''The Alice Cooper Show'' is a live album by

Alice Cooper Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer whose career spans over five decades. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusions, including pyrotechnics, guillot ...

, released by

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in December 1977. It was recorded live in

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at the Aladdin Hotel on August 19 and 20, 1977, during Cooper's "King of the Silver Screen"

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. Before doing the gig that would become this album, Alice Cooper was exhausted from constant touring, recording and drinking. Contractual obligations resulted in him being heavily pressured into doing it. Alice states "Whenever a fan comes to me with this album to sign, I tell them I hate this album".Alice Cooper Golf Monster (2007) ISBN 978 1 84513 358 0 p125 The TV special '' Alice Cooper and Friends'' featured live footage from that tour. The Alice Cooper Show was rereleased in 1987 on CD, digitally in 2005, and on 180-gram vinyl in 2013.

Track listing

Personnel

;Musicians *

– vocals * Steve Hunter – guitar *

Dick Wagner Richard Allen Wagner (December 14, 1942 – July 30, 2014) was an American rock guitarist, songwriter and author best known for his work with Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, and Kiss. He also fronted his own Michigan-based bands, the Frost and the Bo ...

– guitar, vocals *

Prakash John Prakash is a common given name in Asian, Hindu, Sanskrit names and widely used in Nepal, India and Sri Lanka. Prakash is generally used as a masculine name. The word prakash is derived from the Sanskrit word "prakāśa", meaning "bright light" or " ...

– bass, vocals *

Fred Mandel Frederick Lawrence Mandel (born 1953) is a Canadian session musician, keyboard player and guitarist. Career Born in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Mandel became involved in music from an early age. He started playing the piano at four and picked up t ...

– keyboards * Whitey Glan – drums ;Production *Pete Carlson – engineer *Brian Christian – producer *Bob Ezrin – producer *

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– executive producer *Lee Herschberg – remastering *Dick Wagner – director

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alice Cooper Show, The Alice Cooper live albums Albums produced by Bob Ezrin 1977 live albums Warner Records live albums Albums recorded at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino