Cheap Trick - Sex, America, Cheap Trick (4CD Box Set) (1996)

"Sex, America, Cheap Trick" is a 1996 box set by the rock band Cheap Trick. It includes 17 previously unreleased songs, as well as the band's biggest hits. It is a classic example of a botched box set. Spanning four discs and 64 songs, the box contains nearly all of the group's hit singles and an amazing amount of rarities -- a grand total of 30 outtakes, live tracks, demos, single versions, soundtrack songs, and B-sides. Despite all of the abundance of material, there are still a lot of essential items missing, as well as several odd inclusions. Many of the group's biggest hits and concert staples are present, but Cheap Trick classics like "He's a Whore," "Downed," "Come On, Come On," "Taxman, Mr. Thief," "California Man," and several others are inexplicably absent. Furthermore, the final two discs bog down with slick radio-ready pop, even though they rescue all the highlights from the band's decidedly uneven '80s recordings. Still, the rarities -- particularly single versions of early tracks like "Oh, Candy" and "Southern Girls," demos like "Fan Club," and a ripping live set -- are usually worthy, even if they might have been better showcased on a double-disc rarities set.
Recorded between 1977 and 1995. Includes liner notes by Ira Robbins and Bruce Dickinson.
Digitally remastered by Vic Anesini (Sony Music Studios, New York, New York).
This bonus-laden four-disc boxed set is a dream come true for Cheap Trick fans, and catches latecomers up with the best of the power pop juggernaut's work through 1996. It features not only their pop-canon classics ("Surrender," "I Want You to Want Me") but also alternate takes, b-sides, unreleased tracks, and several live performances. Additionally, former TROUSER PRESS editor-in-chief Ira Robbins and producer Bruce Dickinson provide informative liner notes.

Track List:

Disc one
01. "Hello There - 1:40
02. "ELO Kiddies (single version)" - 3:41
03. "Hot Love" - 2:30
04. "Oh, Candy (single version)" - 3:06
05. "Mandocello" - 4:47
06. "Lovin' Money" (previously unreleased) - 4:09
07. "I Want You to Want Me (alternate version)" (previously unreleased) - 2:59
08. "Southern Girls (single version)" - 3:35
09. "So Good to See You" - 3:37
10. "Down on the Bay (live)" (previously unreleased) - 3:33
11. "Mrs. Henry (live)" (previously unreleased) - 9:36
12. "Violins (live)" (previously unreleased) - 6:12
13. "Ballad of TV Violence (live)" - 4:52
14. "You're All Talk (live)" - 3:55
15. "Fan Club (demo)" (previously unreleased) - 1:01

Disc two
01. "Surrender" - 4:14
02. "High Roller (alternate version)" - 3:59
03. "On Top of the World" - 4:06
04. "Auf Wiedersehen" - 3:41
05. "I Want You to Want Me (live)" - 3:43
06. "Clock Strikes Ten (live)" - 3:54
07. "Dream Police" - 3:53
08. "Way of the World" - 3:38
09. "Gonna Raise Hell" - 9:18
10. "Voices" - 4:22
11. "Stop This Game" - 3:57
12. "Just Got Back" - 2:04
13. "Baby Loves to Rock" - 3:17
14. "Everything Works If You Let It (alternate version)" - 3:56
15. "World's Greatest Lover(demo)" - 4:56
16. "Waitin For The Man / Heroin (live)" - 0:47

Disc three
01. "Day Tripper (live) (alternate unedited version)" - 4:17
02. "World's Greatest Lover" - 4:51
03. "I Need Love (demo)" (previously unreleased) - 3:57
04. "I'm the Man" (previously unreleased) (from the movie Rock & Rule) - 2:11
05. "Born to Raise Hell" (previously unreleased) (from the movie Rock & Rule) - 2:45
06. "Ohm Sweet Ohm" (previously unreleased) (from the movie Rock & Rule) - 2:49
07. "She's Tight" - 2:57
08. "Love's Got a Hold on Me" - 2:36
09. "If You Want My Love (alternate extra bridge version)" - 4:26
10. "Lookin' Out for Number One" - 3:42
11. "Don't Make Our Love a Crime (demo)" (previously unreleased) - 3:34
12. "All I Really Want" (B-side) - 2:30
13. "I Can't Take It" - 3:27
14. "Twisted Heart" (previously unreleased) - 4:17
15. "Invaders of the Heart" - 3:58
16. "Y O Y O Y" - 1:35

Disc four
01. "Tonight It's You" - 4:47
02. "Cover Girl" - 3:42
03. "This Time Around" - 4:33
04. "A Place in France" (previously unreleased) - 3:52
05. "Funk #9 (The Doctor demo)" (previously unreleased) - 3:35
06. "Take Me to the Top" - 4:00
07. "Money Is the Route of All Fun" (previously unreleased) - 2:48
08. "Fortune Cookie (demo)" (previously unreleased) - 3:40
09. "You Want It" - 3:40
10. "The Flame" - 5:38
11. "Through the Night" (B-side) - 4:18
12. "Stop That Thief" (previously unreleased in the U.S.) - 3:55
13. "I Know What I Want (live)" (B-side) - 4:44
14. "Had to Make You Mine" - 3:16
15. "I Can't Understand It" - 3:29
16. "Can't Stop Falling Into Love" - 3:49
17. "Come on Christmas" - 2:32

Release Date: August 13, 1996
Recording Date: Dec 1974 - 1995
Label: Epic
Genre: Pop Rock
Playtime: 263:59
producers: Bruce Dickinson, Tom Werman, Jack Douglas, Cheap Trick, George Martin, Roy Thomas Baker

Personnel:
Robin Zander (lead vocals, rhythm guitar)
Rick Nielsen (lead guitar, backing vocals)
Tom Petersson (bass guitar, backing vocals)
Bun E. Carlos (drums, percussion)