Kansas (2)
Vinyl Confessions

Listening notes

This 1996 Epic CD release, cataloged as 481162 2, presents Vinyl Confessions by Kansas under the Discogs artist designation Kansas (2). The release falls under the genre classifications of Pop Rock, Prog Rock, and Rock, reflecting a breadth of stylistic territory that the tracklist itself spans across its ten selections.

The program runs from "Play The Game Tonight," opening at three minutes and twenty-four seconds, through a sequence of tracks that vary noticeably in length. Mid-album entries such as "Fair Exchange" at four minutes and fifty-six seconds and "Diamonds And Pearls" at four minutes and forty-seven seconds give the record a somewhat expansive mid-section, while the closing track "Crossfire" extends to six minutes and thirty-five seconds, making it the longest piece on the disc by a considerable margin. Several tracks, including "Chasing Shadows" at three minutes and seventeen seconds and "Windows" at three minutes and twenty-nine seconds, sit at the shorter end of the running times, keeping portions of the sequence compact.

The ten-track sequence moves through "Right Away," "Fair Exchange," "Chasing Shadows," "Diamonds And Pearls," "Face It," "Windows," "Borderline," and "Play On" before arriving at the extended closer. Total runtime, calculated from the listed durations, comes to approximately forty-two minutes and twenty-two seconds.

As a CD edition issued through Epic in 1996, this release represents one documented configuration of Vinyl Confessions available to collectors. Those researching the release should verify personnel, pressing details, and any associated liner note information against physical copies or corroborating sources, as none of that information is confirmed here.