Alice Cooper Group (Camelback Kids)

Alice Cooper unleashes the guillotine – shock rock’s darkest hour begins! one-page advert in Rolling Stone, December 23, 1971. More shock-rock horrors added weekly.

Alice Cooper Group’s "Through The Looking Glass," a six-page feature in Creem Magazine, December 1, 1971. Behind him there is some object...

December 1, 1971, show at the Academy of Music in New York City marked the world premiere of Alice Cooper's iconic mock hanging execution as the show's grand finale. This was the official kickoff of the Killer Tour (though a handful of warm-up gigs had occurred in the prior week), and it introduced the full theatrical escalation that defined the band's shock-rock legacy. Prior to this, the Love It to Death Tour (earlier in 1971) climaxed with a staged electric chair executi

Alice Cooper Group’s "Alice Cooper on Tour," a one-page on-tour advert, December 1, 1971.

Alice Cooper's Shock-Rock Breakthrough

Alice Cooper Group’s "Alice's Moving Performance," one-page November 7, Rainbow Theatre concert review in Melody Maker, on November 13, 1971.

Cooper's Halo of Flies Epic Alice Cooper’s Killer LP, released in the US on November 9, 1971, on Warner Bros. Records (catalogue: BS 2567), stands as a shock rock pinnacle. Produced by Bob Ezrin at RCA Studios in Chicago, this 8-track hard rock opus featured Under My Wheels and Be My Lover, with Halo Of Flies as a progressive suite. Desperado honored Cooper’s friend Jim Morrison (who died that year) and drew inspiration from Robert Vaughn’s Magnificent Seven gunslinger, while

Shock rock spectacle hits Rainbow Theatre! The Alice Cooper concert at the Rainbow Theatre in Finsbury Park, London, on November 7, 1971, was a pivotal early show for the band during their Love It to Death tour, showcasing their emerging shock-rock theatricality just months after the album's release in March 1971. The event drew a crowd of around 3,000 and was promoted with posters highlighting the band's growing notoriety. Setlist Introduction Sun Arise Caught in a Dream I'm

Shock rock pioneers freak out the UK! Alice Cooper Group’s Music to Transvest by, a two-page article titled “Alice in Freaky Land” in New Musical Express magazine, November 6, 1971.

A Killer's Road Rage Anthem Alice Cooper Group’s "Under My Wheels"  backed with "Desperado" , was released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK 1971 by Warner Bros. Records (catalog number K 16135) on November 5, 1971,The release was planned to align with the group's three UK show dates, and they also performed the track on The Old Grey Whistle Test. November Dates 02: France - Espace Cardin, Paris 04: UK - Mayfair Suite (Kinetic Circus), Birmingham, England [POSTPONED] 07: UK