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Chicago Transit Authority – Chicago Transit Authority

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Product type: Used Vinyl

Vendor: Power Plant Records

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Title: Chicago Transit Authority - Chicago Transit Authority
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1969, Rock, Jazz, Chicago, Illinois 8/26
Matrix #: GP 8
Condition: VG+, sounds great, some marks (CC) | Members: Terry K (46' - 78'), Robert L (44' - ), Peter C (44' - ), Lee L (46' - ), James P (47' - ), Walter P (45' - ), Danny S (48' - )
Cultural Facts:

  1. Career Turning: The ambitious double-album debut introduced the band’s unusual blend of heavy guitar, jazz-inspired horns, extended improvisation, and politically charged songwriting.
  2. Legal Trouble: The group shortened its name to Chicago after the real Chicago Transit Authority threatened legal action over its use of the organization’s name.
  3. Personal Struggle: Terry Kath’s powerful guitar playing and soulful vocals helped define the early band, but his life ended in 1978 when he accidentally shot himself while handling a firearm he believed was unloaded.

8/1/2026 CC

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