Snakes! Guillotines! Electric Chairs! My Adventures in the Alice Cooper Group

westen44 · July 07, 2015, 11:51:44 AM

Dennis Dunaway. Looks like a really good book.

http://www.houstonpress.com/music/bassist-spent-years-onstage-with-alice-cooperand-lived-7518205

leftybass · July 07, 2015, 03:06:31 PM

I'm almost finished, a fun book.

Thornton Davis · July 07, 2015, 03:08:15 PM

I've been planning on buying a copy of this. But I keep on forgetting too. Thx for the reminder.

TD

Highlander · July 07, 2015, 04:15:28 PM

Watching with interest elsewhere...

TBird1958 · July 07, 2015, 06:16:06 PM

Cool! I love Alice with his original band, very influential in younger years.....

Dave W · July 07, 2015, 10:37:18 PM

Alice knows talent too!

uwe · July 10, 2015, 04:47:53 PM

Not clear if these are remasters, his catalog dearly needs it, those Alice Cooper Band CDs sounded pretty much crap:

http://www.guitarworld.com/rhino-announces-massive-15-cd-alice-cooper-box-set

westen44 · July 11, 2015, 08:40:31 AM

Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure these are not remasters.

Thornton Davis · July 20, 2015, 07:03:42 PM

Quote from: Thornton Davis on July 07, 2015, 03:08:15 PM
I've been planning on buying a copy of this. But I keep on forgetting too. Thx for the reminder.

TD

My copy of Dennis' book arrived in the mail today. I've got a couple of weeks off coming, think I'll have a couple of pints and read the book. It's got some great photos of the band in it.

Love it To Death is one of my favourite LP's, think I'll have a listen.

TD

leftybass · July 21, 2015, 07:01:05 AM

Finished it last week, a fun read. Except for Glen.

uwe · July 30, 2015, 09:08:42 AM

For the most part remasters they are, got the box today, haven't listened yet ...

http://www.musictap.net/2015/06/16/alice-cooper-classics-from-warner-brothers-records-collected-in-15cd-box-the-studio-albums-1969-1983/

westen44 · August 03, 2015, 10:22:32 PM

I don't remember where now, but I had read somewhere from someone who appeared reputable that these were not remastered. But it's great that they are. It definitely makes it money well spent.

uwe · August 04, 2015, 11:37:45 AM

They are not freshly remastered (i.e. for the purpose of this release) - the Japanese remasters used are from 2011/2012 or thereabouts, but were never employed outside Japan until now. But they are not the original Rhino remasters that were, say, contained in this 5er box a few years ago:

I have that too and listened side by side, no comparison, the old stuff was a murky and incredibly flat affair. And while Bob Ezrin's wall of sound productions have the habit of sounding a little indirect, the new(ish) remasters are much more there. At this point, the best quality of old Alice Cooper (Band) recordings you can get.

westen44 · August 04, 2015, 07:40:13 PM

I'd really like to get this, but I need to replace a CD player that's going bad first.

amptech · August 05, 2015, 04:05:42 AM

Looking forward to hearing these remasters, those are good albums.

Got my copy of the book today, good reading! Thanks for this thread