Alice Cooper in the 1970s: Decades

by Chris Sutton

Overview

The 1970s was the decade that saw the arrival of Alice Cooper as a major force across the media. Chris Sutton, explores the story of Alice Cooper the band and Alice the solo performer from their early years through to the end of the decade. A roller-coaster ride of classic albums and singles, the songs recorded in the 1970s still dominate his live sets to this day. The book features all new interview material from key figures including Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway and Neal Smith from the original band, Prakash John from the solo years, and Ernie Cefalu, whose company Pacific Eye and Ear designed the sleeve packaging. Several other musicians, concert promoters and even the band's first roadie have also contributed their thoughts. All of the albums and singles from Don't Blow Your Mind, until From The Inside are examined in detail, along with related archive releases and songs that didn't make the cut. In the course of putting the book together much new information came to light that will be of huge interest to hardened collectors and new fans alike. The book is an essential guide to Alice Cooper in the decade the band helped to define.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781789521047
Publisher:	Continental Sales, Inc.
Publication date:	06/15/2021
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	1,102,558
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Chris Sutton has been a fan of Alice Cooper since 1972 and the famous debut appearance on Top Of The Pops. The reunion of the band for their UK tour in 2017 stands as one of his happiest memories. He manages Smethwick Heritage Centre museum, and has written several publications for them. He has also written several plays. Alice Cooper in the 1970s is his first venture into music writing, with others to follow. He lives in Great Malvern, UK.

Table of Contents

Back To School 6

1969: Painting A Picture To Show Everyone In 13

The World 13

Pretties For You (Straight) 16

1970: You Can Come Along With Me 26

Easy Action (Straight) 28

1971: Daggers And Contacts And Bright 34

Shiny Limos 34

Love It To Death (Straight/Warner Bros.) 41

Kilter (Warner Bros.) 50

1972: Here Come The Jets like A Bat Out Of Hell 58

School's Out (Warner Bros.) 63

1973: Ready As This Audience That's Coming 73

Here To Dream 73

Billion Dollar Babies (Warner Bros.) 80

Muscle Of Love (Warner Bros.) 98

1974: Nothing They Could Say Could Ever Make 109

The Pieces Fit 109

Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits (Warner Bros.) 111

1975: Up And Down Alone 113

Welcome To My Nightmare (Atlantic/Anchor) 116

1976: Could We Discuss My Grave Situation 127

Alice Cooper Goes To Hell (Warner Bros.) 127

1977: An Animal Soul Inside That I Gotta Feed 135

Lace And Whiskey (Warner Bros.) 137

The Alice Cooper Show (Warner Bros.) 141

1978: They've Got This Place Where They've Been 145

Keeping Me 145

From The Inside (Warner Bros.) 146

1979: Lost On The Road Somewhere 153

Collected Works 155

Remember The Coop 159

Bibliography 160