📰 Getting Into Getting Out – Advert: Dec. 1978

Alice Cooper’s full‑page Melody Maker advert from December 9, 1978, unveiling From The Inside with its chilling asylum‑escape tagline and Bernie Taupin‑penned confessions, promoting both the album and its lead single “How You Gonna See Me Now” in stark, psychological flair.

A Melody Maker Asylum Escape

Published in the UK on December 9, 1978, Melody Maker’s full-page advert “GETTING INTO GETTING OUT” unveiled Alice Cooper’s From The Inside — his post-rehab concept album with lyrics by Bernie Taupin. Teasing the single “How You Gonna See Me Now” (K17270) and album (K56577), the ad asked: “Normality is only another person’s attitude of mind” — a chilling invitation into Cooper’s asylum nightmare.

Advert Overview

Publication Details

Magazine: Melody Maker (UK).

Date: December 9, 1978.

Format: Full-page album + single advert.

Exact Text from the Advert

GETTING INTO GETTING OUT

“Normality is only another person’s attitude of mind”

What is normal, what is not – what lies behind the conscious mind?

Let Alice Cooper tell you on his new album. **“From The Inside”**.

K17270 “How You Gonna See Me Now”. Is the new single from the album

K56577 “From The Inside". Is the new album from Alice Cooper, with lyrics from Bernie Taupin.

Available on Warner Brothers Records and Tapes

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