Ep266: Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick - The King of Collectors
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds
Nate Goyer
4.7 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 29 March 2021
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
A true legend Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick shares some stories from a lifetime of collecting guitars, records, coins, stamps and other ephemera of his past. Plus he shares the back story of "Cheap Trick Live at Budokan", the new album "In Another World", the upcoming tour of Australia & more!
If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everybody is Rick Neeson from Cheap Trick. You're listening to The Vinyl Guide. Yes, we certainly are, Rick. And hey, everyone, it's Nate here. Thanks for tuning into this episode of The Vinyl Guide, the podcast for record collectors and music nerds. And this week, we are talking with none other than Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick, who many of you know is an avid collector of many things. |
| 0:24.4 | Most famously guitars, but Rick also collects stamps, coins, and yes, even vinyl records. |
| 0:32.0 | Today we talk to Rick about his extensive collecting hobbies, what it means to him to be a |
| 0:36.8 | collector, some of the |
| 0:38.1 | amazing stuff he's amassed over the years, from a Jimmy Hendrix guitar to approximately |
| 0:43.4 | 5,000 airplane boarding passes. That's right, Rick hangs on to a lot of stuff. And today, |
| 0:49.3 | Rick also shares about his relationship with bands like ACDC and members of the Beatles. He recalls how Frank |
| 0:56.1 | Zappa once offered him a recording contract. He discusses the night he told a crowd waiting to see |
| 1:02.4 | Otis Redding that their hero was in a plane crash. He shares many guitar stories. He also talks |
| 1:07.7 | about the history of Cheap Trick Live at Buda Khan and heaps, heaps more. |
| 1:12.5 | We cover a lot of ground today. |
| 1:14.2 | Now, I don't know if you're aware, but there are some very special dates coming up, |
| 1:19.0 | including the new Cheap Trick album in Another World, due out April 9th. |
| 1:24.8 | And you could, of course, hear a few songs right now on any streaming service and be |
| 1:29.3 | ready for when the full album can be downloaded on April 9th. Now, of course, vinyl is available |
| 1:34.2 | too at cheap trick.com. And one other date to put in your calendar is Thursday, April 1st. That is |
| 1:40.7 | Cheap Trick Day. And yes, that is an official thing. |
| 1:44.7 | The state of Illinois passed a legislation making every April 1st Cheap Trick Day. |
| 1:49.2 | And, of course, that's celebrated not only in Illinois, but all around the world as well. |
| 1:52.9 | Now, you could celebrate Cheap Trick Day by heading over to Rickneelson.com and ordering some autograph vinyl and, of blasting cheap trick on that day so that's |
| 2:02.4 | Thursday April 1st international cheap trick day as well as April 9th the new cheap trick album |
| 2:08.2 | in another world by the way what you're hearing today on this feed is only part of the |
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