On August 5, 2025, Terrance James Reid died aged 75. He was musician (guitar), singer and songwriter, member of Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers, known by the nickname “Superlungs”, due to his emotive style of singing. His songs have been recorded by numerous artists including The Hollies, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Jackson Browne, Arrival, Jack White with The Raconteurs, Joe Perry, Rumer Christopher, Cheap Trick, Marianne Faithfull, Charles Romero and Chris Cornell. As leader he released seven studio and four live albums.
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Cheap Trick: The Latest
On June 23, 2009, “Cheap Trick Unlimited” label released “The Latest”, the sixteenth Cheap Trick studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, and was produced by Julian Raymond, Howard Willing, Robin Zander, Rick nelson, Tom Petersson and Bun E. Carlos.
Personnel:
- Robin Zander – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Rick Nielsen – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Tom Petersson – bass, backing vocals
- Bun E. Carlos – drums
- George Doering – acoustic guitar
- Roger Joseph Manning Jr – keyboards
- Jason Falkner – additional musician
- Todd Youth – additional musician
- Linus of Hollywood – additional musician
- Julian Raymond – additional musician, arrangements
- Bon Harris – programming
- Luis Conte – programming
- Bennett Salvay – orchestration
Track listing:
- Sleep Forever
- When the Lights Are Out
- Miss Tomorrow
- Sick Man of Europe
- These Days
- Miracle
- Everyday You Make Me Crazy
- California Girl
- Everybody Knows
- Alive
- Times of Our Lives
- Closer, the Ballad of Burt and Linda
- Smile
Propagandhi: How To Clear Everything
On May 31, 1993, “Fat Wreck Chords” label released “How to Clean Everything”, the debut Propagandhi album. It was recorded in February 1993, at “Westbeach Recorders”, in Hollywood.
Personnel:
- Chris Hannah – vocals, guitar, liner notes
- John K. Samson – vocals, bass
- Jord Samolesky – drums, backing vocals
- Joe Peccerillo – engineer
- Donnell Cameron – engineer
- H.R. Geiger – artwork
- John Yates – layout
Track listing:
All tracks by Chris Hannah, John K. Samson and Jord Samolesky.
- Anti-Manifesto
- Head? Chest? Or Foot?
- Hate, Myth, Muscle, Etiquette
- Showdown (G.E.P.)
- Ska Sucks
- Middle Finger Response
- Stick the Fucking Flag Up Your Goddam Ass, You Sonofabitch
- Haillie Sellasse, Up Your Ass
- Fuck Machine
- This Might Be Satire
- Who Will Help Me Bake This Bread?
- I Want U 2 Vant Me (Cheap Trick cover)
Steve Albini
On May 7, 2024, Steve Albini died aged 61. He was singer-songwriter, musician (guitar, bass, drums), audio engineer and music journalist, member the bands Big Black, Rapeman and Shellac. Albini was the founder, owner, and principal engineer of the Chicago studio “Electrical Audio”. He recorded and produced thousands of albums, for various acts including Nirvana, The Pixies, Fugazi, Chris Connely, Volcano Suns, The Breeders, Superchunk, Ty Segall, The Wedding Present, Cheap Trick, Guided By Voices, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, PJ Harvey, Manic Street Preachers, Will Oldham, Red Crayola, The Jesus Lizard and Jimmy Page and Robert Plant.
Cheap Trick: We’re All Alright
In June 16, 2017, “Big Machine” label released “We’re All Alright!”, the eighteenth Cheap Trick studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Julian Raymond, Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson and Daxx Nielsen
Personnel:
- Robin Zander – lead vocals, guitar
- Rick Nielsen – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Tom Petersson – bass, backing vocals
- Daxx Nielsen – drums
Track listing:
- You Got It Going On – Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Julian Raymond
- Long Time Coming – Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Julian Raymond
- Nowhere – Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Daxx Nielsen, Robin Zander
- Radio Lover – Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Daxx Nielsen, Robin Zander
- Lolita – Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Robin Zander
- Brand New Name on an Old Tattoo – Todd Cerney, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Robin Zander
- Floating Down – Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Robin Zander
- She’s Alright – Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Robin Zander
- Listen To Me – Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Daxx Nielsen, Robin Zander
- The Rest of My Life – Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Robin Zander, Julian Raymond
Cheap Trick: Lap of Luxury
On April 12, 1988, “Epic” label released “Lap of Luxury”, the tenth Cheap Trick studio album. It was recorded 1987 – 1988, at “One on One Studios”, “Sound Castle Studios” and “A&M Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Richie Zito.
Personnel:
- Robin Zander – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitars, synthesizers
- Rick Nielsen – lead guitars, backing vocals
- Tom Petersson – 12 string bass, backing vocals
- Bun E. Carlos – drums, percussions
- Phil Kaffel – engineer
- Jim Champagne, Bernard Frings, Mike Tacci, Bob Vogt, Toby Wright – engineer assistant
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
- Caroline Greyshock – photography
Track listing:
- Let Go – Rick Nielsen, Todd Cerney
- No Mercy – Jon Lind, Jim Scott
- The Flame – Bob Mitchell, Nick Graham
- Space – Mike Chapman, Holly Knight
- Never Had a Lot to Lose – Robin Zander, Tom Peterson
- Don’t Be Cruel – Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley
- Wrong Side of Love – Rick Nielsen, Todd Cerney
- All We Need Is a Dream – Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Gregg Giuffria
- Ghost Town – Rick Nielsen, Diane Warren
- All Wound Up – Robin Zander, Tom Peterson, Janna Allen
Cheap Trick: Woke Up with a Monster
On March 22, 1994, “Warner Bros” label released “Woke up with a Monster”, the twelfth Cheap Trick studio album. It was recorded 1991 – 1992, at “Andora Studios” in Hollywood, “Larrabee North” in Universal City, California, and was produced by Ted Templeman.
Personnel:
- Robin Zander – vocals
- Rick Nielsen – guitars
- Tom Petersson – 12-string bass
- Bun E. Carlos – drums
- Jimmie Wood – harmonica
- Jeff Hendrickson – engineer
- Judy Kirschner, Bino Espinoza, Kenji Nakai, Kimm James, Ulrich Wild, Scott Blockland – engineer assistant
- George Marino – mastering
- Dave Wilmer – guitar technician
- Chuck Elias – drum technician
- Jeri Heiden – art direction, design
- Mark Seliger – photography
- Joanie Parker – production coordinator
Track listing:
- My Gang – Tom Petersson, Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen
- Woke Up with a Monster – Tom Petersson, Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander
- You’re All I Wanna Do – Tom Petersson, Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Jim Peterik, Terry Reid
- Never Run Out of Love – Rick Nielsen, Jim Peterik
- Didn’t Know I Had It – Rick Nielsen, Todd Cerney
- Ride the Pony – Robin Zander, Mark Spiro
- Girlfriends – Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom Petersson, Bun E. Carlos
- Let Her Go
- Tell Me Everything – Tom Petersson, Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Michael McDonald, Julian Raymond
- Cry Baby – Tom Petersson, Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander
- Love Me for a Minute – Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson
Cheap Trick: All Shook Up
On October 24, 1980, “Epic” label released “All Shook Up”, the fifth Cheap Trick studio album. It was recorded in 1980, at “Air Studios” in London, and was produced by George Martin.
Personnel:
- Robin Zander – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Rick Nielsen – lead guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals, art direction, design
- Tom Petersson – bass, backing vocals
- Bun E. Carlos – drums, percussion
- George Martin – piano, arranger
- Geoff Emerick – engineer
- Nigel Walker – engineer assistant
- Tony George – engineer assistant
- George Marino – mastering
- Ria Lewerke – art direction, design
- Moshe Brakha – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Rick Nielsen, except where noted.
- Stop This Game – Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander
- Just Got Back
- Baby Loves to Rock
- Can’t Stop It but I’m Gonna Try
- World’s Greatest Lover
- High Priest of Rhythmic Noise
- Love Comes A-Tumblin’ Down
- I Love You Honey but I Hate Your Friends
- Go for the Throat (Use Your Imagination)
- Who D’King
Cheap Trick: In Another World
On April 9, 2021, “BMG” label released “In Another World”, the twentieth Cheap Trick studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2021, and was produced by Julian Raymond, Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen and Tom Petersson.
Personnel:
- Robin Zander – lead vocals, guitar, art direction, design
- Rick Nielsen – guitar, art direction, design
- Tom Petersson – bass, art direction, design
- Daxx Nielsen – drums
- Tim Lauer, Bennett Salvay – keyboards
- Jimmy Hall – harmonica
- Steve Jones – additional guitar
- Howard Willing, Julian King, Mark Dobson, Bryan Cook, Jim “Pinky” Beeman – engineer
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
- Lars Fox – Pro Tools engineer
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Dale Voelker – art direction, design
- Jeff Daly, Lou Brutus – photography
Track listing:
All tracks are by Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom Petersson, Julian Raymond and Daxx Nielsen, except where noted.
- The Summer Looks Good on You
- Quit Waking Me Up – Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom Petersson, Julian Raymond, Kristian Bush, Daxx Nielsen
- Another World
- Boys & Girls & Rock’n’Roll
- The Party
- Final Days
- So It Goes
- Light Up the Fire
- Passing Through
- Here’s Looking at You – Linda Perry, Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander,Tom Petersson, Dazz Nielsen
- Another World (reprise)
- I’ll See You Again
- Gimme Some Truth – John Lennon
Cheap Trick: Dream Police
On September 21, 1979, “Epic” label released “Dream Police”, the fourth Cheap Trick studio album. It was recorded 1978 – 1979, at “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Tom Werman. The album was certified Platinum in US by “RIAA”.
Personnel:
- Robin Zander – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Rick Nielsen – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Tom Petersson – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
- Bun E. Carlos – drums, percussion
- Jai Winding – organ, piano, keyboards, synth
- Steve Lukather – guitar
- Gary Ladinsky – engineer
- Mike Beiriger – engineers
- Ken Adamany – assistant engineer
- George Marino – mastering
- Steve Dessau – design
- Paula Scher – design
- Reid Miles – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Rick Nielsen, except where noted.
- Dream Police
- Way of the World – Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen
- The House Is Rockin’ (With Domestic Problems) – Tom Petersson, Rick Nielsen
- Gonna Raise Hell
- I’ll Be with You Tonight – Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Bun E. Carlos, Tom Petersson
- Voices
- Writing on the Wall
- I Know What I Want
- Need Your Love – Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson
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