Chicago (2) - Chicago III
2LP Columbia C2 30110 Santa Maria Gatefold VG+
Raven RECORDS collector copy: A classic early Chicago double LP from the band’s most ambitious and creative period, Chicago III captures the group at full strength with the jazz-rock, horn-driven songwriting, and long-form suite arrangements that made their early records so important. Featuring standout cuts like Sing A Mean Tune Kid , Free , Lowdown , and the expansive Travel Suite and Elegy , this 1971 set remains a favorite with collectors who appreciate Chicago’s bold early Columbia years. Offered here is a very clean U.S...
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COLLECTOR SNAPSHOT
A strong complete copy of Chicago III from the band’s peak early era. The Santa Maria pressing, original gatefold, lyric inners, and fold-out poster make this a very appealing collector and listening copy. Well cared for and increasingly harder to find complete in this condition. Original U.S. Santa Maria pressing. Label: Columbia – C2 30110 Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold Country: US Released: January 11, 1971 A desirable early Columbia double LP, complete with the original inners and poster...
PRESSING & IDENTIFICATION
Website title: Chicago (2) - Chicago III 2LP Columbia C2 30110 Santa Maria Gatefold VG+
eBay item ID: 366349362894
Website title Chicago (2) - Chicago III 2LP Columbia C2 30110 Santa Maria Gatefold VG+
eBay item ID 366349362894
Listing basis Actual photos, Raven Records condition notes, and platform-specific grading.
DEAD WAX / MATRIX EVIDENCE
Dead-wax and pressing evidence:
Original U.S. Santa Maria pressing .
Label: Columbia – C2 30110
Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold
Country: US
Released: January 11, 1971
A desirable early Columbia double LP, complete with the original inners and poster.
CONDITION
Records: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Strong VG+ on both discs. Clean gloss with light surface hairlines from normal handling. No deep scratches or feelable marks. Labels clean with minimal spindle wear.
Sleeve: Very Good Plus (VG+)
TRACK LISTING
Side One
Sing A Mean Tune Kid — 9:15
Loneliness Is Just A Word — 2:35
What Else Can I Say — 3:11
I Don't Want Your Money — 4:48
Side Two – Travel Suite
Flight 602 — 2:45
Motorboat To Mars — 1:30
Free — 2:15
Free Country — 5:50
At The Sunrise — 2:42
Happy 'Cause I'm Going Home — 7:25
Side Three
Mother — 4:28
Lowdown — 3:34
Side Three – An Hour In The Shower
3. A Hard Risin' Morning Without Breakfast — 1:58
4. Off To Work — 0:45
5. Fallin' Out — 0:48
6. Dreamin' Home — 0:56
7. Morning Blues Again — 1:03
RAVEN RECORDS HANDLING
Record will be professionally cleaned before packaging when appropriate. The album is packed in a proper LP mailer with cardboard stiffeners and shipped to collector standards. When appropriate, opened records ship outside the jacket to reduce transit wear.
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