Alice Cooper (August 4, 1973) – “TOP 40 EN PLATENNIEUWS” Cover/Feature - Veronica 538 / Popjournaal

Aug 4, 1973

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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 eye makeup and a painted tear. The magazine states that this is the Radio Veronica top forty, which includes the Top 40 and Tipparade, the Elpee Top 20, information from the Dutch record companies, a central release list and several important European hit lists. It notes that the Radio Veronica top forty is the only genuine Dutch hit parade and is recognised as such by trade and industry.

A accompanying Popjournaal page carries a large headline for Alice Cooper and his boa-constrictor, announcing that the original full-colour T-shirt is now available as a premiere in the Netherlands through recognised record dealers.

The page also features a Boris Kaputnik Show column discussing a Van Morrison concert at the Amsterdam Carré theatre.

CONTEXT AND NOTES

The Veronica cover highlights Alice Cooper as the central visual for the week’s chart and record news. The Popjournaal advertisement promotes the Alice Cooper T-shirt as a special Dutch premiere item, available from 1 July onward at recognised record shops.

FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS

Event: Veronica 538 Top 40 en Platennieuws cover featuring Alice Cooper; Popjournaal Alice Cooper T-shirt promotion

Era: 1973

Tone: Chart-focused with strong visual promotion

Photography: Close-up black-and-white portrait of Alice Cooper with dramatic eye makeup and tear

WHAT THE CLIPPING SHOWS

• Alice Cooper portrait dominating the Veronica 538 cover

• Radio Veronica Top 40 and Tipparade information

• Popjournaal full-colour Alice Cooper T-shirt advertisement

• Mention of Alice Cooper and his boa-constrictor • Boris Kaputnik Show column on the same page

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