This one‑page article from Disc Music Newspaper (May 1974) uses the paper’s sharp, attention‑grabbing tabloid style to frame a provocative headline around Alice Cooper’s theatrical shock‑rock image. The piece captures the tension between Cooper’s early‑’70s violent stage persona and his later, more polished musical direction — a brief but punchy snapshot of his evolving reputation in the British press.

School Days: The Early Recordings is a compilation album by Alice Cooper, released in 1973. It contains the band’s first two albums, Pretties for You and Easy Action. The original albums were released by Straight Records, but since Warner signed the band later on, they got the rights to re-release the material. The album was not released in the U.S. Pretties For You Titanic Overture 1:09 10 Minutes Before The Worm 1:27 Sing Low Sweet Cheerio 5:33 Today Mueller 1:38 Living 3:

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

Artist: Alice Cooper Group Label: Warner Bros. Records Country: USA Catalogue: WB 7724 Release Date: July 11 1973 Type: Vinyl Record Format: 7" Single TRACK LISTING A: Billion Dollar Babies Composer: A. Cooper, M. Bruce, R. Reggie Producers: Bob Ezrin B: Mary Ann Composer: M. Bruce, A. Cooper Producers: Bob Ezrin SLEEVE & PRESSING DETAILS Issued in company sleeve for the US market; various international releases featured picture sleeves. “Billion Dollar Babies” includes guest

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,