Listening to the 1998 Albini sessions in lossless quality is a transformative experience for any Cheap Trick fan. Where the 1977 In Color sounds like a beautiful photograph behind glass, the Albini session sounds like you are standing inside the photograph while the band smashes the glass.
If you are looking for this specific recording on CD or in FLAC, you are likely encountering one of the following unofficial versions:
It validates the band’s complaints. It proves that Cheap Trick in 1977 was not a "bubblegum" act; they were a heavy rock machine disguised as a pop band.