Cheap Trick - In Color — - Steve Albini Sessions -1998 Cd Flac-

The gem of the session. In 1977, this was sweet. In 1998, it is sleazy. Tom Petersson’s 12-string bass is so distorted it clips the preamp (Albini left it in). The FLAC version shows you the "air" between the guitar strings; it’s not clean, but it is honest .

This disc is out of print. Copies on Discogs run for $150+. However, the band has hinted at a "Raw Albini Box Set" for 2025. Until then, if you find a used copy, rip it to FLAC immediately. The gem of the session

The drum sound here is the definitive Albini sound. Bun E. Carlos’s kick drum doesn't thump; it punches you in the sternum. The FLAC preserves the transient perfectly. On MP3, that attack blurs. On FLAC, it’s a surgical spike. Tom Petersson’s 12-string bass is so distorted it

The result? A brutalist, stripped-down re-recording of their 1977 classic, In Color . Officially released as a promo CD in 1998 (and later a very limited Japanese tour item), this isn’t just a remaster; it is a full-throated exhumation. Today, we are analyzing the of that elusive disc. Copies on Discogs run for $150+

If you only know Cheap Trick from the glossy sheen of Live at Budokan or the radio-friendly crunch of “Surrender,” you might be shocked to your core by the session that almost wasn’t. In the midst of the late-90s alt-rock gold rush, the legendary rock pranksters stepped into the lion’s den: Steve Albini’s Electrical Audio.