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Alice Cooper - Love It To Death (1971) [Audio Fidelity 24Kt.+ Gold HDCD 2009]

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Alice Cooper - Love It To Death (1971) [Audio Fidelity 24Kt.+ Gold HDCD 2009]

Alice Cooper - Love It To Death
WV+CUE+LOG | 37:08 min | Complete Artwork | 274 MB
Audio Fidelity AFZ-057 / Mastered by Steve Hoffman

The album was ranked number 460 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

After the 24K success of "School's Out" and "Killer", Audio Fidelity completes our 2009 Alice Cooper Trilogy with the band's 1971 major label debut, "Love It To Death". After 38 years die-hard fans still argue over which is the best.
Captivating from the start and not a bit of filler, this album introduced the truly unique band to the mainstream with songs that forever sound new and original including, "Ballad of Dwight Fry", "Is It My Body" and a Cooper's trademark, “I'm Eighteen” (one of the all-time great coming of age songs). They incorporate blues, jazz, even songs styled after Broadway showtunes…and it's all ground-breaking Rock & Roll, in that the group firmly established their voice and personna. Punk? Glam? Shock-Rock? Horror-Rock? Heavy Metal? Anything created since, it all starts here.

Alice Cooper's third album, Love It to Death, can be pinpointed as the release when everything began to come together for the band. Their first couple of albums (Pretties for You and Easy Action) were both largely psychedelic/acid rock affairs and bore little comparison to the band's eventual rip-roaring, teenage-anthem direction. The main reason for the quintet's change was that the eventually legendary producer Bob Ezrin was on board for the first time and helped the Coopers focus their songwriting and sound, while they also perfected their trashy, violent, and theatrical stage show and image. One of the band's most instantly identifiable anthems, "I'm Eighteen", was what made the album a hit, as well as another classic, "Is It My Body". But like Alice Cooper's other albums from the early '70s, it was an incredibly consistent listen from beginning to end. The garage rocker "Caught in a Dream" as well as the ass-kicking "Long Way to Go" and a pair of epics — the Doors-esque "Black Juju" and the eerie "Ballad of Dwight Fry" — showed that Alice was easily in league with other high-energy Detroit bands of the era (MC5, Stooges). Love It to Death was the first of a string of classic releases from the original Alice Cooper group.

~ Greg Plato, all media guide
Tracklist:

01. Caught In A Dream
02. I'm Eighteen
03. Long Way To Go
04. Black JuJu
05. Is It My Body
06. Hallowed Be My Name
07. Second Coming
08. Ballad Of Dwight Fry
09. Sun Arise

all songs arranged by Alice Cooper group and Bob Ezrin on organ & piano.

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009

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Original Album Produced by Jack Richardson & Bob Ezrin
Recorded at RCA Mid-American Recording Center, Chicago, IL.
Mastered for this Gold CD by Steve Hoffman.
Edited by Kevin Gray, AcousTech Mastering, Camarillo, CA.


• Alice Cooper - vocals
• Glen Buxton - lead guitar
• Michael Bruce - rhythm guitar, keyboards
• Dennis Dunaway - bass guitar
• Neal Smith - drums

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The original dynamic range of this recording was not maximized, brickwalled, limited or compressed in any way during remastering.
Our 24K package includes the controversial album cover - The Audio Fidelity censors, the same people who brought you the infamous AF Virgin Vinyl poster, have let another one slip through.
Original Release Date: January 12, 1971
Release Date: December 8, 2009
Format: HDCD, limited numbered edition Gold CD
Label: WB Records / Audio Fidelity
Catalog No.: AFZ 057-2