Alice Cooper Lp "Pretties for you" Original Straight
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Rare Alice Cooper Lp "Pretties for You"..Original STRAIGHT Label #STS 1051...Cover is VG+(shows some ring wear on front and wear on back lower....Record is excellent..w/minor scuffs.Buyer to pay $4.00 s/h Thanks for looking
Pretties for You
Pretties for You Studio album by Alice Cooper Released August 1969 Recorded 1968 Genre Hard rock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock[1] Length 36:10 Label Straight Producer Alice Cooper Alice Cooper chronology - Pretties for You(1969) Easy Action
(1970) Singles from Pretties for You
- "Reflected"
Released: May 19, 1969
Pretties for You is the debut album by Alice Cooper. At this time, the name "Alice Cooper" referred to the band, not its lead singer, though the lead singer was also known as Alice Cooper. The music has a psychedelic flavor to it. The group had yet to develop the more concise hard rock sound that they would become known for. Most of the tracks from the album have a distinct loud and dynamic rock sound. However, very few songs have some sort of hard rock quality. Pretties For You was a critical and commercial failure, only briefly denting the Billboard Top 200, and none of its songs have ever been played live by Cooper since the release of his breakthrough album Love It to Death.[2]
The song "Reflected", Alice Cooper's first single, was later rewritten as "Elected" (which featured on their 1973 album Billion Dollar Babies). The band also performed during a party scene in the film Diary of a Mad Housewife(1970).[3] The artwork for this album was hanging on the wall of the living room in Frank Zappa's house.[4] However, his wife Gail Zappa claims that it was later stolen from them.[5] The original painting was done by Edward Beardsley.[6]
Contents
Track listing
All songs written by Alice Cooper, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, and Neal Smith.
- "Titanic Overture" – 1:12
- "10 Minutes Before the Worm" – 1:39
- "Sing Low, Sweet Cheerio" – 5:42
- "Today Mueller" – 1:48
- "Living" – 3:12
- "Fields of Regret" – 5:44
- "No Longer Umpire" – 2:02
- "Levity Ball" – 4:39
- "B.B. on Mars" – 1:17
- "Reflected" – 3:17
- "Apple Bush" – 3:08
- "Earwigs to Eternity" – 1:19
- "Changing Arranging" – 3:03
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [7] Rolling Stone (unfavorable)[8]Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated Pretties for You three-and-a-half out of five stars. He stated that the album "was an earnest but flawed stab at psychedelia that occasionally caught fire."[7] Lester Bangs of Rolling Stone delivered an unfavorable review. He explained that there are no "[hints] of life, spontaneity, joy, rage, or any kind of authentic passion or conviction." However, he stated that "within the context of [Alice Cooper's] self-imposed limitations, the album is listenable." He concluded the review by saying that "Alice Cooper's music is, for this reviewer at any rate, totally dispensable."[8]
Personnel
- Alice Cooper – vocals, harmonica
- Glen Buxton – lead guitar
- Michael Bruce – rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Sing Low, Sweet Cheerio"
- Dennis Dunaway – bass guitar
- Neal Smith – drums
Among the keyboards played by Michael Bruce on this album is the mellotron, featured most prominently on "Titanic Overture". The mellotron was most likely hired out for this recording, as it is unlikely that the band used it on tours.
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