Singer: Chicago Transit Authority
Title: Chicago Transit Authority
Label: Columbia ‎– GP 8, Columbia ‎– CS 9809, Columbia ‎– CS 9836
Type: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Gatefold
Country: US
Date of released: 1970
Category: Jazz, Rock, Funk / Soul
Style: Jazz-Rock, Pop Rock, Funk, Classic Rock
Size MP3 zip: 1631 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1319 mb
Rating: 4.8✭
Format: MP3 MP4 AUD VOC MP3 ASF MOD APE FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Introduction	6:35
A2	Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?	4:33
A3	Beginnings	7:58
B1	Questions 67 And 68	5:04
B2	Listen	3:22
B3	Poem 58	8:37
C1	Free Form Guitar	6:53
C2	South California Purples	6:10
C3	I'm A Man Written-By – J. Miller*, S. Winwood*	7:40
D1	Prologue, August 29, 1968 Written-By – J. W. Guercio*	0:57
D2	Someday, August 29, 1968	4:13
D3	Liberation	15:41

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Columbia Records

Credits

• Bass, Lead Vocals – Peter Cetera
• Cover, Design [Sign] – Nick Fasciano
• Drums – Daniel Seraphine
• Engineer – Fred Catero
• Guitar, Lead Vocals – Terry Kath
• Keyboards, Lead Vocals – Robert Lamm
• Producer – James William Guercio
• Trombone, Arranged By [Brass] – James Pankow
• Trumpet, Backing Vocals – Lee Loughnane
• Woodwind, Backing Vocals – Walter Parazaider
• Written-By – James Pankow (tracks: D2, D3), Robert Lamm (tracks: A2 to B3, C2, D2), Terry Kath (tracks: A1, C1)

Notes

Repressing with red labels with black text that have a circle of orange Columbia logos around the perimeter (see photos) c. 1970

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout: XSM 139684
• Matrix / Runout: XSM 139685
• Matrix / Runout: XSM 139839
• Matrix / Runout: XSM 139840
• Matrix / Runout (Side A): XSM 139684-1D
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): XSM 139685-1E
• Matrix / Runout (Side C): XSM 139839-1F
• Matrix / Runout (Side D): XSM 139840-1E
• Rights Society: BMI
• Matrix / Runout (Side 1:): XSM 139684-1L
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2:): XSM 139685-2A
• Matrix / Runout (Side 3:): XSM 139839-1AE
• Matrix / Runout (Side 4:): XSM 139840-1AD
• Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Runout (Variant 2) etched): XSM - 139684 - 1D
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Runout (Variant 2) stamped): XSM139685-1C
• Matrix / Runout (Side 3 Runout (Variant 2) stamped): XSM139839-1AK
• Matrix / Runout (Side 4 Runout (Variant 2) etched): XSM-139840-1E

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
GP 8, S 66221	Chicago Transit Authority*	Chicago Transit Authority ‎(2xLP, Album)	Columbia, CBS	GP 8, S 66221	Netherlands	Unknown
CDCBS 66221	Chicago Transit Authority*	Chicago Transit Authority ‎(2xCD, Album)	CBS Inc.	CDCBS 66221	Europe	1984
R2 76171	Chicago Transit Authority*	Chicago Transit Authority ‎(CD, Album, RM, Unofficial)	Rhino Records	R2 76171	Russia	Unknown
37664	Chicago Transit Authority*	Chicago Transit Authority ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	CBS	37664	Brazil	1970
S-63689	Chicago	Chicago Transit Authority ‎(LP)	CBS	S-63689	Spain	1970

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