Description
On November 27th 1971, the original Alice Cooper band released an album that would define a generation and inspire countless more. It was the second LP they released that year, coming hot off the heels of ‘Love it to Death’ in March which contained the unlikely teenage anthem ‘I’m Eighteen’. Alice Cooper were finally living up to the expectations and potential they had shown on their first two psychedelic tinged records released through Frank Zappa’s label the previous years.
But the band still had it’s detractors. There were many in the music industry that couldn’t see past the shock, make-up, theatrics and headline grabbing scandals. With ‘Killer’, you can hear a band at the top of their game but also with a point to prove.
Lineup:
1. Under My Wheels
(Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Bob Ezrin)
Performed by Green Lung
2. Be My Lover
(Michael Bruce)
Performed by The Grand Mal
3. Halo of Flies
(Alice Cooper, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith)
Performed by Sergeant Thunderhoof
4. Desperado
(Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce)
Performed by Ritual King
5. You Drive Me Nervous
(Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Bob Ezrin)
Performed by 1968
6. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
(Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce)
Performed by Trippy Wicked & the Cosmic Children of the Knight
7. Dead Babies
(Alice Cooper, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith)
Performed by Mos Generator
8. Killer
(Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway)
Performed by Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell
Artwork by Sara-Jane Swettenham
A Pale Wizard Records release 2021
