Alice Cooper (the band, the ORIGINAL band) began their ShockRock journey way back in the late ’60s as a signing to Zappa’s WB imprint, Straight Records. They released two album sets before their third, Love It to Death (1971) introduced a different style and generated the timeless hit, “I’m Eighteen”. After a string of increasingly successful albums with their last set faltering a bit (but doesn’t every band have one that falters?), Alice Cooper (the band) went their separate ways. Alice Cooper, the person, went on to even greater heights professionally and, to this day, still can pack them in at shows, and still releases albums, even at 76 years of age. Still, many missed the original band, wondering if they could have done better after Muscle of Love.
On July 25, earMUSIC will release a new album from the original band that feature Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith, and an extracted demo riff for one song from Glen Buxton (who died in 1997). He’s also on the remixed and revised “Return Of the Spiders 2025”, which originally came from Easy Action (1970). The new album is being called The Revenge Of Alice Cooper. It also features production work by Bob Ezrin, a long-time producer for Alice Cooper (who, interestingly, did NOT produce Muscle Of Love). This new album will pack in 14 album songs, with two more on a vinyl 45 single. The single also has a remixed version of “Titanic Overunderture”, originally found on their Pretties For You (1969). A single from the new album -“Black Mamba”- will issue on Tuesday, April 22. I’ll be sure to add that track to this page and to the front page of MusicTAP when I’m able.
The Revenge Of Alice Cooper will be released on CD, DD, and Limited Edition 2LP pressed on yellow vinyl, 2LP Black 180g-weight Black vinyl cut at 45RPM and housed in a gatefold jacket, and a Limited and Numbered (5000 copies) The Ultimate Collectors’ Edition Box. That box will include the CD, a 7″ single (with LP spindle hole), a tee shirt, and an art print of the cover.
The Revenge Of Alice Cooper (The Return Album The World Was Afraid Of) – Alice Cooper
CD
01 Black Mamba
02 Wild Ones
03 Up All Night
04 Kill The Flies
05 One Night Stand
06 Blood On The Sun
07 Crap That Gets In The Way Of Your Dreams
08 Famous Face
09 Money Screams
10 What A Syd
11 Inter Galactic Vagabond Blues
12 What Happened To You
13 I Ain’t Done Wrong
14 See You On The Other Side
7″ Single
01 Return Of The Spiders 2025
02 Titanic Overunderture