シカゴの初期オリジナル・アルバム10タイトルを収めた廉価ボックスセットが発売

シカゴ（Chicago）の初期オリジナル・アルバム10タイトルを収めた廉価ボックスセット『The Studio Albums 1969-1978』が海外で10月22日発売。

ボックスには

・『Chicago Transit Authority』（69年）
・『Chicago』（70年）　※expanded
・『Chicago III』（71年）
・『Chicago V』（72年）※expanded
・『Chicago VI 』（73年）※expanded
・『Chicago VII』（74年）※expanded
・『Chicago VIII』（75年）※expanded
・『Chicago X』（76年）※expanded
・『Chicago XI』（77年』※expanded
・『Hot Streets』（79年）※expanded

の計10タイトルを収録。『Chicago Transit Authority』と『Chicago III』を除く8タイトルはボーナストラックを追加したエクスパンデット・ヴァージョンです。

いずれのタイトルもミニＬＰ（紙ケース）仕様でボックスに収納される予定。完全初回限定盤。日本では1タイトルあたり約400円となる価格帯でのリリースです。

●『The Studio Albums 1969-1978』

CD1) Chicago Transit Authority: 1 Introduction, 2 Liberation, 3 Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?, 4 Beginnings, 5 Questions 67-68, 6 Listen, 7 Poem 58, 8 Free Form Guitar, 9 South California Purples, 10 I’m a Man, 11 Prologue, 12 Someday,

CD2) Chicago (Expanded): 1 Movin’ In, 2 The Road, 3 Poem for the People, 4 In the Country, 5 Wake Up Sunshine, 6 Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon, 7 Fancy Colours, 8 25 or 6 to 4, 9 Memories of Love, 10 It Better End Soon, 11 Where Do We Go from Here, 12 Make Me Smile (Single Version), 13 25 Or 6 To 4 (Single Version),

CD3) Chicago III: 1 Sing a Mean Tune, 2 Loneliness Is Just a World, 3 What Else Can I Say, 4 I Don’t Want Your Money, 5 Travel Suite, 6 Mother, 7 Lowdown, 8 An Hour in the Shower, 9 Elegy,

CD4) Chicago V (Expanded): 1 A Hit by Varese, 2 All Is Well, 3 Now That You’ve Gone, 4 Dialogue (Part 1), 5 Dialogue (Part 2), 6 While the City Sleeps, 7 Saturday in the Park, 8 State of the Union, 9 Goodbye, 10 Alma Mater, 11 A Song For Richard and His Friends, 12 Mississippi Delta City Blues, 13 Dialogue (Part I and III) (Single Version),

CD5) Chicago VI (Expanded): 1 Critics’ Choice, 2 Just You ‘n’ Me, 3 Darlin’ Dear, 4 Jenny, 5 What’s This World Comin’ To, 6 Something in This City Changes People, 7 Hollywood, 8 In Terms of Two, 9 Rediscovery, 10 Feelin’ Stronger Every Day, 11 Beyond All Our Sorrows, 12 Tired Of Being Alone (TV Special),

CD6) Chicago VII (Expanded): 1 Prelude to Aire, 2 Aire, 3 Devil’s Sweet, 4 Italian From New York, 5 Hanky Panky, 6 Life Saver, 7 Happy Man, 8 (I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long, 9 Monogonucleosis, 10 Song of the Evergreens, 11 Byblos, 12 Wishing You Were Here, 13 Call on Me, 14 Woman Don’t Want to Love Me, 15 Skinny Boy, 16 Byblos (Rehearsal),

CD7) Chicago VIII (Expanded): 1 Anyway You Want, 2 Brand New Love Affair (Part 1 & 2), 3 Never Been in Love Before, 4 Hideaway, 5 Till We Meet Again, 6 Harry Truman, 7 Oh Thank You Great Spirit, 8 Long Time No See, 9 Ain’t It Blue, 10 Old Days, 11 Sixth Sense (Rehearsal), 12 Bright Eyes (Rehearsal), 13 Satin Doll (Live),

CD8) Chicago X (Expanded): 1 Once or Twice, 2 You Are on My Mind, 3 Skin Tight, 4 If You Leave Me Now, 5 Together Again, 6 Another Rainy Day in New York City, 7 Mama Mama, 8 Scrapbook, 9 Gently I’ll Wake You, 10 You Get It Up,11 Hope for Love, 12 I’d Rather Be Rich, 13 Your Love’s An Attitude,

CD9) Chicago XI (Expanded): 1 Mississippi Delta City Blues, 2 Baby What a Big Surprise, 3 Till the End of Time, 4 Policeman, 5 Take Me Back to Chicago, 6 Vote for Me, 7 Takin’ It on Uptown, 8 This Time, 9 The Inner Struggles of a Man, 10 Prelude (Little One), 11 Little One, 12 Wish I Could Fly, 13 Paris,

CD10) Hot Streets (Expanded): 1 Alive Again, 2 The Greatest Love on Earth, 3 Litlle Miss Lovin’, 4 Hot Streets, 5 Take a Chance, 6 Gone Long Gone, 7 Ain’t It Time, 8 Love Was New, 9 No Tell Lover, 10 Show Me the Way, 11 Love Was New (Alt),