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Musicians
- Alice Cooper - Vocals and Harmonica
- Neal Smith - Drums and Vocals
- Dennis Dunaway - Bass and Vocals
- Glen Buxton - Lead Guitar
- Michael Bruce - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Piano and Organ
- Toronto Bob Ezrin - Keyboards on 'Caught In A Dream', 'Long Way To Go', 'Hallowed Be My Name', 'Second Coming' and 'Ballad Of Dwight Fry'
- Monica Lauer - Child`s voice on 'Dwight Fry'
Sleeve Notes
Produced By Jack Richardson and Bob Ezrin for Nimbus 9 Productions
Executive Producer - Jack Richardson
Session Engineer - Brian Christian
Mastering Engineer - Randy Kling
Recording Technician - Bill Conners
Recorded at RCA Mid-America Recording Center, Chicago
Enviromental Control - Charles Carnel
Cover Photographs by Prigent
Inside Photography by David Griffith
Known Releases
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Country |
Format |
Number |
Date |
Label |
Chart |
Notes |
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USA |
LP |
ST 1065 |
3/71 |
Straight (pink label) |
1. Original 'Thumb' cover, no 'Eighteen' banner-Gatefold |
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USA |
Cass |
? |
3/71 |
Straight |
I believe ALL cassette copies have 'thumb' covers |
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USA |
8 track |
? |
3/71 |
Straight |
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USA |
LP |
WS 1883 |
12/71 |
Warner Bros (Green Label) |
1. First fixed cover - White bands top and bottom of cover-Gatefold |
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USA |
LP |
? |
? |
Straight (White Label Promo) |
Gatefold With Thumb |
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USA |
LP |
? |
? |
Straight (White Label Promo) |
Gatefold With Thumb and two promo stickers on cover |
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USA |
CD |
WB 1883-2 |
10/90 |
Warner Bros |
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USA |
Cass |
WB 1883-4 |
6/90 |
Warner Bros |
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USA |
CD |
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2009 |
Audio Fidelity |
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24bit Remaster on Gold CD |
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UK |
LP |
STS 1065 |
6/71 |
Straight (pink label) |
'Thumb' cover-Gatefold |
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UK |
LP |
K 46177 |
9/72 |
Warner Bros (green label) |
Gatefold |
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UK |
LP |
K 46177(?) |
9/72 |
Warner Bros (White label Promo) |
Gatefold, Misspress - side one is Ralph McTell`s Streets Of London. |
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UK |
Cass |
K4 46177 |
9/72 |
Warner Bros (blue label) |
White lettering on black background |
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UK |
Cass |
ZCK4 46177 |
? |
Warner Bros (green label) |
Black lettering on White background |
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Germany |
LP |
06292463 |
6/71 |
Straight (Pink Label) |
Gatefold-Opening on wrong side, Thumb Cover, Eighteen Banner |
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Germany |
LP |
1C 662 92463 |
10/72 |
Warner Bros |
Gatefold, fixed cover and `Eighteen` banner |
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Germany |
LP |
? |
10/72 |
Warner Bros (White Label Promo) |
Gatefold, fixed cover and `Eighteen` banner |
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Germany |
LP |
? |
? |
Star Collection (Orange Label) |
Totally different cover and title (Star Collection) |
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Germany |
CD |
WEA 9271872 |
91 |
Warner Bros |
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Japan |
LP |
P 8094W |
6/71 |
Straight |
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Japan |
LP |
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Bootleg Picture Disc |
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Japan |
LP |
P 8094W |
6/71 |
Straight (blue label) |
Promo |
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Japan |
LP |
P 8094W |
10/72 |
Warner Bros (Green Label) |
Gatefold, Inner Sheet, "Rock Age" obi |
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Japan |
CD |
WPCP 3488 |
9/97 |
Warner Bros |
Forever Young Series |
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| Japan | CD | 11 | Warner Bros | Mini-LP Version | ||
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Italy |
LP |
46177 |
9/72 |
Warner Bros |
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Italy |
LP |
K46177 |
10/72 |
Warner Bros |
No Gatefold |
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Italy |
LP |
? |
? |
Sky Charter Line Label |
Totally Different cover |
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Argentina |
LP |
MH 112960 |
10/72 |
Amar Hasta Morir (Warner/Seven Arts Label) |
Thumb Cover. Spanish And English titles, Mono |
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Argentina |
LP |
MH 112960 |
10/72 |
(Warner/Seven Arts Label) |
Cover title says "Amar Hasta Morir" |
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Argentina |
LP |
MH 112960 |
10/72 |
(Warner/Seven Arts Label)White Label |
Cover title says "Amar Hasta Morir" |
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Australia |
LP |
WS-1883 |
10/72 |
Warner Bros (Green Label) |
Eighteen Banner W/ Thumb |
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Australia |
LP |
WS-1883 |
10/72 |
Warner Bros (Palm Tree Label) |
Eighteen Banner W/ Thumb |
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Australia |
LP |
WS-1883 |
10/72 |
Warner Bros (Bone Label) |
Eighteen Banner W/ Thumb |
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Australia |
CD |
WAR-18832 |
90 |
Warner Bros |
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Brazil |
LP |
WS 1883 |
10/72 |
Warner Bros (Palm Tree Label) |
Eighteen Banner |
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Chile |
LP |
? |
? |
Warner Bros/Seven Arts(Orange Tree Label) |
Eighteen Banner |
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France |
LP |
46177 |
10/72 |
Warner Bros (Green Label) |
Gatefold, Eighteen Banner |
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France |
LP |
46177(?) |
1972 |
Straight (Pink Label) |
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France |
CD |
7599-27187-2 |
1/91 |
Warner Bros |
Made in Germany for French Market, |
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France |
Cass |
7599-27187-4 |
1/91 |
Warner Bros |
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Canada |
LP |
WS 1883 |
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Warner Bros |
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"INCLUDING |
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Canada |
CD |
WARN CD 01883 |
10/97 |
Warner Bros |
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Israel |
LP |
? |
? |
Warner Bros (Green Label) |
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New Zealand |
LP |
? |
? |
Warner Bros (Pal Tree Label) |
Eighteen Banner |
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South Africa |
LP |
? |
? |
Warner Bros (Green Label) |
Eighteen Banner, Titles on front and back |
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South Africa |
LP |
? |
? |
Two Originals Of (Grey WB Label) |
Gatefold, Eighteen Banner, Double album with 'Killer' |
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Lebanon |
LP |
46177 |
71 |
S.L.D. (Green Warner Bros Label) |
Eighteen Banner |
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Greece |
LP |
46177 |
71 |
Warner Bros (Cream Label) |
Eighteen Banner |
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Spain |
LP |
HWBS 321-34 |
73 |
Warner Bros (Palm Tree Label |
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Unique Cover |
Korea |
LP |
Academy HD 39 |
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Academy |
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Korean pressing, label says "Alice Looper" and has other funny mis-spellings |
The Cover
"I'm Eighteen" was originally called "I Wish I Were
Eighteen Again"
The original album cover got the band into some trouble. In the original front cover, Alice has his thumb poking out of his cape in a suggestive position. This was first covered up by simply cutting off the bottom of the picture with a white band, and later painting over the offending digit.
That was the censored cover before they had a chance to do the airbrush-which incidentally, isn't airbrushed but hand painted. I have the photo that they did the revised cover on and the paint is actually kind of a thick coating.
(Renfield, January 1996)
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The 'Love It To Death' inside cover pics with the spider-esque make-up were shot in November 1970 and according to Dave G.(the photographer) it seemed like a "Hey Cindy, pass me that mascara" smear of the moment type thing. He took some concert shots at the same time and Coop was in full make-up. He was also blowin' the harmonica in some shows.
(Sickthing Mark, March 1996) - "Is It My Body" features lyrics partly inspired by being depressed in the Abbot Hotel in Greenwich Village.
The inside photos (three) were taken by starving college kid Dave Griffith along with over 500 others. The front and back covers were done by a pro-PRIGENT at another session.
The AC band also hired Dave to shoot them on a brass bed in a white room on white sheets for submission to Playboy. They never submitted them to Dave's knowledge and YES, I have the 100 color slides! All vital parts are covered.
(Sickthing Mark, December 1995)
The Album
It has been said that the original title of 'I'm Eighteen' was 'I'm Edgy'. 'Eighteen' was never really called 'I'm Edgy'.
They were doing a song called 'I'm Eighteen' - Bob Ezrin thought it was called 'I'm Edgy' (as in nervous).
(Renfield, July 1995)The child's voice on "Dwight Fry"(Monica Lauer ) was actually a woman in her early twenties who was a friend of the band.
(Renfield, October 1996)
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The Real Dwight Fry pictured in the 1935 movie 'The Bride Of Frankenstein' |
Dwight Frye (note the extra 'e') was a real person. He was an actor who featured in several early movies including the 1931 version of 'Frankenstein' and the original 'Dracula' in which he played 'Renfield', the bug eating servant of the count, later portrayed by Tom Waits in 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'. He died of a heart attack while boarding a bus.
" I composed the words and music for "Hallowed Be My Name" and Alice wrote "Second Coming", they were two separate songs and stood on their own merits as did every other song on "Love It To Death". I had a very religious upbringing and that influenced "Hallowed Be My Name" as well as "Apple Bush", that I wrote on "Pretties For You". As I'm sure was the case with Alice's "Second Coming". The two songs were conceived separately, as a matter of fact, I never thought about there similarities until you mentioned it. I would guess that Dwight Fry into Second Coming was Bob's idea but I don't know for certain."
(Neal Smith, November 1999
Sun Arise' was originally recorded by Rolf Harris, an Australian entertainer/artist who is resident in the UK and nowadays presents pet programs on TV, although he had his own show for many years.
Apparently Bob Ezrin and Alice heard the cleaning woman humming and singing in the corridor while cleaning. They invited her to sing the background on 'Sun Arise'.
There was a big (dumb) black dog named Black Juju that hung around the neighborhood.
(Janice (Glen`s sister), February 1998)
According to Neal, 'Black Juju' was the only track recorded totally live in the studio.
Asked what was said before "Hallowed Be My Name" in the afternoon on Saturday the 4th at the GBMW. Neal said Brian Christian had this thing about fishing, and it was Brian that said "Don't count your CARPS before they're hatched".
The Tour
A sample Setlist:
- Sun Arise
- Caught in a Dream
- I'm Eighteen
- Is it my Body-My Very Own
- Second Coming-The Ballad of Dwight Fry
- Black Juju
- Return of the Spiders
On the 'Love It To Death' tour, many familiar props had already appeared. The show featured the 'Electric Chair', The Snake and The Straightjacket for 'Dwight Fry'. Cindy Smith (sister to Neal) who became Cindy Dunaway (wife to Dennis) started to play a nurse on-stage around this time as well.. She was also the tooth on the 'Billion Dollar Babies' tour.