Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	1	2	3	4	5

Chicago - Chicago Live In Japan (1972) [2CD] [2012, Japanese Paper Sleeve Mini-LPs]

Posted By: BlondStyle

Date: 9 Jan 2023 22:22:36

This double-length set, not the "legendary" four-LP Carnegie Hall concert, is the one to get to hear what Chicago sounded like in their classic early period. In contrast to the Carnegie Hall show, where the band emphasized its precision to the point of deadening any excitement that might have been generated, here Chicago sounds upbeat and lively, bent on giving a good, exciting show and not on capturing a perfect performance. There are moments, as on the crescendo of "Dialogue," where the spirit outstrips the cleanness of the performance, but the group is so tight and forceful that one lets them slide by; at other times, as on "Beginnings," they're so smooth and lithe in their extension of the piece that one just wants to bask in it; and then they switch gears to the rougher, harder "Mississippi Delta City Blues," and make that work too. The whole performance is good, with a steady stream of worthwhile high points. The repertory runs up through "Saturday in the Park" and "Dialogue," and includes the core of their albums up through Chicago V (including the notorious "Song for Richard Nixon and His Friends"). The recording is so close that one hears every bass note and guitar lick, and feels practically in the bells of the trumpets, trombones, and so on, and the mix is vivid and spacious. It shows what an embarrassment of riches Columbia was faced with in the group's output that they never issued this performance in America, favoring the more hyped but far less entertaining and exciting Carnegie Hall show - it was only Chicago's buying back of their catalog in the mid-'90s that got Live in Japan released in the U.S., more than 20 years after its first appearance in Japan.

~Review by Bruce Eder

"Chicago Live in Japan" is a live album by American rock band Chicago. It was recorded over the course of three days at the Osaka Festival Hall on the band's tour in support of Chicago V in 1972. The group recorded Japanese-language versions of "Lowdown" and "Questions 67 And 68" to coincide with their Japan performances. They performed both songs in Japanese during their stay, which are documented on this album. Originally, the album was released as a two-LP set (CBS/Sony SOPJ 31-32XR), and only in Japan. The album was eventually released in the U.S. in 1996 as a two-CD set (CRD-3030) on Chicago's own label, Chicago Records. Live in Japan is the only Chicago album not to be numbered after release, therefore is not in Chicago's canon. 1971's Chicago at Carnegie Hall, however, is part of the canon with the numbering for the album being 'IV'.

~Wikipedia

Release of the album: 1972 [2xLPs CBS/Sony, Cat.# SOPJ 31-32 XR, Japan]
Release of this 2CD-Set: 2012, May, 28 [CDs Rhino/Warner Music Japan Inc. (Japan), Cat.# WPCR-14472~73 / EAN: 4943674118083]
℗ 1972 Rhino Entertainment Company.
Manufactured and Distributed by Warner Music Japan Inc.
Made in Japan

Notes: Remastered, Special Reissue. Limited Edition. Papersleeve Mini-LPs.

Credits:

Bass, Vocals – Peter Cetera
Cover, Design [Cover Design] – Toshio Sakai
Drums – Danny Seraphine
Engineer – Wayne Tarnowski
Engineer [Assistant] – Tomo-o Suzuki, You-ichi Maejima
Guitar, Vocals – Terry Kath
Keyboards, Vocals – Robert Lamm
Photography By [Inside Photo] – Osamu Nagahama "Sniper Cool Hand Commander"
Producer – James William Guercio
Product Manager [CBS/Sony Production Director] – Hideto Isoda
Trombone, Percussion, Backing Vocals – James Pankow
Trumpet, Backing Vocals, Percussion – Lee Loughnane
Woodwind [Woodwinds], Percussion, Backing Vocals – Walter Parazaider

Tracklist:

Disc 1

01. Dialogue (Part 1 & 2) (06:56)
02. A Hit By Varèse (04:43)
03. Lowdown (Japanese Version) (04:14)
04. State Of The Union (08:14)
05. Saturday In The Park (04:16)
Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon (tracks 06 to 12)
06. Make Me Smile (03:20)
07. So Much To Say, So Much To Give (01:00)
08. Anxiety's Moment (01:02)
09. West Virginia Fantasies (01:32)
10. Colour My World (03:23)
11. To Be Free (02:17)
12. Now More Than Ever (01:36)
13. Beginnings (06:37)
14. Mississippi Delta City Blues (05:51)

Disc 2

01. A Song For Richard And His Friends (07:55)
02. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (Free Form Intro) (06:16)
03. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (03:53)
04. Questions 67 & 68 (Japanese Version) (04:50)
05. 25 Or 6 To 4 (09:18)
06. I'm A Man (10:44)
07. Free (06:30)

Recorded live at Osaka Festival Hall on June 10th, 11th & 14th 1972

EAC log (Disc 1)

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 27. May 2014, 8:25

Chicago / Live In Japan 1972 Disc 1

Used drive : HL-DT-STDVDRAM GH24NS90 Adapter: 1 ID: 0

Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : No
Make use of C2 pointers : Yes

Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Left out

Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : Yes
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files (x86)\FLAC\metaflac.exe
Additional command line options : -8

TOC of the extracted CD

Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.00 | 6:55.38 | 0 | 31162
2 | 6:55.38 | 4:43.01 | 31163 | 52388
3 | 11:38.39 | 4:14.61 | 52389 | 71499
4 | 15:53.25 | 8:14.23 | 71500 | 108572
5 | 24:07.48 | 4:16.13 | 108573 | 127785
6 | 28:23.61 | 3:20.37 | 127786 | 142822
7 | 31:44.23 | 0:59.51 | 142823 | 147298
8 | 32:43.74 | 1:02.26 | 147299 | 151974
9 | 33:46.25 | 1:32.08 | 151975 | 158882
10 | 35:18.33 | 3:22.59 | 158883 | 174091
11 | 38:41.17 | 2:17.10 | 174092 | 184376
12 | 40:58.27 | 1:36.37 | 184377 | 191613
13 | 42:34.64 | 6:36.60 | 191614 | 221373
14 | 49:11.49 | 5:51.04 | 221374 | 247702

Track 1

Filename C:\Exact Audio Copy\Chicago\Live In Japan 1972 Disc 1\01 Dialogue (Part I & II).wav

Pre-gap length 0:00:02.00

Peak level 98.8 %
Extraction speed 3.8 X
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC 59D1A1DD
Copy CRC 59D1A1DD
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [53AEABA4] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 2

Filename C:\Exact Audio Copy\Chicago\Live In Japan 1972 Disc 1\02 A Hit By Varese.wav

Peak level 98.8 %
Extraction speed 4.5 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 1C1622EB
Copy CRC 1C1622EB
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [C00B3FCC] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 3

Filename C:\Exact Audio Copy\Chicago\Live In Japan 1972 Disc 1\03 Lowdown (Japanese Version).wav

Peak level 98.8 %
Extraction speed 4.7 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC B8086370
Copy CRC B8086370
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [569A838D] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 4

Filename C:\Exact Audio Copy\Chicago\Live In Japan 1972 Disc 1\04 State Of The Union.wav

Peak level 98.8 %
Extraction speed 5.4 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 252885CB
Copy CRC 252885CB
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [0C99B35E] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 5

Filename C:\Exact Audio Copy\Chicago\Live In Japan 1972 Disc 1\05 Saturday In The Park.wav

Peak level 98.8 %
Extraction speed 5.6 X
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC 74407220
Copy CRC 74407220
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [E42584BB] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 6

Filename C:\Exact Audio Copy\Chicago\Live In Japan 1972 Disc 1\06 Make Me Smile.wav

Peak level 98.8 %
Extraction speed 6.2 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 9B8D44D7
Copy CRC 9B8D44D7
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [3E1B100E] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 7

Filename C:\Exact Audio Copy\Chicago\Live In Japan 1972 Disc 1\07 So Much To Say, So Much To Give.wav

Peak level 98.8 %
Extraction speed 6.3 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 7C43AFF1
Copy CRC 7C43AFF1
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [EB45E171] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 8

Filename C:\Exact Audio Copy\Chicago\Live In Japan 1972 Disc 1\08 Anxiety's Moment.wav

Peak level 98.8 %
Extraction speed 5.5 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 5AD99DC7
Copy CRC 5AD99DC7
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [81A7A385] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 9

Filename C:\Exact Audio Copy\Chicago\Live In Japan 1972 Disc 1\09 West Virginia Fantasies.wav

Peak level 98.8 %
Extraction speed 5.8 X
Track quality 99.7 %
Test CRC 33CD4A00
Copy CRC 33CD4A00
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [5B960C6E] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 10

Filename C:\Exact Audio Copy\Chicago\Live In Japan 1972 Disc 1\10 Colour My World.wav

Peak level 98.8 %
Extraction speed 6.6 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 5324173E
Copy CRC 5324173E
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [1292087D] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 11

Filename C:\Exact Audio Copy\Chicago\Live In Japan 1972 Disc 1\11 To Be Free.wav

Peak level 98.8 %
Extraction speed 6.8 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 5C635C6A
Copy CRC 5C635C6A
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [D7B29CBA] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 12

Filename C:\Exact Audio Copy\Chicago\Live In Japan 1972 Disc 1\12 Now More Than Ever.wav

Peak level 98.8 %
Extraction speed 6.2 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 2931D7B9
Copy CRC 2931D7B9
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [5E2738ED] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 13

Filename C:\Exact Audio Copy\Chicago\Live In Japan 1972 Disc 1\13 Beginnings.wav

Peak level 98.8 %
Extraction speed 7.2 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 6DA4A9F5
Copy CRC 6DA4A9F5
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [68EFE2E3] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 14

Filename C:\Exact Audio Copy\Chicago\Live In Japan 1972 Disc 1\14 Mississippi Delta City Blues.wav

Peak level 98.8 %
Extraction speed 7.2 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC E325129A
Copy CRC E325129A
Accurately ripped (confidence 7) [BDB04FC8] (AR v2)
Copy OK

All tracks accurately ripped

No errors occurred

End of status report

==== Log checksum C35B8B8D38D4DE833ADE39AD617778B5D1E3F41339D7B3B1D1CD440F1924511C ====

Dynamic Range Meter log (Disc 1)

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Analyzed: Chicago / Live In Japan 1972
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
DR6 -0.10 dB -7.45 dB 6:56 ?-01 Dialogue (Part I & II)
DR6 -0.10 dB -7.57 dB 4:43 ?-02 A Hit By Varese
DR6 -0.10 dB -6.95 dB 4:15 ?-03 Lowdown (Japanese Version)
DR6 -0.10 dB -6.95 dB 8:14 ?-04 State Of The Union
DR6 -0.10 dB -8.21 dB 4:16 ?-05 Saturday In The Park
DR6 -0.10 dB -6.88 dB 3:20 ?-06 Make Me Smile
DR7 -0.10 dB -8.22 dB 1:00 ?-07 So Much To Say, So Much To Give
DR8 -0.10 dB -10.31 dB 1:02 ?-08 Anxiety's Moment
DR7 -0.10 dB -8.74 dB 1:32 ?-09 West Virginia Fantasies
DR12 -0.10 dB -14.92 dB 3:23 ?-10 Colour My World
DR6 -0.10 dB -7.31 dB 2:17 ?-11 To Be Free
DR6 -0.10 dB -7.82 dB 1:36 ?-12 Now More Than Ever
DR6 -0.10 dB -7.09 dB 6:37 ?-13 Beginnings
DR6 -0.10 dB -7.04 dB 5:51 ?-14 Mississippi Delta City Blues
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Number of tracks: 14
Official DR value: DR7

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 937 kbps
Codec: FLAC
================================================================================

EAC log (Disc 2)

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 27. May 2014, 8:52

Chicago / Live In Japan 1972 Disc 2

Used drive : HL-DT-STDVDRAM GH24NS90 Adapter: 1 ID: 0

Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : No
Make use of C2 pointers : Yes

Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Left out

Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : Yes
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files (x86)\FLAC\metaflac.exe
Additional command line options : -8

TOC of the extracted CD

Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.00 | 7:54.55 | 0 | 35604
2 | 7:54.55 | 6:15.48 | 35605 | 63777
3 | 14:10.28 | 3:52.47 | 63778 | 81224
4 | 18:03.00 | 4:49.42 | 81225 | 102941
5 | 22:52.42 | 9:17.38 | 102942 | 144754
6 | 32:10.05 | 10:43.49 | 144755 | 193028
7 | 42:53.54 | 6:30.10 | 193029 | 222288

Track 1

Filename C:\Exact Audio Copy\Chicago\Live In Japan 1972 Disc 2\01 A Song For Richard And His Friends.wav

Pre-gap length 0:00:02.00

Peak level 98.8 %
Extraction speed 3.9 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 8894D227
Copy CRC 8894D227
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [1E7A12A2] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 2

Filename C:\Exact Audio Copy\Chicago\Live In Japan 1972 Disc 2\02 Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is (Free Form Intro).wav

Peak level 98.7 %
Extraction speed 4.6 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 50024FFE
Copy CRC 50024FFE
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [756D6ACD] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 3

Filename C:\Exact Audio Copy\Chicago\Live In Japan 1972 Disc 2\03 Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is.wav

Peak level 98.8 %
Extraction speed 4.9 X
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC 29EADE90
Copy CRC 29EADE90
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [2BAF2588] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 4

Filename C:\Exact Audio Copy\Chicago\Live In Japan 1972 Disc 2\04 Questions 67 and 68 (Japanese Version).wav

Peak level 98.8 %
Extraction speed 5.2 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC DC440B0E
Copy CRC DC440B0E
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [F35B3F51] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 5

Filename C:\Exact Audio Copy\Chicago\Live In Japan 1972 Disc 2\05 25 Or 6 To 4.wav

Peak level 98.8 %
Extraction speed 5.9 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC EDD18BB5
Copy CRC EDD18BB5
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [B83EE2D2] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 6

Filename C:\Exact Audio Copy\Chicago\Live In Japan 1972 Disc 2\06 I'm A Man.wav

Peak level 98.8 %
Extraction speed 6.6 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 57D089A2
Copy CRC 57D089A2
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [42B78E86] (AR v2)
Copy OK

Track 7

Filename C:\Exact Audio Copy\Chicago\Live In Japan 1972 Disc 2\07 Free.wav

Peak level 98.8 %
Extraction speed 7.2 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC E6250933
Copy CRC E6250933
Accurately ripped (confidence 8) [1C903CC5] (AR v2)
Copy OK

All tracks accurately ripped

No errors occurred

End of status report

==== Log checksum 38AD9C68E68B2720DDC15F75638C6B1464929535FF1CEB49E5E3D060A7E354EB ====

Dynamic Range Meter log (Disc 2)

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Analyzed: Chicago / Live In Japan 1972
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
DR6 -0.10 dB -8.45 dB 7:55 ?-01 A Song For Richard And His Friends
DR12 -0.11 dB -17.37 dB 6:16 ?-02 Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is (Free Form Intro)
DR6 -0.10 dB -7.55 dB 3:53 ?-03 Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is
DR6 -0.10 dB -6.51 dB 4:50 ?-04 Questions 67 and 68 (Japanese Version)
DR5 -0.10 dB -6.27 dB 9:18 ?-05 25 Or 6 To 4
DR6 -0.10 dB -8.00 dB 10:44 ?-06 I'm A Man
DR5 -0.10 dB -6.61 dB 6:30 ?-07 Free
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Number of tracks: 7
Official DR value: DR7

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 1000 kbps
Codec: FLAC
================================================================================

Thanks to saintsmon

♫~Welcome To My Blog~♫

password: BlondStyle

DOWNLOAD FROM USENET - 14 DAYS FREE ACCESS

Rock Pop Rock Jazz-Rock Live Chicago 1972 lossless FLAC 2CD Japan Remastered Mini LP