Cheap Trick - Discography (1977

Cheap Trick - Discography (1977 - 2017)

Combining a love for British guitar pop songcraft with crunching power chords and a flair for the absurd, Cheap Trick provided the necessary links between ’60s pop, heavy metal, and punk. Led by guitarist Rick Nielsen, the band’s early albums were filled with highly melodic, well-written songs that drew equally from the crafted pop of the Beatles, the sonic assault of the Who, and the tongue-in-cheek musical eclecticism and humor of the Move. Their sound provided a blueprint for both power pop and arena rock; it also had a surprisingly long-lived effect on both alternative and heavy metal bands of the ’80s and ’90s, who often relied on the same combination of loud riffs and catchy melodies.

Cheap Trick’s roots lie in Fuse, a late-’60s band formed by Rick Nielsen and bassist Tom Petersson in Rockford, Illinois. The group released an album on Epic in 1969; after it failed to gain any attention, the band relocated to Philadelphia and changed their name to Sick Man of Europe. The group toured Europe unsuccessfully in 1972 and returned to Illinois in 1973. Not long after their return to Rockford, Nielsen and Petersson changed their band’s name once more — this time to Cheap Trick — and added drummer Bun E. Carlos and vocalist Randy “Xeno” Hogan to the lineup. Hogan was fired the following year, making room for ex-folksinger Robin Zander to join the group. Between 1975 and the band’s first album in 1977, Cheap Trick toured constantly, playing over 200 concerts a year while occasionally opening for the likes of the Kinks, Kiss, Santana, AC/DC, and Queen. During this time, the band built up a solid catalog of original songs that would eventually comprise their first three albums; they also perfected their kinetic live show. ― Allmusic

1. STUDIO:

1977. Cheap Trick (1990, Epic, EK 34400, USA)
1977. Cheap Trick (1998, Epic-Legacy, EK 65572, USA)

1977. In Color (1990, Epic, EK 34884, USA)
1977. In Color (1998, Epic-Legacy, EK 65573, USA)

1978. Heaven Tonight (1990, Epic, EK 35312, USA)
1978. Heaven Tonight (1998, Epic-Legacy, EK 65648, USA)

1979. Dream Police (1990, Epic, 462553 2, Australia)
1979. Dream Police (1990. Epic, EK 35773, USA)
1979. Dream Police (2006, Epic-Legacy, 82796 94485 2, USA)

1980. All Shook Up (1990, Epic, EK 36498, USA)
1980. All Shook Up (2006, Sony-BMG, 82796944842, EU, Expanded Ed)

1982. One On One (1990, Epic, EK 38021, USA)
1982. One On One (2003, Sony Music, MHCP-2017, Japan)

1983. Next Position Please (2003, Sony Music, MHCP-2018, Japan)

1985. Standing On The Edge (1985, Epic, EK 39592, USA)
1985. Standing On The Edge (2010, Wounded Bird Rec., WOU 9592, USA)

1986. The Doctor (1986, Epic, EK 40405, USA)
1986. The Doctor (2010, Wounded Bird Rec., WOU 4040, USA)

1988. Lap Of Luxury (1988, Epic, 25-8P-5132, Japan)
1988. Lap Of Luxury (1988, Epic, EK 40922, USA)

1990. Busted (1990, Epic, EK 46013, USA)

1994. Woke Up With A Monster (1994, Warner Bros., 9 45425-2, USA)
1994. Woke Up With A Monster (1994, Warner Bros., 9362-45425-2, Germany)

1997. Cheap Trick (1997, Red Ant, RA002-2, USA)

2003. Special One (2003, Big 3 Records, 80498 36333 2 9, USA)
2003. Special One (2003, Victor, VICP-62179, Japan)

2006. Rockford (2006, SPV, SPV 97602 CD, Germany)

2009. The Latest (2009, Cheap Trick Unlimited, CTU 2009, USA)
2009. The Latest (2009, Victor, VICP-64747, Japan)

2016. Bang Zoom Crazy… Hello (2016, Big Machine Rec., BMRCT0100A, USA)
2016. Bang Zoom Crazy… Hello (2016, Universal, POCS-24010, Japan, SHM-CD)

2017. We’re All Alright! (2017, Big Machine Rec., 0843930030439, EU)
2017. We’re All Alright! (2017, Universal, POCS-24012, Japan, SHM-CD)

2. LIVE:

1979. At Budokan (2002, Epic, 507919 2, Austria)

1993. Budokan II (1993, Epic, 472848 2, Austria)

1998. At Budokan. The Complete Concert (1998, Epic, E2K 65527, USA)

2001. Silver (2004, SPV, SPV 97632 DCD, Germany, 2CD)

2009. Sgt. Pepper Live (2009, Big 3 Records, 804983-700021, USA)

3. COMPILATION:

1991. The Greatest Hits (1991, Epic, EK 48681, USA)

2000. Authorized Greatest Hits (2000, Epic-Legacy, EK 66015, USA)

2004. The Essential (2004, Epic-Legacy, 5129072000, USA, 2CD)

2004. The Essential. Limited Edition 3.0 (2010, Epic-Legacy, 88697 66906-2, USA, 3CD)

2010. One One One & Next Position Please (2010, FridayMusic, FRM1158, USA)

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