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	Cheap Trick Cheap Trick 1977 Epic Records		Hot Love Speak Now or Forever Hold ...................... Your Peace He's a Whore Mandocello The Ballad of T.V. Violence ........... (I'm Not the Only Boy)	ELO Kiddies Daddy Should Have Stayed in ......................... High School Taxman, Mr. Thief Cry, Cry Oh, Candy CD Bonus Tracks: Lovin' Money I Want You to Want Me Lookout You're All Talk I Dig Go-Go Girls
Their blistering debut! Loud, in-your-face rock with Beatle-esque vocals and arrangements. Everything that was wrong with the world was instantly fixed, once this record came out.

	Cheap Trick In Color and in Black & White 1977 Epic Records		Hello There Big Eyes Downed I Want You to Want Me You're All Talk	Oh Caroline Clock Strikes Ten Southern Girls Come On, Come On So Good to See You CD Bonus Tracks: Oh Boy Southern Girls Come On, Come On You're All Talk Goodnight
Epic Records decided to lighten things up a bit and give the band a more polished sound. Also contains the whimpy version of 'I Want You to Want Me.' Despite this, there are some classic Trick tunes here.

	Cheap Trick Trick or Treat 1977 sirtwiggly records		Hello There Come On Come On ELO Kiddies Taxman, Mr. Thief Oh Candy You're All Talk Southern Girls	Downed Loser Ain't That a Shame Please Mrs. Henry I Want You to Want Me
A bootleg recording of a concert performed in their hometown of Rockford, Illinois, on Halloween night, 1977.

	Cheap Trick Heaven Tonight 1978 Epic Records		Surrender On Top of the World California Man High Roller Auf Wiedersehen	Takin' Me Back On the Radio Heaven Tonight Stiff Competition How Are You? Oh Claire CD Bonus Tracks: Stiff Competition (outtake) Surrender (outtake)
Teen angst, suicide, drug abuse . . . these are topics for the young? Hell, yes! With this record, Cheap Trick solidified their place in the rock 'n' roll pantheon. Touching on subjects that were so in tune with their audience (teenagers), CT never pandered or talked down to their listeners. Intelligent, strongly-crafted Power Pop before there was even a name for it. THIS is why Cheap Trick is so great - and it all came together on Heaven Tonight.

	Cheap Trick Cheap Trick at Budokan 1979 Epic Records		Hello There Come On, Come On Lookout Big Eyes Need Your Love	Ain't That a Shame I Want You to Want Me Surrender Goodnight Now Clock Strikes Ten
As with millions of fans, this is the one that started it all for me. I'll never forget hearing 'Ain't That a Shame' on the car radio and feeling that something new and wonderful was opening up to me. There is no other American band that is better than Cheap Trick. Only selling out once (see Lap of Luxury), and condemning the action ever since, Cheap Trick has consistently cranked out the very best in Rock 'n' Roll. Hits? We don't need no stinking hits! We need Cheap Trick!

	Cheap Trick Dream Police 1979 RCA Records		Dream Police Way of the World The House is Rockin' (with ........... Domestic Problems) Gonna Raise Hell	I'll Be with You Tonight Voices Writing On the Wall I Know What I Want Need Your Love
This is the one that pushed them over the top. Budokan put them on top and Dream Police propelled them into the stratosphere.

	Cheap Trick Found All the Parts 1980 Epic Records		Day Tripper Can't Hold On	Such a Good Girl Take Me I'm Yours Bonus 7" Single: Everything Works If You Let It
Epic tried to cash in on the New Wave scene by releasing these 'Nu-Disk's, or 10 inch EP's. And to get the ball rolling, they decided to use their hottest act at the moment - Cheap Trick (four were released in all: New Musik, The Continentals, Propaganda, and CT - I have all of them!). Great songs, great collectors' items.

	Cheap Trick All Shook Up 1980 Epic Records		Stop This Game Just Got Back Baby Loves to Rock Can't Stop It But I'm Gonna Try World's Greatest Lover	High Priest of Rhythmic Noise Love Comes A-Tumblin' Down I Love You Honey But I ......... Hate Your Friends Gor for the Throat (Use Your ...... Own Imagination) Who D'King
Bass player Tom Petersson took a powder after this record was finished. Didn't even hang around for the tour (replaced by Pete Comita, who was replaced by Jon Brant in 1982). Apparently, his wife at the time talked him into being her svengali so he left Cheap Trick. Produced by George Martin, this is unlike any CT record before or since. Very experimental, yet highly Power Pop, it smacked of New Wave. I love to see bands experiment and explore, and I loved this record. Unfortunately, there was no single as far as Epic was concerned, so the album tanked. (Interesting note: if you splice the beginning of 'Stop This Game' onto the end of The Beatles' 'A Day in the Life,' they blend together almost seamlessly. Coincidence? With George Martin producing both? I don't think so - I think it was a clever homage to CT's heroes.)

	Cheap Trick One on One 1982 Epic Records		I Want You One On One If You Want My Love Oo La La Lookin' Out for Number One	She's Tight Time is Runnin' Saturday at Midnight Love's Got a Hold On Me I Want Be Man Four Letter Word
Another album, another producer. This time, Roy Thomas Baker (Queen) put his touch on the CT sound. Result? Very grungey, a full decade before that genre existed. Overproduced (in my opinion), the songs still shine through. And anytime a CT album has a hit single, I love it. And this one had two! ('If You Want My Love' and' She's Tight.')

	Cheap Trick Next Position Please 1983 Epic Records		I Can't Take It Borderline I Don't Love Here Anymore Next Position Please Younger Girls Dancing the Night Away You Talk Too Much *	3-D You Say Jump Y.O.Y.O.Y. Won't Take No for an Answer Heaven's Falling Invaders of the Heart Don't Make Our Love a Crime * * CD Bonus Tracks
Todd Rundgren helmed this one, and you can tell. Especially on the Todd-penned 'Heaven's Falling.' Wonderful effects on this record evoke the spirit of CT: FUN! Great record, one of my favourites.

	Cheap Trick Standing On the Edge 1985 Epic Records		Little Sister Tonight It's You She's Got Motion Love Comes How About You	Standing On the Edge This Time Around Rock All Night Cover Girl Wild Wild Women
Their best albumof the 80s, Epic Records left the boys out to dry. Great songs, catchy single ('Tonight It's You'), and cool video . . . and no promotion whatsoever. The label sent them out on tour as the opening act for Heart (?!). The opening act?!?!?!? Unfortunately, the boys would never rebound commercially from this blatant miscarriage of justice. As for the record - you're no CT fan if you don't have this record.

	Cheap Trick The Doctor 1986 Epic Records		It's Up to You Rearview Mirror Romance The Doctor Are You Lonely Tonight Name of the Game	Kiss Me Red Take Me to the Top Good Girls Go to Heaven ..... (Bad Girls Go Everywhere) Man-U-Lip-U-Lator It's Only Love
The true mark of a Cheap Trick fan is the ownership (and fondness) of this record. Highly uncommercial, highly original, and still stands up after all these years even with the cheesy mid-80s production. Great songs depsite being forced to lean on the untalented & homogenized songwriting team of Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly (for 'Kiss Me Red') by the record company. Epic's plan of ruining the greatest American rock band of all time would come to fruition on their next official release in 1988. But for now, the defiance of Cheap Trick was victorious.

	Cheap Trick Live at Club Crackerjacks - 3.2.88, Canton, Ohio 1988 sirtwiggly records		Just Got Back California Man Speak Now or Forever Hold ............ ........ ... Your Peace On Top of the World Ain't That a Shame Loser Hot Love	I Know What I Want Dream Police If You Want My Love He's a Whore I Want You to Want Me She's Tight Surrender Gonna Raise Hell
A bootleg a friend of mine made. I went to this show and it was great! Tom Petersson back in the fold, playing tunes from the first record. Can't get any better. Eleven years later I meet this guy, plays bass in my band (Man From Glad), and it turns out he was at this show, too, and taped it! Burned to a disc and there ya go! Ain't life funny?

	Cheap Trick Lap of Luxury 1988 Epic Records		Let It Go No Mercy The Flame Space Never Had a Lot to Lose	Don't Be Cruel Wrong Side of Love All We Need is a Dream Ghost Town All Wound Up
It had to happen! Even the mighty CT bowed under pressure form the record company and released this mess. But even CT can make crap sound good. Example: 'The Flame.' A horrible song they were forced to do, and they hated it from the first note. Of course, it became their only Number One single, which I credit to CT's talent and handling of this song, certainly not to the writing.

	Cheap Trick Spring Break '89 1989 sirtwiggly records		Just Got Back Clock Strikes Ten Dream Police Ghost Town Ain't That a Shame Never Had a Lot to Lose	Don't Be Cruel I Know What I Want The Flame I Want You to Want Me Surrender Auf Wiedersehen Goodnight Now
Another bootleg I made, this time from the MTV Spring Break '89 special. Riding the success of Lap of Luxury, MTV had a brief case of brilliance and put CT on the air. The best American band. EVER.

	Cheap Trick Busted 1990 Epic Records		Back 'N Blue I Can't Understand It Wherever Would I Be If You Need Me Can't Stop Falling Into Love	Busted Walk Away You Drive, I'll Steer When You Need Someone Had to Make You Mine Rock 'n' Roll Tonite
After the debacle that was Lap of Luxury, CT came back with a very good album. Not great, but very good. Epic Records, in their infinite 'wisdom,' wanted to copy the success of 'The Flame,' so they ordered the band to do a Diane Warren (Ugh!!!!!) song - 'Wherever Would I Be.' And, of course, in inimitable Cheap Trick style, they do a great job on a horrible tune. Luckily, this was the only downside to an otherwise good effort. Plus, any cover of The Move is always cool ('Rock 'n' Roll Tonite')!

	Cheap Trick Budokan II 1993 Epic Records		ELO Kiddies High Roller Southern Girls Speak Now or Forever Hold ..... ..... ..... ..... Your Peace California Man Downed	Stiff Competition How Are You On Top of the World Can't Hold On Oh Caroline Auf Wiedersehen
Epic raided their vaults, trying to milk the last drop they could out of Cheap Trick, after CT was let out of their contract. A couple years later CT would fight this album, claiming it was not an official CT release. They even countered by releasing the entire Budokan concert (the first album and this one) in one package.

	Cheap Trick Woke Up with a Monster 1994 Warner Bros. Records		My Gang Woke Up with a Monster You're All I Wanna Do Never Run Out of Love Didn't KNow I HAd It	Ride the Pony Girlfriends Let Her Go Tell Me Everything Cry Baby Love Me for a Minute
A great record whose only exposure came from a radio station in West Virginia that played the title track once! Warner Bros. absolutely ignored this record and gave it no promotion at all. Why'd they even bother signing the best American group ever if they weren't going to promote them? Out of print, but if you can find it, don't hesitate to grab it. It's great!

	Cheap Trick Sex, America, Cheap Trick 1996 Epic Records		*Disc One* Hello There ELO Kiddies Hot Love Oh, Candy Mandocello Lovin' Money I Want You to Want Me ..... (Original Studio Version) Southern Girls Soo Good to See You Down on the Bay Mrs. Henry Violins Ballad of TV Violence You're All Talk Fan Club __________________	*Disc Two* Surrender High Roller On Top of the World Auf Wiedersehen I Want You to Want Me Clock Strikes Ten Dream Police Way of the World Gonna Raise Hell Voices Stop This Game Just Got Back Baby Loves to Rock Everything Works If You Let It World's Greatest Lover Waitin' for the Man / Heroin _____________
			*Disc 3* Daytripper World's Greatest Lover I Need Love I'm the Man Born to Raise Hell Ohm Sweet Ohm She's Tight Love's Got a Hold On Me If You Want My Love Lookin' Out for Number One Don't Make Our Love a Crime All I Really Want I Can't Take It Twisted Heart Invaders of the Heart Y O Y O Y	*Disc 4* Tonight It's You Cover Girl This Time Around A Place in France Funk # 9 Take Me to the Top Money is the Route of All Fun Fortune Cookie You Want It The Flame Through the Night Stop That Thief I Know What I Want Had to Make You Mine I Can't Understand It Can't Stop Falling Into Love Come On Christmas
Amazingly, Epic Records put out a fantastic box set, full of alternate and live versions of classic CT songs, plus a plethora of unreleased material. The liner notes are VERY cool, too. Unfortunately, the set ends around 1990, when Epic released the band from its contract. I'm sure there's plenty of unreleased 90s era Trick that's just dying to be heard. That'll be the next box set then.

	Cheap Trick Rockline - 5.19.97 1997 sirtwiggly records		Say Goodbye Anytime Top of the World (acoustic) Voices (acoustic)	Carnival Game Shelter (acoustic) Didn't Know I Had It (acoustic) Hard to Tell
A bootleg from the radio. CT was featured on Rockline just before the release of their 'comeback' album. (But since they never went away, I don't consider it a comeback.) Cool to have for the acoustic takes on some songs, and for Joey Ramone phoning in to say 'hi.'

	Cheap Trick Cheap Trick 1997 Red Ant Records		Anytime Hard to Tell Carnival Game Shelter You Let a Lotta People Down	Baby No More Yeah Yeah Say Goodbye Wrong All Along Eight Miles Low It All Comes Back to You Bonus Disc: Baby Talk Brontosaurus
A GREAT ALBUM! After 23 years in the business, Cheap Trick still shows EVERYBODY how it's done. Absolutely brilliant!

	Cheap Trick Found All the Parts . . . and then some 2000 sirtwiggly records		Day Tripper Can't Hold On Such a Good Girl Take Me I'm Yours Everything Works If You Let It Reach Out I Must Be Dreamin' Spring Break	Up the Creek Mighty Wings You Want It Magical Mystery Tour Wild Thing I Will Survive Cold Turkey Baby Talk Brontosaurus
A bootleg I made from every extra CT song I had up to 1995, with the exception of their version of 'Money (That's What I Want)' from the Caddyshack 2 soundtrack. The one CT tune I've never been able to find. ARRGGHH!

	Cheap Trick Music for Hangovers 2000 Cheap Trick Records		Oh Claire Surrender Hot Love I Can't Take It I Want You to Want Me Taxman, Mr. Thief Mandocello	Oh Caroline How Are You? If You Want My Love Dream Police So Good to See You The Ballad of TV Violence Gonna Raise Hell
In 2000, Cheap Trick played a string of concerts in their native Illinois, shows that were meant for the fans. This was to celebrate 25 years (!) of CT. Each night would feature one album of their career in its entirety. This collection is a souvenir of these incredible shows. And I'll kick myself til the day I die for not being able to go in person.

	Cheap Trick Silver 2001 Cheap Trick Records		Ain't That a Shame I Want You to Want Me Oh, Candy That 70's Song Voices If You Want My Love She's Tight Can't Stop Fallin' Into Love Gonna Raise Hell I Can't Take It Take Me to the Top It All Comes Back to You Tonight It's You Time Will Let You Know World's Greatest Lover	The Flame Stop This Game Dream Police I Know What I Want Woke Up with a Monster Never HAd a Lot to Lose You're All Talk I'm Losin' You Hard to Tell Oh Claire Surrender Just Got Back Day Tripper Who D'King?
Another silver anniversary recording (hence the title - those smart boys!). A wonderful collection of tunes, recorded at a concert set in Rockford, Illinois (their hometown!). Great nostalgia, and a great souvenir to have if you're a CT fan.

	Cheap Trick Special One 2003 Big 3 Records		Scent of a Woman Too Much Special One Pop Drone My Obsession	Words Sorry Boy Best Friend If I Could Low Life in High Heels Hummer
FINALLY!!!! A NEW RECORD!!!!! Cheap Trick turns out yet another wonderful album, that actually received some airplay ('Scent of a Woman'). Pretty amazing considering the state of themusic industry in 2003, and the fact that this record was primarily released through the band's website. Includes a bonus DVD of some live stuff and videos of tunes I never knew existed!. GOD, I LOVE THIS BAND!!!!

	Cheap Trick Rockford 2006 Cheap Trick Unlimited / Big 3 Records		Welcome to the World Perfect Stranger If It Takes a Lifetime Come On Come On Come On O Claire This Time You Got It	Give It Away One More Every NIght and Every Day Dream the Night Away All Those Years Decaf
The best album Cheap Trick has done in 20 years. Hands down. Every song is absolutely fantastic - this is where they belong. Now if only the rest of the world knew what I know about this band, we'd all be a lot happier.


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