For his first solo album, Cooper hired Lou Reed's backing band from Rock 'N' Roll Animal -- guitarists Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter, bassist Prakash John, keyboardist Joseph Chrowski, and drummer Penti Glan -- as his supporting group. Welcome to My Nightmare, Alice Cooper's first solo album, was released in the spring of 1975. The record wasn't a great departure from his previous work, and it became a Top Ten hit in America, launching the hit acoustic ballad "Only Women Bleed"; its success put an end to any idea of reconvening Alice Cooper the band. Its follow-up, 1976's Alice Cooper Goes to Hell, was another hit, going gold in the U.S. After Alice Cooper Goes to Hell, Cooper's career began to slip, partially due to changing trends and partially due to his alcoholism. Cooper entered rehabilitation in 1978, writing an album about his treatment called From the Inside (1978) with Bernie Taupin, Elton John's lyricist. During the early '80s, Cooper continued to release albums and tour, yet he was no longer as popular as he was during his early-'70s heyday.
~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
CD(r)>FlacYou MD5 included
Tracklist:
1 Welcome to my nightmare 2 No more mr nice guy 3 Billion dollar babies 4 I´m eighteen 5 Some folks 6 Cold Ethyl 7 Devil´s food/The Black widow 8 Steven 9 Welcome to my nightmare/Escape 10 Escape/School´s out 11 Department of youth
Note: Track 9 has some digital noise near the 5' of the song. Artwork included
As you can see the tracking is a bit to desire and Only Women bleed is missing. The quality is good for being a radio-recording.
This show is from the King Buscuit flower hour radio show and is recorded at The Forum in Los Angeles 1975 june 17th.
Alice Cooper
ReplyDeleteLA Forum
1975 june 17th
64:53 min
For his first solo album, Cooper hired Lou Reed's backing band from Rock 'N' Roll Animal --
guitarists Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter, bassist Prakash John, keyboardist Joseph Chrowski,
and drummer Penti Glan -- as his supporting group. Welcome to My Nightmare, Alice Cooper's
first solo album, was released in the spring of 1975. The record wasn't a great departure from
his previous work, and it became a Top Ten hit in America, launching the hit acoustic ballad
"Only Women Bleed"; its success put an end to any idea of reconvening Alice Cooper the band.
Its follow-up, 1976's Alice Cooper Goes to Hell, was another hit, going gold in the U.S.
After Alice Cooper Goes to Hell, Cooper's career began to slip, partially due to changing
trends and partially due to his alcoholism. Cooper entered rehabilitation in 1978, writing
an album about his treatment called From the Inside (1978) with Bernie Taupin, Elton John's
lyricist. During the early '80s, Cooper continued to release albums and tour, yet he was no
longer as popular as he was during his early-'70s heyday.
~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
CD(r)>FlacYou
MD5 included
Tracklist:
1 Welcome to my nightmare
2 No more mr nice guy
3 Billion dollar babies
4 I´m eighteen
5 Some folks
6 Cold Ethyl
7 Devil´s food/The Black widow
8 Steven
9 Welcome to my nightmare/Escape
10 Escape/School´s out
11 Department of youth
Note:
Track 9 has some digital noise near the 5' of the song.
Artwork included
As you can see the tracking is a bit to desire and Only Women bleed is missing.
The quality is good for being a radio-recording.
This show is from the King Buscuit flower hour radio show and is recorded at
The Forum in Los Angeles 1975 june 17th.
Enjoy