Disco de Cheap Trick: “Found All the Parts”

Made in JAP in 2003, Serial# MHCP-2015, Playing Time 17:21

Originally released on 10-inch vinyl back in 1980, this EP came as a limited edition with a bonus, single-sided 7-inch disc, which featured an edited version of "Everything Works If You Let It", unfortunately absent for this CD release.

Track 1, a live version of the Beatles' "Day Tripper", has since been released countless times on CD in the same edited version presented here... the full-length version only available, at least to my knowledge, on the "Sex, America, Cheap Trick" box-set.

Track 2, a live version of the Rick Nielsen-penned "Can't Hold On", has since been released on the "Budokan II" and "At Budokan - The Complete Concert".

The last 2 tracks, "Such A Good Girl" (written by Nielsen) and "Take Me I'm Yours" (written by Nielsen and Zander), haven't seen the light of day on an official CD until now...

Both of these leftover tracks, quite different in tempo and style, are easily recognizable as CT songs because they have the trademarks from their late 70s material. They're not gems by any stretch of the imagination, but solid tracks (they're not demos or unfinished songs) with completed production work.

You'll have to decide whether 7-and-a-half minutes of "unreleased" music is worth the price of admission... I didn't hesitate, even though I still have my vinyl pressing!

All four of these songs are included on the reissue of

, which sells for $11.98, so there's no point in picking up this pricey EP.

4 great songs you will love if you like Cheap Trick.

Now some truthiness.

Track 1, "Day Tripper," was not actually recorded live. The band did record a live version of this song but did not like the result. They went back into the studio and re-recorded it and added in the crowd noise from the original version.

Track 2, "Can't Hold On," was recorded live at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan at their now infamous concert there in 1978.

Tracks 3 and 4, "Such A Good Girl" and "Take Me I'm Yours," were not recorded in 1976 and 1977 as stated in the liner notes, but between December 1979 and January 1980.

If you don't want to shell out the extra cash to buy this Japanese pressing (as it is currently not available elsewhere) then you can get all 4 of these tracks on the 2006 re-release of the "All Shook Up" album in all regions except Japan.

Good grief.... YES!!!! Cheap Trick is Cheap Trick! I would pay $25.00 for each of these songs. Who needs to get philosophical about it, we all waste money on something. Don't worry about it, buy it, you will be glad you did.

Finally! This half Live / half studio EP has finally been issued

on (Import) CD - and digitally remaster for our earwax comfort!

Bless Rick, Rob and Bun E. for this! But it's too short. I was glad to see T.J. Peterson, a mediocore Bassist go, but unfortunately it took his almost ruining the All Shook Up lp to do it. Then the record company forced Jon out and recycled Tom for the second or third time and they've been going downhill ever since [Woke up (dead) with a monster [Peterson?} was the worst! *.5 stars! But this is much better, albeit shorter...