Albini also produced Cheap Trick's Sub Pop single "Baby Talk" (b/w The 
Move's "Brontosaurus") prior to the release of the second eponymous album on 
Red Ant.  It's ballsy.  The sound quality of the vinyl single blows -- does 
it sound any better on the bonus discs that came with some copies of the 
CHEAP TRICK album?

Anyway, Cheap Trick has never been a fan of the thin production on IN COLOR, 
so, when they got a chance, they re-recorded the album with him (god, I'd 
love to hear it).  Since Albini probably just charged them studio time to do 
it, why not?

Albini and Billy Corgan both provided impetus to Cheap Trick in finally 
getting off the major label merry-go-round and getting back in touch with 
their roots.  Albini is just one of many of Chicago's punk rockers who found 
Cheap Trick's early material to be influential.  Big Black did a shredding 
version of "He's A Whore" -- it was on a single with a cover of Kraftwerk's 
"The Model" and has a way cool picture sleeve, with the band parodying the 
album covers of the respective albums the songs came from.

Mike Bennett



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>From: "Greg York" <yorkgreg@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Subject: Re: Cheap Trick
>Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 08:59:14 -0600
>
>
>
>>a friend of mine sent me a copy In Color that he claims was remixed by 
>>Albini. The copy I have certainly sounds like it was remixed (actually 
>>sounds very good, much more aggressive production
>
>
>I've got this too, it was actually re-recorded (not remixed) by Albini in 
>about 1999, I think.  The band apparently was so unhappy w/ the original 
>production they felt it worthwhile to re-do this with Albini.
>
>I agree, it's a much more in-your-face take on In Color, certainly makes 
>the Tom Werman production sound mega-compressed and wimpy.  While I enjoy 
>it, I often wondered "what was the point"...re-recording a 20 year old 
>album for a project that will never see the legitimate light of day.  I 
>guess the band was bored....
>
>Haven't heard of Albini being involved in any other re-mixing projects for 
>the band.
>
>greg
>
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