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Chicago IX - Chicago's Greatest Hits

8 Jan
2022
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25 Or 6 To 4 - Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? - Colour My World - Just You 'N' Me - Saturday In The Park - Feelin' Stronger Every Day - Make Me Smile - Wishing You Were Here - Call On Me - (I've Been) Searchin' So Long - Beginnings
25 Or 6 To 4 - Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? - Colour My World - Just You 'N' Me - Saturday In The Park - Feelin' Stronger Every Day - Make Me Smile - Wishing You Were Here - Call On Me - (I've Been) Searchin' So Long - Beginnings

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Chicago XI

8 Jan
2022
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Mississippi Delta City Blues - Baby, What A Big Surprise - Till The End Of Time - Policeman - Take Me Back To Chicago - Vote For Me - Takin' It On Uptown - This Time - The Inner Struggles Of A Man - Prelude (Little One) - Little One
Mississippi Delta City Blues - Baby, What A Big Surprise - Till The End Of Time - Policeman - Take Me Back To Chicago - Vote For Me - Takin' It On Uptown - This Time - The Inner Struggles Of A Man - Prelude (Little One) - Little One

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Chicago at Carnegie Hall

8 Jan
2022
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In The Country - Fancy Colours - Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? - South California Purples - Questions 67 And 68 - Sing A Mean Tune Kid - Beginnings - It Better End Soon - Introduction - Mother - Lowdown - Flight 602 - Motorboat To Mars - Free - Where Do We Go From Here - I Don't Want Your Money - Happy 'Cause I'm Going Home - Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon - A Song For Richard And His Friends - 25 Or 6 To 4 - I'm A Man
In The Country - Fancy Colours - Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? - South California Purples - Questions 67 And 68 - Sing A Mean Tune Kid - Beginnings - It Better End Soon - Introduction - Mother - Lowdown - Flight 602 - Motorboat To Mars - Free - Where Do We Go From Here - I Don't Want Your Money - Happy 'Cause I'm Going Home - Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon - A Song For Richard And His Friends - 25 Or 6 To 4 - I'm A Man

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Chicago VII

8 Jan
2022
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Prelude To Aire - Aire - Devil's Sweet - Italian From New York - Hanky Panky - Life Saver - Happy Man - (I've Been) Searchin' So Long - Mongonucleosis - Song Of The Evergreens - Byblos - Wishing You Were Here - Call On Me - Women Don't Want To Love Me - Skinny Boy
Prelude To Aire - Aire - Devil's Sweet - Italian From New York - Hanky Panky - Life Saver - Happy Man - (I've Been) Searchin' So Long - Mongonucleosis - Song Of The Evergreens - Byblos - Wishing You Were Here - Call On Me - Women Don't Want To Love Me - Skinny Boy

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Chicago

8 Jan
2022
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A Hit By Varèse - All Is Well - Now That You've Gone - Dialogue (Part One) - Dialogue (Part Two) - While The City Sleeps - Saturday In The Park - State Of The Union - Goodbye - Alma Mater
A Hit By Varèse - All Is Well - Now That You've Gone - Dialogue (Part One) - Dialogue (Part Two) - While The City Sleeps - Saturday In The Park - State Of The Union - Goodbye - Alma Mater

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Chicago

29 Dec
2021
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Movin' In - The Road - Poem For The People - In The Country - Wake Up Sunshine - Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon (Make Me Smile, So Much To Say, So Much To Give, Anxiety's Moment, West Virginia Fantasies, Colour My World, To Be Free, Now More Than Ever) - Fancy Colours - 25 Or 6 To 4 - Memories Of Love (Prelude, AM Mourning, PM Mourning, Memories of Love) - It Better End Soon - Where Do We Go From Here
Movin' In - The Road - Poem For The People - In The Country - Wake Up Sunshine - Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon (Make Me Smile, So Much To Say, So Much To Give, Anxiety's Moment, West Virginia Fantasies, Colour My World, To Be Free, Now More Than Ever) - Fancy Colours - 25 Or 6 To 4 - Memories Of Love (Prelude, AM Mourning, PM Mourning, Memories of Love) - It Better End Soon - Where Do We Go From Here

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Chicago VI

28 Dec
2021
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Critics' Choice - Just You 'N' Me - Darlin' Dear - Jenny - What's This World Comin' To - Something In This City Changes People - Hollywood - In Terms Of Two - Rediscovery - Feelin' Stronger Every Day
Critics' Choice - Just You 'N' Me - Darlin' Dear - Jenny - What's This World Comin' To - Something In This City Changes People - Hollywood - In Terms Of Two - Rediscovery - Feelin' Stronger Every Day

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Chicago III

27 Dec
2021
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Sing A Mean Tune Kid - Loneliness Is Just A Word - What Else Can I Say - I Don't Want Your Money - Travel Suite: Flight 602, Motorboat To Mars, Free, Free Country, At The Sunrise, Happy 'Cause I'm Going Home - Mother - Lowdown - An Hour In The Shower: A Hard Risin' Morning Without Breakfast, Off To Work, Fallin' Out, Dreamin' Home, Morning Blues Again - Elegy: When All The Laughter Dies In Sorrow, Canon, Once Upon A Time..., Progress?, The Approaching Storm, Man Vs. Man: The End
Sing A Mean Tune Kid - Loneliness Is Just A Word - What Else Can I Say - I Don't Want Your Money - Travel Suite: Flight 602, Motorboat To Mars, Free, Free Country, At The Sunrise, Happy 'Cause I'm Going Home - Mother - Lowdown - An Hour In The Shower: A Hard Risin' Morning Without Breakfast, Off To Work, Fallin' Out, Dreamin' Home, Morning Blues Again - Elegy: When All The Laughter Dies In Sorrow, Canon, Once Upon A Time..., Progress?, The Approaching Storm, Man Vs. Man: The End

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Chicago Transit Authority

26 Dec
2021
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back cover
back cover
inner gatefold
inner gatefold
Introduction - Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is - Beginnings - Questions 67 And 68 - Listen - Poem 58 - Free Form Guitar - South California Purples - I'm A Man - Prologue, August 29, 1968 - Liberation
Introduction - Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is - Beginnings - Questions 67 And 68 - Listen - Poem 58 - Free Form Guitar - South California Purples - I'm A Man - Prologue, August 29, 1968 - Liberation

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Chicago XIV

16 Dec
2021
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Manipulation - Upon Arrival - Song for You - Where Did the Lovin' Go - Birthday Boy - Hold On - Overnight Cafe - Thunder and Lightning - I'd Rather Be Rich - The American Dream
Manipulation - Upon Arrival - Song for You - Where Did the Lovin' Go - Birthday Boy - Hold On - Overnight Cafe - Thunder and Lightning - I'd Rather Be Rich - The American Dream

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Chicago X

15 Dec
2021
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Once or Twice - You Are on My Mind - Skin Tight - If You Leave Me Now - Together Again - Another Rainy Day in New York City - Mama Mama - Scrapbook - Gently I'll Wake You - You Get It Up - Hope for Love
Once or Twice - You Are on My Mind - Skin Tight - If You Leave Me Now - Together Again - Another Rainy Day in New York City - Mama Mama - Scrapbook - Gently I'll Wake You - You Get It Up - Hope for Love

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Chicago 13

7 Dec
2021
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Street Player - Mama Take - Must Have Been Crazy - Window Dreamin' - Paradise Alley - Aloha Mama - Reruns - Loser with a Broken Heart - Life Is What It Is - Run Away
Street Player - Mama Take - Must Have Been Crazy - Window Dreamin' - Paradise Alley - Aloha Mama - Reruns - Loser with a Broken Heart - Life Is What It Is - Run Away

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Chicago VIII

6 Dec
2021
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Anyway You Want - Brand New Love Affair, Pt. I & II - Never Been in Love Before - Hideaway - Till We Meet Again - Harry Truman - Oh, Thank You Great Spirit - Long Time No See - Ain't It Blue? - Old Days
Anyway You Want - Brand New Love Affair, Pt. I & II - Never Been in Love Before - Hideaway - Till We Meet Again - Harry Truman - Oh, Thank You Great Spirit - Long Time No See - Ain't It Blue? - Old Days

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knight

4 Dec
2021
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The ancestor of the current knight was simply the "horse." This is a horse from an Indian Chaturanga set of the 12th century.
The ancestor of the current knight was simply the "horse." This is a horse from an Indian Chaturanga set of the 12th century.

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queen

28 Nov
2021
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The ancestor of the current queen is the "vizier." Vizier piece from a Southern Italian chess set, 12th century
The ancestor of the current queen is the "vizier." Vizier piece from a Southern Italian chess set, 12th century

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rook

26 Nov
2021
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ln shatranj, the ancestor of modern chess, the rook symbolized a chariot and was often portrayed as an elephant.
ln shatranj, the ancestor of modern chess, the rook symbolized a chariot and was often portrayed as an elephant.

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king

23 Nov
2021
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pawn

23 Nov
2021
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In medieval chess, the individual pawns were distinct pieces- in front of rook(L): Gambler, knight(L): Policeman, bishop(L): Innkeeper, queen: Doctor, king: Moneychanger, bishop (R): Clerk, knight(R): Blacksmith, rook(R): Worker/Farmer
In medieval chess, the individual pawns were distinct pieces- in front of rook(L): Gambler, knight(L): Policeman, bishop(L): Innkeeper, queen: Doctor, king: Moneychanger, bishop (R): Clerk, knight(R): Blacksmith, rook(R): Worker/Farmer

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bishop

22 Nov
2021
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Today's modern bishop is descendant from an elephant piece. (photo by Siren-Com - own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://bit.ly/3cE7Gnd)
Today's modern bishop is descendant from an elephant piece. (photo by Siren-Com - own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://bit.ly/3cE7Gnd)

[ɔɪ]

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open-o-small-uppercase-i-diphthong

16 Nov
2021
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[eɪ]

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e-small lower-case i

6 Nov
2021
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[aɪ]

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a-small lower-case i

5 Nov
2021
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[aʊ]

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a-horseshoe diphthong

3 Nov
2021
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[oʊ]

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o-horseshoe diphthong

2 Nov
2021
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[ɒ]

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turned script a

1 Nov
2021
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[ʊ]

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horseshoe

31 Oct
2021
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The horseshoe glyph is derived from the Greek minuscule upsilon.
The horseshoe glyph is derived from the Greek minuscule upsilon.

[ɑ]

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script a

30 Oct
2021
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Our modern "a" glyph has its roots in the Phoenician "aleph."
Our modern "a" glyph has its roots in the Phoenician "aleph."
The single-storey "script-a" dates to 4th century Latin.
The single-storey "script-a" dates to 4th century Latin.

[u]

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u

30 Oct
2021
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Our modern "u" character is descendent from the Phoenician "waw", which resembles our midern "y".
Our modern "u" character is descendent from the Phoenician "waw", which resembles our midern "y".

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caret

29 Oct
2021
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[ə]

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schwa

27 Oct
2021
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Shape of this glyph is derived from the lower-case "e," which has its roots in the Phoenician "He"
Shape of this glyph is derived from the lower-case "e," which has its roots in the Phoenician "He"

[o]

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o

26 Oct
2021
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Shape of this glyph has remained unchanged from the Phoenician letter 'ayn
Shape of this glyph has remained unchanged from the Phoenician letter 'ayn

[ɪ]

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small capital i

26 Oct
2021
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[æ]

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ash

25 Oct
2021
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Glyph is named "ash" for its resemblance to the Norse rune Ansuz, which makes the same sound and looks like an ash tree.
Glyph is named "ash" for its resemblance to the Norse rune Ansuz, which makes the same sound and looks like an ash tree.

[i]

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i

23 Oct
2021
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The Latin "i" glyph has its origins with the Phoenician "yodh"
The Latin "i" glyph has its origins with the Phoenician "yodh"

[ɔ]

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open o

23 Oct
2021
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a derivation of the Latin "c", which derives from the Phoenician letter "gaml"
a derivation of the Latin "c", which derives from the Phoenician letter "gaml"

[ε]

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epsilon

13 Oct
2021
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from the Phoenician letter "Hē"
from the Phoenician letter "Hē"

Q♣

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Queen of Clubs

12 Oct
2021
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Rouen 1567
Rouen 1567
1780
1780
1805
1805
1832
1832

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King of Hearts

11 Oct
2021
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Rouen, c. 1567
Rouen, c. 1567
Blanchard, c. 1760
Blanchard, c. 1760
Brotherton, c. 1789
Brotherton, c. 1789
Hardy, c. 1850
Hardy, c. 1850

J♦

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Jack of Diamonds

10 Oct
2021
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Hardy, c. 1790
Hardy, c. 1790
Goodall, c. 1845
Goodall, c. 1845
Dougherty, c. 1876
Dougherty, c. 1876
de la Rue, c. 1880
de la Rue, c. 1880

Q♠

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Queen of Spades

9 Oct
2021
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Rouen, c. 1567
Rouen, c. 1567
Gibson, c. 1770
Gibson, c. 1770
Hall, c. 1810
Hall, c. 1810
Russell & Morgan "Capitol 188", c. 1886
Russell & Morgan "Capitol 188", c. 1886

K♣

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King of Clubs

8 Oct
2021
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Rouen, c. 1567
Rouen, c. 1567
Hewson, c. 1680
Hewson, c. 1680
Gibson & Gisborne,c. 1789
Gibson & Gisborne,c. 1789
Bancks, c. 1880
Bancks, c. 1880

J♥

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Jack of Hearts

7 Oct
2021
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Rouen, c. 1567
Rouen, c. 1567
Hunt, c. 1790
Hunt, c. 1790
de la Rue, c. 1835
de la Rue, c. 1835
James, c. 1872
James, c. 1872

J♠

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Jack of Spades

6 Oct
2021
History
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Rouen, c. 1567
Rouen, c. 1567
Hall, c. 1795
Hall, c. 1795
Hall, c. 1820
Hall, c. 1820
Hunt, c. 1880
Hunt, c. 1880

Q♦

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Queen of Diamonds

5 Oct
2021
History
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Rouen, c. 1567
Rouen, c. 1567
Blanchard, c1750
Blanchard, c1750
Goodall, c1850
Goodall, c1850
Bancks, c. 1880
Bancks, c. 1880

K♠

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King of Spades

4 Oct
2021
History
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Rouen, c. 1567
Rouen, c. 1567
Blanchard, c. 1780
Blanchard, c. 1780
Brotherton, c. 1805
Brotherton, c. 1805
McLoughlin Bros., c. 1900
McLoughlin Bros., c. 1900

J♣

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Jack of Clubs

3 Oct
2021
History
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Rouen card maker Pierre Marécha, 1567
Rouen card maker Pierre Marécha, 1567
Gibson & Gisborne, c.1774
Gibson & Gisborne, c.1774
Hunt, c. 1790
Hunt, c. 1790
de la Rue, c. 1875
de la Rue, c. 1875

Q♥

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Queen of Hearts

3 Oct
2021
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Rouen, by Pierre Marechal, c. 1567
Rouen, by Pierre Marechal, c. 1567
Bamford, c. 1750
Bamford, c. 1750
Hunt, c. 1875
Hunt, c. 1875

K♦

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King of Diamonds

3 Oct
2021
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Rouen, c. 1567
Rouen, c. 1567
Gibson, c.1795
Gibson, c.1795
Hunt, c. 1790
Hunt, c. 1790
Hunt, c. 1880
Hunt, c. 1880
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