#chicago ix

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One kid’s vinyl. Chicago | Chicago IX: Chicago’s Greatest Hits - 1975.

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Chicago IX Chicago Greatest Hits [Expanded Edition] 2025 Rhino ——————————————————————— Tracks LP One: 01. Questions 67 and 68 02. Beginnings 03. Make Me Smile 04.  25 or 6 to 4 05. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? 06. Free 07. Colour My World 08. Saturday in the Park 09. Dialogue Part I & II 10. Feelin’ Stronger Every Day 11. Just You ‘n’ Me

Tracks LP Two: 01. (I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long 02. Call on Me 03. Wishing You Were Here 04. Old Days 05. If You Leave Me Now 06. Baby, What a Big Surprise 07. Alive Again 08. No Tell Lover 09. Street Player 10. Thunder and Lightning ———————————————————————

* Long Live Rock Archive

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Quarter Notes: Blurbs & Briefs from Sound Bites

- In this edition: Dr. Demento; Chicago; the Blues Brothers; & Bob Dylan

DR. DEMENTO IS SERIOUSLY RETIRING: After 55 years of peddling parody and satire, Dr. Demento is retiring from the airwaves.

Seriously.

“It’s been a blast, but I have come to the decision that I need to hang up my top hat soon,” the 84-year-old Demented One said.

BABY, WHAT A BIG SURPRISE (NOT): Chicago will reissue its 1975 Greatest Hits album, aka Chicago IX, for its 50th anniversary. The new collection adds 10 tracks culled from every studio album the band released between 1969-1980 and arrives Aug. 8.

HOW BLUES BROTHERS CAN YOU GET: A new Blues Brothers live LP - the Lost Recordings - will be released Oct. 7 as a companion to the graphic novel “The Blues Brothers: The Escape of Joliet Jake.”

THE BARD AS ARTISTE: Bob Dylan will release a collection of some 100 black-and-white sketches of everything from landscapes to people to a roll of Scotch tape as “Point Blank (Quick Studies)” on Nov. 18.

6/26/25

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chicago ix gets a 50th anniversary mix!!!!!!! <3

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Chicago IX Chicago Greatest Hits 1975 Columbia ——————————————————————— 01. 25 or 6 to 4 02. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? 03. Colour My World 04. Just You ‘n’ Me 05. Saturday in the Park 06. Feelin’ Stronger Every Day 07. Make Me Smile 08. Wishing You Were Here 09. Call on Me 10. I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long 11. Beginnings ———————————————————————

* Long Live Rock Archive

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Chicago - Chicago IX: Chicago's Greatest Hits (Columbia, Compilation, 1975) - Designed by John Berg and Nick Fasciano, group photo by Reid Miles

Some more Chicago silliness! While the album itself doesn't have anything new song-wise (it's a collection of hits from all prior albums except Chicago III, the Carnegie Hall live album and Chicago VIII, which had just been released), people are probably going to want this album just for the cover. I love how the birds are just sitting there watching the chaos unfold. I feel for the dog, though. He's probably thinking, "What kind of dumbshit humans did I associate myself with?"

This album is surprisingly still in print, even though it's been superseded by Rhino's Only the Beginning Greatest Hits album.

Images courtesy of Discogs.

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