Cheap Trick is the first studio album released in 1977 by the American rock band Cheap Trick . It was their debut album for Epic Records , produced by Jack Douglas . The album did not reach the billboard 200 chart but did "bubble under" at number 207 for one week in April 1977.This album, along with the following three albums, are considered by fans and critics to be Cheap Trick's best works. This one, however, is more known for capturing both their dark side and the fierceness of their early live performances more than any other studio release in their catalog.Generation Gap Records favorite album of Cheap Trick's .