Now Available: Chicago, The Studio Albums

Their lineup may have changed here and there, but Chicago has been going strong for well over four decades now, and it doesn't look like have any immediate intentions to stop. During this formidable rock 'n' roll run, the band has - as you know (or certainly might reasonably expect) - released a significant number of studio albums, and now we've compiled all of them into two conveniently-packaged box sets.

Yes, that is a lot of Chicago. But if you like Chicago, that's hardly a bad thing, now, is it?

First up, we've got The Studio Albums 1969-1978, a collection which includes:

Chicago Transit Authority (1969) Chicago (1970) Chicago III (1971) Chicago V (1972) Chicago VI (1973) Chicago VII (1974) Chicago VIII (1975) Chicago X (1976) Chicago XI (1977) Hot Streets (1978)

And then after you've taken the time to absorb all ten of those albums, we've got another ten waiting for you in The Studio Albums 1979-2008, a set which will provide you with the following efforts:

Chicago 13 (1979) Chicago XIV (1980) Chicago 16 (1982) Chicago 17 (1984) Chicago 18 (1986) Chicago 19 (1988) Twenty 1 (1991) Night & Day (1995) XXX (2006) Stone Of Sisyphus (recorded in 1994, released in 2008)

At this point, we feel obliged to reiterate the point we made 20 albums ago: yes, that is a lot of Chicago. You're welcome, Chicago fans. Oh, and just so you know, these sets include the most recent remasters of the albums, along with their accompanying bonus tracks, so if you already have those, then you don't need these. Just sayin'. But if you don't have those reissues, then…oh, right, we already said “you're welcome,” so in closing, we'll just say that we hope you enjoy them