Cheap Trick - In Color - Steve Albini Sessions -1998 Cd Flac- Updated Jun 2026

to re-record their classic 1977 album, In Color . While the original album made them superstars in Japan, the band had long been dissatisfied with its "wimpy" and "safe" production by Tom Werman. The Albini sessions were an attempt to reclaim their sound—stripping away the studio gloss for a raw, muscular, and "punked up" aesthetic. The Motivation: Correcting the "Cardboard Box"

According to Rick Nielsen, "Steve was a taskmaster. He'd say, 'Do it again, and this time, play it like you mean it.' He got under our skin, but it was worth it. We were all feeling a bit like we were starting over, and Steve helped us tap into that energy." to re-record their classic 1977 album, In Color

Cheap Trick always harbored a dislike for Tom Werman’s polished production on the original In Color , which they felt stripped away their live power. While spending time with legendary producer Steve Albini at his studio in the late 1990s, the band decided to spend a few days re-recording the entire album to capture the raw, muscular sound they originally intended. Session Characteristics The Motivation: Correcting the "Cardboard Box" According to

The result was a promotional CD so rare that most fans thought it was a bootleg. While spending time with legendary producer Steve Albini