Chicago, Best of Chicago CD

I grabbed a copy tonight. All songs have extra limiting which I feel hurts the dynamic range of these recordings. Couple of notes:

Question 67 and 68. Single version. Sort of. The 1971 stereo stock single version has a different edit point than this version. Background: The 1971 stereo stock single edits out the first chorus by jumping to the second chorus, right before the drums of the second chorus. So you get the drums that lead into the second chorus. This version has the edit slightly later so you don't get the same drum effect. This edit however does match the edit on the mono Hall Of Fame single and may match the mono 1971 DJ 45 (which I don't have.)So this edit, like Chicago Greatest Hits Volume 2, does not exactly match the stereo stock single. It may match the mono DJ and it does match the Hall of Fame reissue 45.

Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is: Not only is it an unsuccessful attempt at recreating the DJ 45 (it is an edit of the album mix with the talking), there appears to be a mastering error which causes a jump at the beginning of the track. Timing stays constant but the audio jumps. Very sloppy and I doubt this is an unknown edit.

Beginnings: Unsuccessful attempt at recreating the single version.. unless this is an unreleased stereo edit from 1971. Misses a one note edit which happens twice, once before the drum break, and again on the fade out. If you know the song you'll know the issue.

CD does have single edits of 25 or 6 to 4, Wishing You Were Here (DJ edit), and some others. It also has some of the later single versions too.

The limiting is unfortunate and the obvious mastering glitch is dissapointing.

Any idea who at Rhino was in charge of the mastering/mixing of this CD?

are you talking about a new CD or the 2002 comp?

Edited by The Hits Man

Just got my CD in today...

1) Questions 67 & 68 seems to match the GH2 version, but the fade on the end seems faster than the GH2 version.


2) Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is has a wrong edit at the beginning.


3)Beginnings matches the stereo 45 version I have, but with an earlier fade.

4)(I've Been) Searching So Long fades at 4:15. I think thats earlier than the 45.

Overall, the rest seem to be
close to 45 length, but it seems the fades are earlier than the versions I have now. Bottom line: If you have the correct 45 versions already, save your $$. Mine's probably going on ebay by Monday.

Edited by eriejwg

My copy of "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" from the Chicago Story import CD runs 3:49 and includes the beginning drum beat from "Get Away."