Chicago VII was released in march 1974, certified gold March 18, 1974, and reached a peak Billboard chart position of #1 ( the group’s third of five #1 albums). This RIAA White Matte celebrates its success…
This authentic award is presented to Laudir de Oliveira, a Brazilian percussionist who started working with the band as a sideman, playing on the albums Chicago VI and Chicago VII before officially joining the band in 1975.
It’s a good example of a Third-State award. Where First-State awards are unopened and contain all original parts, and Second-State awards have been repaired with original period parts, a Third-State award has been repaired with non-period parts. Here’s what I look at…