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Jan 2nd 1972 New York, NY Palace Theatre - No listings or adverts in the Village voice. In fact the Village Voice and New York Times list the play 'Applause' featuring Anne Baxter on this date so it looks like it could be a red herring. Possibly confused with the suggested 'Alice at the Palace' project which never happened. It could also be confused with the Jan 12th Palace Theater show in Westbury, CT.) An audio recording exists maked as this, but that could also be wrong, or maybe it was marked "Palace Theater" and was assumed to be NY.

Hollywood Notes: Alice Cooper wound up a triumphant national tour with a gold record presentation at Warner Bros. in Burbank. The whole group, including pet boa Cochina, gathered in the office of Executive VP Joe Smith for the official photo session, only to learn that the gold plaques for Killer hadn't arrived from the plant. So if you ever run across a picture of the presentation, look real hard and you'll see what they grabbed as the last minute, from a pile of gold plates in an adjoining room: Jimi Hendrix's Rainbow Bridge . . " Bruce:I remember at one of the shows, Glen pulled the trap doors on the gallows and Alice didn't fall.Dunaway: Alice is being kind to the reviewers. It was more like "These guys are using theatrics as a crutch." A previously unreleased live version of “Be My Lover” from the upcoming SCHOOL’S OUT (DELUXE EDITION) is available today digitally. Listen now . Nov 9th 1971 Alice leaves London (passport stamp). Alice was due to record an appearance on 'Top Of The Pops' on November 10th but this never happened. His passport notes that his work visa ran out of the 10th November which is probably why TOTP was canceled.

Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Alice Cooper". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p.52. May 9th 1972 Swannanoa, North Carolina, Warren Wilson College - Was this a BOC only show? Lots of confusion over the NC show.) - Likely a BOC only show if it happened at all which is doubtful. ) Cooper:On those kind of theatrical, creepyAlice Cooper things, Bobwould sit down on piano and write those really haunting parts that turned it into something reallyodd.We would never have thought about putting a cello or an oboe in asong. And yet, it all seemed to fit.Dunaway: With the success of "I'm Eighteen," walking into the same studio for "Killer,"we were all feeling our oats across the board. We had gotten a lot of gigs. And we were tight because of that. It was a whole different ballgame. June 10th 1971 'Schools Out has risen to #63 on the Billboard singles chart. According to Billboard Alice pops home to Phoenix during his promotion duties. Smith: It was a challenge for us to try to have an album that was better than "Love it to Death." But we didn't really think about that. We just wanted the musicianship to be fantastic and do something a little bit different.

This show could be the origin of the now famous Charlie Pride Snake story. The Danville Bee June 13th reports the story. Assuming the story is true of course. The truth of the story could possibly be found in a small news item in the Bakesfield Californian a year later. Countdown to 'Killer': One fan's unapologetically subjective ranking of the catalog 'The dream was coming true' a b "American album certifications – Alice Cooper – Killer". Recording Industry Association of America. The band performs the instrumental parts of the song while Alice wanders the stage, playing with "Little Betty's" head and still holding the hatchet. "What did I do to deserve such a fate...". The music switches to tape as Glen, in executioner's hood, drags Alice up a flight of stairs to the right of the stage, followed by Dennis dressed as a priest and reading last rites from a bible. At the top they reveal the bands newest toy... a full sized gallows custom built by the Waner Brothers Props department. Glen pulls the lever and Alice drops. He continues tohangs there while wind and rain effects fill the room. The effect was stunning, and scary as hell. Alice Cooper was unstoppable during the 1970s when the band released four consecutive platinum albums and five Top 40 hits like “I’m Eighteen,” “School’s Out,” “No More Mr. Nice Guy,” and “Elected.” Rhino will reissue two of those platinum albums – Killer (1971) and School’s Out (1972) – with newly remastered sound, rare recordings, and previously unreleased live performances.

Mar 30th 1972 - Rolling Stone runs the "Golddiggers of 1984" story. A week later Alice writes the lyrics to 'No More Mr Nice Guy'(Article mentions they're in the Connecticut mansion.) Boston Globe listing April 28th states 'Sold Out' which could explain why I can't find any local adverts.] Billboard 22 April lists Todd Rungren opening this show along with other Alice Cooper shows we know he didn't play. The dates and venues are also not exactly correct. [Review in Boston Herald May 2nd]- 'Be My Lover' still at #49. 'Killer' at #45. Dunaway:"Be My Lover"came in late, which of course is a great song. So it had to be on the album, but it upset the concept of every song being about a killer. Although some might stretch the definition and say, "This was a killer girl that walked into the room." Jeff Orange: "You're right about Alice not being there that night - He performed two nights later in Ottawa."

Jan 28th 1972 A Gymnasium likely Roanoke Civic Center, Roanoke (or Salem), VA (Staying at the Roanoke Holiday Inn - Rolling Stone article mentions they are there the day before new Jersey "Roanoke was not like the deadly follies they'd see in New Jersey the next night." and later "this theater being the Passaic Capitol Theater in New Jersey" so the date is right. It also mentions that Baltimore is the night after Passaic so it all fits. Also a couple of eye-witnesses on the net who suggest Roanoke Civic Center but maybe Salem Civic Center which is close by.An early working version for what ended up as 'Desperado' was 'Desert Nights' which had lyrics by Dennis. On the final version Alice's vocals are purposely imitating the style of his old drinking buddy Jim Morrison from 'The Doors' who had died in July 1971 just before the band started working on 'Killer'. In an interview for NPR Radio Alice states that the song itself is not about Morrison, but is in fact based on the character of 'Lee' in 'The Magnificent Seven', played by actor Robert Vaughan.