular psych book, so one would most certainly have to give this epic jazz-rock monster a listen. It starts out decent enough...six tracks of a sort of throbbing, upliftin' hybrid of rock music that would come to help spawn many bands alike. Their long "I'm A Man" jams like crazy, fuzzed out leads and heavy percussions...the FM Underground stations LOVED this version... Then, you guessed it, 'Free Form Guitar'. Seven minutes of squealing, searing, acid-drenched guitar feedback from hell. It's hard to believe that it was made only two years after White Light/White Heat and eons before Keiji Haino's guitar spazzouts. If we'd heard this thing back in 1969 you'd make like Speed, Glue & Shinki and form a radical psychedelic musical collective aspiring to make sub-FFG freakouts. It's that good.
Side one
1. "Introduction" – 6:35 (Terry Kath)
Lead singer: Terry Kath
2. "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" – 4:35 (Robert Lamm)
Lead singer: Robert Lamm
3. "Beginnings" – 7:54 (Robert Lamm)
Lead singer: Robert Lamm
Side two
4. "Questions 67 and 68" – 5:03 (Robert Lamm)
Lead singers: Peter Cetera and Robert Lamm
5. "Listen" – 3:22 (Robert Lamm)
Lead singer: Robert Lamm
6. "Poem 58" – 8:35 (Robert Lamm)
Lead singer: Robert Lamm
Side three
7. "Free Form Guitar" – 6:47 (Terry Kath)
instrumental
8. "South California Purples" – 6:11 (Robert Lamm)
Lead singer: Robert Lamm
9. "I'm A Man" – 7:43 (Steve Winwood/James Miller) Spencer Davis Group cover.
Lead singers: Terry Kath, Peter Cetera, and Robert Lamm
Side four
10. "Prologue (August 29, 1968)" – 0:58 (James William Guercio)
11. "Someday (August 29, 1968)" – 4:11 (James Pankow/Robert Lamm)
Lead singers: Robert Lamm and Peter Cetera
12. "Liberation" – 14:38 (James Pankow)
CONDITION: The Cover: gatefold cover: rated "EX" (excellent) only has a little 'touch' of shelf contact, otherwise very colorful and solid all over: no split seams, no bends, no writing, no delete marks ... overall an nice collection copy with two separate insert folders that house each disc (both mint!)
The Vinyl: glossy on both sides - full of shine, rated: M- top copy expect playgrade to be very CLEAN excellent audio zones. No groove wear or surface noise interference ... both Mobile Fidelity labels are clean!
MSFL (MOBILE FIDELITY MASTERS) SUPER-SOUND!!!
A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !
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EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
NOTE: All Items backed by money back guarantee! IF you have a problem PLEASE let us solve for you BEFORE leaving negative feedback. Thanks! GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, no marks EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, clean VG+ a bit more scuff or markls still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps MULTIPLE LP SETS COUNT EACH DISC FOR SHIPPING COST (double Lp count as 2-Lp, etc.) The Records In All Parcels Are Well Protected = The disc of an LP will always be separated from its cover (avoiding seam splits,etc) ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 7 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction! ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!
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