ALICE COOPER BILLION DOLLAR BABIES 1st UK PRESS MiNt AuDiO/ViNyL ARCHIVE ROCK

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[zipedit] [zipedit] Alice Cooper "Billion Dollar Babies"1973 Cat No K6013
Original Very Rare 1st UK Pressing Warner Brothers Labels
Complete With Billion Dollar Poster and Untouched Serated Postcards

Very Rare Near Mint Archive Copy! (Barely Played A Handfull Of Times Only)
Very Near Mint Stunning TOP Audio Quality Through out!
Near Mint Vinyl!
Near Mint 1st Issue Custom Rounded Corner Embossed Gatefold Cover!
43 Years Old Like This! Absolutely Astounding Audio Archive Copy!
Never Need To Upgrade! Very Very Rare In This Condition!


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Another from my personal collection of over 50,000 UK albums that I have collected over a period of more than 45 years! 1st UK pressing of Alice Cooper Billion Dolar Babies on the original Warner Brothers labels  This album is a real beauty looks barely ever played in my personal opinion! The audio is truly stunning through out! The Vinyl and audio is graded as very Near  Mint in my opinion! Complete with the original custom rounded corners, embossed gatefold cover, original picture record sleeve amd billion dolar billposter insert! 43 years old like this! Read the full full description below!

An audio archive copy! Hear for yourself in the player below! Actual Recording from The Vinyl!









Billion Dollar Babies is the sixth studio album by American band Alice Cooper, released in 1973.




The album became the best selling Alice Cooper record at the time of its release, hit number one on the album charts in both the United States and the United Kingdom, and went on to be certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.




The album was well received by such critics as Robert Christgau, Greg Prato of AllMusic, and Jason Thompson of popmatters, but Rolling Stone gave the album only two and a half stars.




Songs were recorded in both the state of Connecticut and London, England. Lyrics cover topics and themes such as necrophilia, the fear of dentists, horror, and sexual harassment.




Drummer Neal Smith has said that the album can be traced back to the song "Caught in a Dream" from the album Love It to Death. The first recording sessions for the album took place in Greenwich, Connecticut in a mansion called the Galecie Estate.




To achieve certain vocal sounds and echos, microphones were run through rooms of various sizes and a greenhouse.




 Other sessions were held at Morgan Studios in London, where singer Donovan contributed to the album by singing on its title track. The album was produced by Bob Ezrin with Gerry Lyon as assistant in New York, Connecticut and London.






Guitarists Glen Buxton and Michael Bruce both used Gibson SGs for the album. Two more guitarists, Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter, were also featured on the album to help cover for Buxton who at the time was suffering from pancreatitis.






A Quadraphonic mix of the album was released on both 8-Track and reel-to-reel format, as well as vinyl. This features radically different mixes of all of the songs, including different vocal tracks ("Raped And Freezin'"), unfaded endings ("Generation Landslide"), and editing ("I Love The Dead"). Alice's lead vocals are more upfront in the mix than the stereo mix. This mix of the album has remained unreleased in any digital format; much to the chagrin of die-hard Alice Cooper Group fans.






The album's title comes from the fact that Alice Cooper and the band were surprised about their success. Cooper related: "How could we, this band that two years ago was living in the Chambers Brothers' basement in Watts, be the Number one band in the world, with people throwing money at us."








 The title was also later used as the name of the group Neal Smith, Dennis Dunaway, and Michael Bruce formed after Alice Cooper band had split up. Cooper says "The whole idea behind the Billion Dollar Babies album was exploiting the idea that people do have sick perversions."




Alice Cooper, who wrote the majority of the album's lyrics, cited Chuck Berry as a key influence on his writing. "Hello Hooray", the album's opening track, was written by Canadian singer/songwriter Rolf Kempf and was previously recorded by Judy Collins. The band wanted their version of the song to sound like "Alice Cooper meets Cabaret." The album's third track, "Elected", is a rewrite of an earlier song by the band entitled "Reflected". "Raped and Freezin'" has been called a "hilarious and gorgeously catchy" take on the idea of sexual harassment by PopMatters's Jason Thompson "Unfinished Sweet" is about visiting a dentist with sound effects recorded by Gerry Lyon.[9] The title track was co-written by Reggie Vinson (credited on original pressings of the album as "R. Reggie," i.e., "Rockin' Reggie Vinson"), who had played guitar on and performed vocals for School's Out. Donovan described the song as a "horror story song". The album's closing track, "I Love the Dead", is a tongue-in-cheek song about necrophilia.




Billion Dollar Babies was commercially more successful than Cooper's previous albums; it went to No. 1 in both the United Kingdom and United States. The album's singles "Elected", "Hello Hooray", "Billion Dollar Babies", and "No More Mr. Nice Guy", all became hits on the Billboard Hot 100. In March 1973 the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America and in 1986, it went platinum.




In a contemporary review for Creem magazine, Robert Christgau said that Billion Dollar Babies is Cooper's "most consistent album", even though it lacks a song as strong as "School's Out". In a retrospective review, AllMusic's Greg Prato awarded the album four and a half out of five stars and called it "one of Cooper's very best; it remains one of rock's all-time, quintessential classics.




Side one
1. "Hello Hooray" Rolf Kempf 4:15
2. "Raped and Freezin'" Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce 3:19
3. "Elected" Cooper, Glen Buxton, Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith 4:05 4. "Billion Dollar Babies" Cooper, Bruce, Reggie Vinson 3:43
5. "Unfinished Sweet" Cooper, Bruce, Smith 6:18





Side two
6. "No More Mr. Nice Guy" Cooper, Bruce 3:06
7. "Generation Landslide" Cooper, Buxton, Bruce, Dunaway, Smith 4:31
8. "Sick Things" Cooper, Bruce, Bob Ezrin 4:18
9. "Mary Ann" Cooper, Bruce 2:21
10. "I Love the Dead" Cooper, Ezrin 5:09




The Matrix
side 1. "K-56013-A1"
side 2. "K-56013 B-3 "








The Vinyl
On initial visual inspection the vinyllooks like a new vinyl in my opinion. Amazingly, I struggle see more than a couple of spider marks on the labels! This lays perfectly flat on the turntable and are free from any warping. (Note! I have double checked these) The vinyl looks superb, still retaining its original glossy sheen from new. Only In strong light could possibly any or very (very) few surface marks be seen caused by the vinyl been slid in and out of its sleeve. Note: (no) deep needle scratches that would cause any loud constant clicks or pops at all!

The Audio Quality
I have played the vinyl prior to listing on a top system at very loud volume! The audio is superbe cristal clear and very vibrant throughout! Top audio seperation on all frequencies only heard like this on early original pressings! Note! Please allow for the odd isolated static type pop.  This looks and plays like a new vinyl in my opinion, there were no loud constant clicks/ticks, pops or any jumps truly awesome and very rare for a 1st pressing. The audio is graded at very Near as Mint in my opinion!

PLEASE NOTE! I always add this disclaimer! I have played this album prior to listing as usual and have given my honest opinion on the audio quality. Please remember this is a 43 years old original vinyl (not a reissue) Please allow for the odd interference/static pop/crackle/tick but  importantly nothing consistant through out the audio! Please remember  that this would have been originally played on a system that is 43 years old!
All indications i.e. that this vinyl has (not) been overplayed and in fact looks barely ever played in my personal opinion, at least no more than a handful of times in my opinion and the audio quality superbe on all frequencies and the fact there are no spider marks on the labels that I can see!
 
The labels
This features the "Warner Brothers" Green labels. (only 1st UK press) These are superbe barely a handful of spider marks seen (even when angled to the light) and little if (no) spindle ware! This vinyl has hardly been played at all, at least barely a handful of times in my personal opinion!

The Record Sleeve
This is the original card type picture sleeve. Correct for this issue features correct catalogue nuber K56013. Generally straight without splits or tears. Light storage wear bumping. light rubbing. The vinyl is now always stored seperately from the sleeve.

The cover
The original 1st issue un-laminated  custom rounded corners gatefold cover is superbe! with (no) edge splits or tears.  The spine is awesome and generally square, not faded, and the writing can clearly be seen! Note!  A truly superbe example!  No real nasty creases bare minor crease lines not noticed unless looked for in my opinion. worth to mention. Any imperfections are very minor and are not really noticed unless looked for in my opinion.  Must be at least Excellent plus in my opinion rarely ever seen like this after 43 years!

The Billion Dollar Bill Poster
This has the original large Billion Dollar bill poster never used or puton a wall.

Postcards
These are untampered serated postcards!