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The Alice Cooper Show (1977)

Where the lyrics of The Alice Cooper Show take you, and where it was really made.

This live album was made from two nights of shows at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas, not in a studio.

Key places

Live at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas (1977)

Live show Aladdin Hotel — Cooper's show was recorded here on August 19 and 20, 1977, during the King of the Silver Screen tour. The album was released in December 1977. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Recording location listed as the Aladdin Theatre (1977)

Recording site Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts — A recording relation in the database names the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts for this album. The site is listed at city level in Las Vegas. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Album story

Overview

• The Alice Cooper Show: live album by Alice Cooper
• Released by Warner Bros. in December 1977
• Recorded live at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas on August 19 and 20, 1977
• Recorded during the “King of the Silver Screen” United States tour
• Rereleased on CD in 1987, digitally in 2005, and on 180-gram vinyl in 2013

Background

• Spanish Wikipedia describes it as the first live album by Cooper
• The recording documents the stage show of the 1977 United States tour

Recording

• Producers: Brian Christian and Bob Ezrin; Shep Gordon as executive producer
• Engineer: Pete Carlson; remastering: Lee Herschberg
• Musicians: Alice Cooper (vocals), Steve Hunter (guitar), Dick Wagner (guitar, vocals), Prakash John (bass, vocals), Fred Mandel (keyboards), Whitey Glan (drums)
• Dick Wagner also has a director credit
• French Wikipedia gives the same recording dates, 19 and 20 August 1977

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Alice Cooper originated in Phoenix, Arizona in 1964 as a band formed by Vincent Damon Furnier, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway and Neal Smith.
• The group first performed as the Earwigs and later renamed themselves the Spiders and then Nazz.
• In 1968 the band adopted the name Alice Cooper, which was later also the new legal name of Furnier.

Members

• The classic lineup consisted of Furnier (lead vocals), Buxton (lead guitar), Bruce (rhythm guitar), Dunaway (bass) and Smith (drums).
• Furnier legally changed his name to Alice Cooper after the band disbanded in 1975.

Career

• The band released seven studio albums from 1969 to 1973, including Love It to Death, Killer, School's Out and Billion Dollar Babies.
• The band is known as a pioneer of shock rock, using theatrical stage shows with props and illusions.
• As a solo artist he released Welcome to My Nightmare in 1975 and has released 30 studio albums in total.
• The original band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011.
• Cooper is considered by music journalists and peers to be 'The Godfather of Shock Rock'.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Released by Warner Bros. in December 1977
• Recorded live on the 1977 tour, according to the Discogs release notes
• Discogs credits Pete Carlson as recording engineer
• Discogs lists Warner Communications and Warner Bros. Inc. as record companies
• The release includes a printed inner sleeve and a merchandise insert

Reappraisal

• Rereleased on CD in 1987
• Digital release in 2005
• 180-gram vinyl edition in 2013
• Lee Herschberg credited for remastering on the reissue history

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Discogs notes that the album was recorded live on the 1977 tour
• The release comes with a printed inner sleeve and a merchandise insert
• Dick Wagner’s appearance is credited as courtesy of Atlantic Records
• The Circus magazine article “Alice Comes Alive” by Steven Gaines, January 1978, is listed as further reading
• Discogs notes that all runouts are etched

Sources: www.discogs.com · en.wikipedia.org

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