Alice Cooper Group: Killer Album UK (1971)

Alice Cooper Group’s Killer was released as an LP album in the UK by Warner Bros. Records (catalog number K 56005) on November 27, 1971, entering the UK Albums Chart on February 5, 1972, at number 49, where it charted for one week.

Upon the success of School’s Out (album & single), it re entered the chart peaking at number 27.

The cover was a close-up of a boa constrictor (Kachina) and there was a fold-out calendar.

The snake belonged to Neal Smith who said "Kachina was on the road, you can't take a dog or a cat on the road. The snake was great, she ate rats once a month."

Neal continued "I used to carry it in a carpet bag. You could take anything on a plane in those days. I have a classic picture where we're waiting for an airplane and there's this little old lady sitting next to this carpet bag with a seven-foot boa constrictor in it."

TRACKLIST:

Under My Wheels

Be My Lover

Halo Of Flies

Desperado

You Drive Me Nervous

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

Dead Babies

Killer

The debut single from the album, "Under My Wheels," was penned by Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, and Bob Ezrin. This track was performed on the program "The Old Grey Whistle Test" as well as the West German show "Beat-Club." It reached number 59 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The second single, "Be My Lover," was released in the US on February 8, 1972, and in the UK on March 17. Written by guitarist Michael Bruce and produced by Bob Ezrin, the song achieved the No. 49 spot in the US and stayed on the charts for ten weeks.

In Korea, the album was released in two distinct color variations: one in green and the other in blue, with the blue version featuring the previous album printed on the back.

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