Flush The Fashion

1980s 'Flush The Fashion' was a noticable change from the Alice of the 70s. New wave and punk had taken their toll and a new approach was needed, along with a new image, or so Alice obviously thought. There is one real classic Cooper song on here ('Pain') and a minor hit single ('Clones'), along with one real turkey ('Leather Boots') but the rest, while good material, isn't what most Alice fans wanted, then or now. In actual fact the songs sounded much better live on the next tour during which all but three were performed.

May 1980

Talk Talk (Bonniwell) [2:09]
Clones (We're All) (Carron) [3:03]
Pain (Cooper, Johnstone, Mandel) [4:06]
Leather Boots (Wester) [1:36]
Aspirin Damage (Cooper, Johnstone, Mandel) [2:57]
Nuclear Infected (Cooper, Johnstone, Mandel) [2:14]
Grim Facts (Cooper, Johnstone, Mandel) [3:24]
Model Citizen (Cooper, Johnstone, Mandel) [2:39]
Dance Yourself to Death (Cooper, Crandall) [3:08]
Headlines (Cooper, Johnstone, Mandel) [3:18]

LYRICS

Musicians

Davey Johnstone - Lead Guitar
Fred Mandel - Guitar, Keyboards
Dennis Conway - Drums
"Cooker" John LoPresti - Bass
Backing Vocals - Flo And Eddie, Joe Pizzulo, Fred Mandel, Ricky 'Rat' Tierney and Keith Allison.

Sleeve Notes

Produced by Roy Thomas Baker

Executive Producer - Shep Gordon

Associate Producer - Ron Volz

Recorded at Cherokee Studios Los Angeles

Arrangements by Alice Cooper, Fred Mandel, Davey Johnstone

Cover Art Direction - Alice Cooper and Peter Whorf

Photography - Fred Valentine (front), Jonathan Exley (others)

Design - Eddy Herch

Known Releases

Country	Format	Number	Date	Chart	Label	Notes
USA	LP	BSK 3436	5/80	44	Warner Bros(cream label)	Inner Sleeve
USA	LP	BSK 3436	5/80	44	Warner Bros(White label)	Inner Sleeve Promo Info Sheet
USA	LP	BSK 3436	5/80	44	Warner Bros(White DJ label)	Inner Sleeve Promo Gold Promo Stamp on cover
USA	Cass	?	5/80	44	Warner Bros
USA	8track	?	5/80	44	Warner Bros
UK	LP	K 56805	5/80	96	Warner Bros	Inner Sleeve
UK	Cass	?	5/80	96	Warner Bros
US/UK	CD	R2 3436	2008		Rhino
Argentina	LP	BSK 3436	5/80		Warner Bros(cream label)	Inner Sleeve Titles in English and Spanish
Argentina	LP	BSK 3436	5/80		Warner Bros(white label)	Inner Sleeve Titles in English and Spanish Promo
Australia	LP	BSK-3436	5/80	32	Warner Bros
Australia	CD	WAR 9262292	12/90		Warner Bros
Australia	CD	EMI 8140302	97		EMI
Brazil	LP	36157	5/80		Warner Bros
Canada	LP	XBS 3436	5/80		Warner Bros(cream label)	Inner Sleeve has black Maple Leaf on back cover
Columbia	LP	23(1031)00200	80		Warner/Sonolux(cream label)	Inner Sleeve
France	LP	K456805	5/80		Warner Bros
France	LP	WE451	5/80		Warner Bros	Distributed in Germany
Germany	CD	WEA 926229-2	12/90		Warner Bros	Distributed in France also
Greece	LP	?	5/80		Warner Bros(cream label)
Holland	LP	56805	5/80		Warner Bros(grey label)	Inner Sleeve
Italy	LP	W 56805	5/80		Warner Bros
Japan	LP	P-10823W	5/80		Warner Bros	Inner Sleeve 2 inserts Obi
Japan	LP	P-10823W	5/80		Warner Bros(white label)	Promo Inner Sleeve 2 inserts Obi
Japan	CD	WPCP 3497	9/97		Warner Bros	Forever Young Series Obi
Mexico	LP	GWEA-5415	80		Warner Bros(Palm tree label)	Inner Sleeve Titles in English and Spanish 'Rock 80' logo on sleeve
New Zealand	LP	?	?		Warner Bros(cream label)	Inner Sleeve
Portugal	LP	WAR 456805	5/80		Warner Bros
Spain	LP	S 90.242	?		Warner Bros(cream label)	Lyric insert Titles in English and Spanish
South Africa	LP	WBC 1472	5/80		Warner Bros
Taiwan	LP	JJB-6260	?			Not Official Release Different Cover
Philipines	LP	BSK 3436

Songs

Alice once said that the ideas and titles for all the songs for the 'Flush The Fashion' album came from headlines in "The National Enquirer".

'Talk Talk', written by Sean Bonniwell, was originally recorded during the '60s by L.A. band Music Machine.

In 'Grim Facts', 'SRO' is 'Standing Room Only'.

'Clones (We're All)' could possibly be based on a movie. The movie is called 'Clones' and is a cheapish b-type movie from the late 70's(?). It features one of the clone-guys saying to the creator-guy "six is having problems adjusting to his clone status". Of course, Alice didn't write these lyrics.

They never shot a video for "Clones"...The clip on Prime Cuts is from an American show. A horrible, short lived variety show called "Pink Lady & Jeff".
(Renfield, January 1997)

The Tour

Flush the Fashion 1980 (The band were introduced as 'Hostage Fever')

Fred Mandel - guitar
Mike Pinera - guitar
Duane Hitchings - keyboards, guitar
Erik Scott - bass
Ross Salomone - drums

Setlist

Instrumental Intro
Model Citizen
Grim Facts
Go To Hell
Guilty
Pain
I Never Cry
Talk Talk
I'm Eighteen
Gutter Cat Vs The Jets
Only Women Bleed
Clones (We're All)
Nuclear Infected
Under My Wheels
Dance Yourself To Death
Road Rats
Elected
School's Out