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Alice Cooper (August 1977) – “Alice On Tour” Feature – Creem

Aug 1, 1977
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The August 1977 issue of Creem features a multi-page article on Alice Cooper’s current tour, including interview comments on the show, the new album, and his stage plans.


Publication: Creem

Date: August 1977

Country: United States


The feature opens with details of Alice Cooper’s tour schedule, originally 65 shows in 70 days now cut to a solid 30 dates. It describes the $400,000 stage set shaped like a TV, the band line-up including Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter, and the return of the guillotine and dancing chickens.


Alice discusses the new single “You and Me,” the album’s “heavy metal housewife rock,” and his determination to keep audiences guessing. A second section titled “All Right, Son… Where’s My Big Boy With Extra Sauce?”


CONTEXT AND NOTES The article presents Alice Cooper preparing for a summer tour after a period off the road.

He talks about wanting the show to be different, keeping fit, and adding more humour than previous productions.


Photos show him in various poses, including holding a gun and sitting casually outdoors. An accompanying advertisement promotes Mother’s Finest and their album Another Mother Further.


FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS 

Event: Tour feature and interview Era: 1977 (Alice Cooper solo era) Tone: Conversational, promotional





Photography: Black-and-white photos of Alice Cooper in multiple poses, including with a gun and casual outdoor shots


WHAT THE CLIPPING SHOWS

  • Headline “ALICE ON TOUR” with details of the stage set and band

  • Interview comments on “You and Me,” the guillotine, and dancing chickens

  • Photos of Alice Cooper holding a gun, in makeup, and sitting on grass

  • Advertisement for Mother’s Finest Another Mother Further

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