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Cheap Trick

Cheap Trick

1977 · Rock

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Cheap Trick by Cheap Trick

Cheap Trick is a Rock album by Cheap Trick, originally released in 1977. On Gatefold: 65 pressings tracked, owned by 19 collectors.

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Cheap Trick’s self-titled debut is a power pop tour de force that packs a punch harder than a heavyweight’s haymaker, mixing sneering punk rock energy with rousing melodies. Thrills abound from start to finish: Look to the jagged guitar blasts of “Hot Love” and its face-melting blues swagger, or the glittering, emotional burn of “Oh, Candy,” a tribute to a suicidal friend. The paranoid finale—“The Ballad of TV Violence (I’m Not the Only Boy)”—devolves into a wild wall-shaker to end the record on a dangerous note.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Elo Kiddies3:42
  2. A2Daddy Should Have Stayed In High School4:42
  3. A3Taxman, Mr. Thief4:15
  4. A4Cry, Cry4:20
  5. A5Oh, Candy3:06

Side B

  1. B1Hot Love2:30
  2. B2Speak Now Or Forever Hold Your Peace4:34
  3. B3He's A Whore2:42
  4. B4Mandocello4:46
  5. B5The Ballad Of T.V. Violence (I'm Not The Only Boy)5:12

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Power Pop
  • raw
  • aggressive
  • punky

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

1st press
Orange Epic label
Side A is marked Side A on back cover and label.
Side B is marked Side One on the back cover and Side 1 on the label.
Runouts are stamped except for the "1T" etching.
'O' or 'o' denotes
Two catalog numbers appear on the release:
1st - 'PE 34400' on the spine and media labels
2nd - '34400' on the back jacket and inner sleeve

Credits

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Performers

  • Bun E. CarlosDRUMS
  • Rick NielsenGUITAR, VOCALS LEAD GUITAR LEAD GUITAR, VOCALS
  • Robin ZanderLEAD VOCALS LEAD VOCALS, GUITAR LEAD VOCALS, RHYTHM GUITAR
  • Tom PeterssonBASS BASS GUITAR BASS GUITAR, VOCALS

19 collectors on Gatefold own this · 65 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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