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Alice Cooper
(Record Collector, 1987-09-00)

The reception afforded Alice Cooper on his recent return to the music scene after a lengthy abscence has re-affirmed his status as one of the most individual and influential performers of the Seventies. His controversial stage antics tended to obsure his...

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Album Review
(Record Collector, 1992-06-00)

"Testing... another fun night". Those awkward pre-performance moments are punctuated by several anticipatory flourishes from the guitarist and the drummer, before the latter counts in his colleagues with several rim shots. An awakward bass riff...

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Book Review
(Record Collector, 1997-02-00)

Unlike many of his British contemporaries, Alice Cooper always insisted that his idea of rock theatre had no hidden agendas — it was simply rock music given an extravagant, and sometimes shocking, twist with the addition of a few props. Offstage, far...

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News Report
(Record Collector, 1997-06-00)

Alice Cooper promises the "last ever performance of 'Killer'" at his Wembley Empire Pool show. During the tour, he previews his next single, "School's Out"....

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Glen Buxton 1947-1997
(Record Collector, 1997-12-00)

The riff you'll know, but the name, Glen Buxton, the original Alice Cooper guitarist who died in November from complications arising from pneumonia, has long been overshadowed by that of the band's front-man. Glam Rock was a golden era for those...

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The Life and Crimes of Alice Cooper
(Record Collector, 1999-06-00)

1972 was a vintage year for summer anthems: Mott The Hoople's "All The Young Dudes"", Derek and the Dominos' "Layla", Hawkwind's "Silver Machine", even Gary Glitter's "Rock 'n' Roll Part 2". Each confirmed that rumours of pop's demise after the...

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Book Of The Month
(Record Collector, 2000-02-00)

Alice Cooper, God Bless him. The unlikely recipient of a book dedicated to his record releases, you'd be surprised at the amount of product that the former Vince Furnier has released over the last 30 years, and Dale Sherman is the man to write...

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Alice Cooper
(Record Collector, 2001-04-00)

Following the 4-CD box set come this single disc anthology, which attempts to cover the career of ol' Vince over the last 30 years or so. No easy task and, despite its inclusion of 22 tracks, not all fans will agree with the selection. Where are classics...

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The Nightmare Continues
(Record Collector, 2001-11-00)

Few artists can boast as turbulent a career as the 50-something Vincent Furnier, who has survived alcoholism, the wrath of the Christian right wing and the horror that was 80s hair-metal with equal aplomb. Decades have passed since his creepily...

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Who the **** is Alice?
(Record Collector, 2002-12-00)

The first unofficial Alice Cooper convetion, Sickcon1, was held on 2nd Novemeber at Crewe's Limelight Club. Guest of honour were Bouchard, Dunaway, Smith -- comprising founder members of the Alice Cooper band, Neal Smith (drums) and Dennis Dunaway...

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School's Back
(Record Collector, 2011-08-00)

The Alice Cooper Old School collection (Universal) features a 12" box crafted to resemble a well-worn American high school dead from the Vietnam War era. On lifting the lid, a stash of goodies is revealed, including the unaired Live In St. Louis...

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