Alice Cooper (July 4, 2005) "Dirty Diamonds" Album
Updated: Jul 5
Release Date: July 4, 2005 (UK) / August 2, 2005 (US)
Label: New West Records
Format: CD / 2-LP Vinyl
Catalogue Number: NW6102
THE RELEASE
A swaggering, garage-rock-fuelled return to raw ’n’ roll mischief — Alice Cooper’s most spirited and playful album of the mid-2000s. Produced by Steve Lindsey, Dirty Diamonds leans into garage grit, sleazy blues, pulp-comic humour, and outlaw swagger.
WHAT THE PACKAGING SHOWS
• 2-LP gatefold vinyl edition
• Standard CD digipak
• Pulp-comic / diamond-heist themed artwork
• Tight, live-in-the-room production feel
FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS
Event: Studio album release
Era: 2005 (Mid-2000s resurgence) Tone: Garage-rock, playful, swaggering
TRACK LIST (Standard 2-LP Edition)
Side A
1. Thunder on the Mountain
2. Black Juju
3. You Gotta Dance
4. Dirty Diamonds
Side B
5. Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone)
6. Perfect
7. Steal That Car
Side C
8. Call It Evil
9. The Plot Sickens
10. Sunset Strip
Side D
11. Nasty Little Pasty
12. Prologue – Welcome to the Show
13. It’s All Coming Back to Me Now
CONTEXT AND NOTES
Following the heavier conceptual works Brutal Planet and Dragontown, Dirty Diamonds strips things back for a looser, more immediate rock ’n’ roll ride.
Peaking at No. 169 on the Billboard 200 and No. 17 on the Top Independent Albums chart, the album became Cooper’s highest-charting US album in over a decade.
It reconnects with the raw, live-band energy of his classic era while adding cinematic flair and tongue-in-cheek crime-caper themes.
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