No Trick: It's been 30 years since Budokan
The anniversaries just keep coming. Here's the latest: The 30th anniversary edition of Cheap Trick's At Budokan just hit store shelves.
One of the definitive live albums of our generation was recorded in Japan in the spring of 1978 and was actually released first overseas before becoming a hit back home.
The 30th anniversary edition has 3 CDs and one 1 DVD, which includes the April 30,1978, concert performance, previously unavailable commercially. Rumor has it the original vinyl recording is on the way too.
Click here to watch a short promo video, including interviews with the band as they recall those shows.
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Nothing but 30 years of love for the boys from Rockford.
Posted by: jo | November 12, 2008 at 08:16 AM
I hope one of the CDs is the original release with the original song order. I hate when the re-release a classic live album, and then add songs to disrupt the original song order. It really screws up the album. "Frampton Comes Alive" is a prime example. They added four songs and completely changed the song sequence. The album does not end with "Do You Feel Like We Do" anymore, and that's a crime.
Posted by: Bassnote | November 12, 2008 at 10:08 AM
Hello there ladies and gents! Are you ready to rock? WOHOO! HECK YEH! Cheap Trick is my all time favorite band. Can't wait to get my hands on this anniversary edition.
Posted by: Melissa | November 12, 2008 at 10:49 AM
Just in time for Thanksgiving!
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Posted by: Kevy Metal | November 12, 2008 at 12:09 PM
i sooo wanna get this, but its in the neighborhood og $50, maybe around xmas.
Posted by: CHAD | November 12, 2008 at 05:10 PM