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October U.K. Gigs By Alice

PLANS ARE NOW being finalised for Alice Cooper to bring his new roadshow to Britain this autumn, cables our U.S. correspondent. He will be coming here as part of a major European tour, though it is not yet known how many dates he will be playing in this country.

It had originally been planned for Cooper to come to Britain this spring, but his visit was called off because he had prepared a brand new act, which he wanted to break in by way of an American tour.

Sources on this side of the Atlantic were non-committal on the prospect of an autumn tour by Alice, for which — says our correspondent — October is considered the most likely month. A spokesman for John and Tony Smith, Cooper's British promotersg ave the classic "no comment" reply.

But at the London office of Warner Brothers, NME was told: "We've been expecting news of Alice Cooper concerts here, and October wouldn't surprise us in the slightest."