Album
Billion Dollar Babies
1973 · Rock
57 collectors on Gatefold own this
Billion Dollar Babies is a Rock album by Alice Cooper, originally released in 1973. On Gatefold: 215 pressings tracked, owned by 57 collectors.
About
<i>Billion Dollar Babies</i> is both an indictment of early ’70s American life and a celebration of it. This deceptively smart, glitter-heavy concoction is pure rock ’n’ roll theater too, from opener “Hello Hooray” to creepy closer “I Love the Dead.” And there’s no escaping Alice Cooper’s clever lyrical narratives—or the downright Yardbirds/Stones riff-outs—of “No More Mister Nice Guy,” “Raped and Freezin’,” and “Generation Landslide.” The anthem “Elected” and the stomping title song (featuring Donovan on vocals) are purposely rich with self-parody.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Hello Hooray4:14
- A2Raped And Freezin'3:15
- A3Elected4:05
- A4Billion Dollar Babies3:39
- A5Unfinished Sweet6:17
Side B
- B1No More Mr. Nice Guy3:05
- B2Generation Landslide4:31
- B3Sick Things4:18
- B4Mary Ann2:19
- B5I Love The Dead5:08
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Glam Rock
- polished
- swaggering
- theatrical
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
First press on green WB label.
Embossed gatefold cover. Has set of cards perforated on inside of gatefold. Comes with a billion dollar banknote foldout and a printed inner sleeve with lyrics.
Produced by Bob Ezrin for Nimbus Nine Productions, Ltd.
An Alive Enterprises, Inc., Production
Recorded At:
The Cooper Mansion, Greenwich, Conn. August and October 1972
Morgan Studios, London, England December 1972
Record Plant, New York, N.Y. December 1972, January 1973
Mastering At:
The Cutting Room, New York, N.Y.
Track A4: Donovan appears through the courtesy of Epic Records.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alice CooperBAND , VOCALS BAND, VOCALS VOCALS
- Allan MacmillanARRANGED BY
- Bob EzrinARRANGED BY
- Dennis DunawayBAND , BASS, BACKING VOCALS BAND, BASS, BACKING VOCALS BASS
- Glen BuxtonBAND , GUITAR BAND, GUITAR GUITAR
- Michael BruceBAND , GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, BACKING VOCALS BAND, GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, BACKING VOCALS GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, BACKING VOCALS
- Neal SmithBAND , DRUMS, BACKING VOCALS BAND, DRUMS, BACKING VOCALS DRUMS
- Bob DolinKEYBOARDS MUSICIAN , KEYBOARDS
- DonovanFEATURING VOCALS
- Mick MashbirFEATURING GUITAR MUSICIAN , GUITAR
57 collectors on Gatefold own this · 215 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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