The 4 August 1973 issue of Veronica 538 features Alice Cooper on the cover for its Top 40 en Platennieuws section, while a related Popjournaal page promotes Alice Cooper and his boa-constrictor with a full-colour T-shirt offer available as a premiere in the Netherlands. Publication: Veronica 538 / Popjournaal Date: 4 August 1973 Country: Netherlands Veronica 538 presents its Top 40 en Platennieuws with a striking black-and-white portrait of Alice Cooper wearing heavy black ey

This New Musical Express advertisement from July 1973 promotes Alice Cooper’s double album School Days: The Early Recordings. The striking red‑and‑black design highlights the band’s theatrical image and the compilation’s focus on their formative years, marketed as a “smashing double album £2.99.” Publication: New Musical Express Date: July 28 1973 Country: United Kingdom THE STORY The full‑page advert features a vivid red image of Alice Cooper surrounded by band members,

SOURCE DETAILS Publication: Record Mirror Date: July 21 1973 Country: United Kingdom Section / Pages: Review Section – Discorama Title: Albums English & American This Record Mirror review section, titled Discorama, presents new album reviews divided into two categories: Albums English and Albums American. The layout features bold typographic headings and black‑and‑white artist photographs, capturing the magazine’s early‑1970s design style. Under Albums English, Rod Stewart’

SOURCE DETAILS Publication: Disc Music Paper Date: July 21 1973 Country: United Kingdom Section / Pages: Albums – Reviewed by Disc Panel Title: Nasty Alice Is Just Dandy / Mott Take a Giant Step This Disc Music Paper album review page features two major 1973 releases: Alice Cooper’s School Days compilation and Mott the Hoople’s Mott. The layout includes bold headlines, artist photographs, and short capsule reviews typical of Disc’s early‑1970s editorial style. The Alice Coo

Disc Magazine album review of Alice Cooper’s compilation School Days, assessing the band’s raw early recordings and their evolution from chaotic beginnings to major success. Publication: Disc Magazine Date: July 21, 1973 Country: United Kingdom Section: Album Review / Feature Column THE STORY WHAT THE CLIPPING SHOWS Review of the Alice Cooper compilation School Days (Warner K66021, £2.99), described as a “living document” of the band’s crude, theatrical early recordings. The

This Melody Maker “Mailbag” feature from July 1973 presents a reader’s letter titled “Alice, Bowie — victims of Vietnam,” reflecting on how the cultural climate of the late 1960s and early 1970s shaped artists like Alice Cooper and David Bowie. The piece argues that their theatricality and alienation stemmed from the social upheaval and disillusionment of the Vietnam War era. Publication: Melody Maker Date: July 14 1973 Country: United Kingdom THE STORY The letter opens b

Hit Parader cover story and multi-page feature presenting Alice Cooper’s offstage persona, contrasting his shock-rock image with a surprisingly wholesome and self-aware personality. Publication: Hit Parader Date: July 1, 1973 Country: United States Section: Cover Story / Feature THE STORY WHAT THE CLIPPING SHOWS In-depth interview and photo feature with Alice Cooper, where he describes himself offstage as “Ozzie Nelson... a very nice guy.” The piece explores his private life,

Best Magazine cover story and three-page feature presenting a detailed look at Alice Cooper Group’s discography, stage persona, and musical evolution through the lens of French rock press. Publication: Best Magazine Date: July 1, 1973 Country: France Section: Cover Story / Feature THE STORY WHAT THE CLIPPING SHOWS In-depth retrospective and analysis of Alice Cooper Group’s albums and theatrical style, examining their transition from early experimental recordings to major comm

Publication: New Musical Express Date: June 30 1973 Country: United Kingdom Section / Page: Page 5 Format: Feature Article / Concert Review /  Illustrated Column Overview A satirical and sharply written New Musical Express feature by Charles Shaar Murray, titled “Hype Hype Hooray.” The article examines Alice Cooper’s Madison Square Garden performance, blending concert reportage with cultural commentary on fame, spectacle, and the blurred line between rock and theatre....

Alice Cooper – “Horror?” two‑page report on his guillotine act, Bravo Magazine, June 7 1973. Publication: Bravo Magazine Date: June 7 1973 Country: Germany Section / Page: Two‑Page Feature Format: Report / Opinion Column / Stage‑Act Analysis Overview A vivid Bravo report examining Alice Cooper’s infamous “game with death” during the Billion Dollar Babies tour. The article blends eyewitness description, moral debate, and youth‑press commentary, framing Cooper’s guillotine rout