VINTAGE 12" VINYL - ALICE COOPER - FROM THE INSIDE - 1976 (opening Doors in Slv)

	£		18
	$		23

From the Inside is the eleventh studio album by Alice Cooper, released in 1978. It is a concept album about Cooper’s stay in a New York sanitarium due to his alcoholism. Each of the characters in the songs were based on actual people Cooper met in the sanitarium. With this album, he saw the addition of three former members of the Elton John band: lyricist Bernie Taupin, guitarist Davey Johnstone and bassist Dee Murray.

The lead single from the album was “How You Gonna See Me Now”, an early example of a power ballad, which reached #12 in the US' Hot 100 chart. A music video was also created for it. The ‘Madhouse Rocks Tour’ in support of From the Inside lasted from February to April 1979 and saw all songs from the album as regular parts of the setlist except “Millie and Billie”, “For Veronica’s Sake” and “Jackknife Johnny”.[1] Since 1980, however, songs from From the Inside have rarely been performed live, with the only cases being “Serious” on the 2003 ‘Bare Bones’ tour,[2] “Wish I Were Born in Beverly Hills” on the 2005-2006 Dirty Diamonds Tour,[3] “Nurse Rozetta” on the ‘Descent into Dragontown’ and ‘Theatre of Death’ tours,[4] and “From the Inside” between 1997 and 1999 and on the late 2000s ‘Theatre of Death’ tour.[5]

The album is also notable for having been used to form the characters and storyline when Alice Cooper was featured in a comic book, Marvel Premiere #50.

Album art

The album cover is a centre parting gatefold with Alice Coopers face on the front, that opens up onto a triple page image of a mental asylum, In the top left corner of the picture there is a door with a sign above that reads "the quiet room", this is a hidden flap that opens to reveal Alice, sat in a padded cell wearing a straightjacket, on the inside of the flap there is a message that reads "inmates! In memory of moonie" a nod to Alice's old drinking buddy Keith moon. (The picture of Alice in the cell is printed on the inner sleeve along with the song lyrics). On the rear of the album, it shows a picture of the back of an asylum building with the track listing on the double doors there, these double doors both open to show an image of all the inmates stampeding down the corridor towards the back doors you've just opened, waving papers in the air stating their release

(Like the other image seen through a flap, this one is also printed on the inner sleeve)

Track listing

All lyrics written by Alice Cooper and Bernie Taupin; all music composed by Cooper and Dick Wagner, except where noted.

Please note : This is part of a private sale, I am not a dealer. 

I have collected vinyl for over 45 years and have amassed appx 750 single and 350 albums, between the 60’s and 90’s until cassettes came out.   

I have recently purchased a new stereo that copies vinyl direct to my PC so gradually I will be copying that vinyl that I wish to keep and this whole collection will be put on sale.     I will therefore have played some to check their quality, but in the meantime some will be listed un-played, though I will have checked all for any damage or scratches.      When an item then sells I will check the record is of the standard I have described and if not, then would immediately refund your money instead of posting and disappointing.       If anyone though wishes me to check a particular item before bidding then I will do so.   Please also note that the likes of David Cassidy, David Essex and similar are not mine but my wifes.

Many of the singles have their middles missing, this is not because they have been on commercial Juke Boxes.  During this period my father worked for Ditchburns, one of the major distributors of Juke Boxes and Fruit Machines, and managed to get me my own 50 selection Juke Box, so they have only ever been on mine.  

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Vinyl

Mint   The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality.

Excellent+   The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is no lessening in sound quality. Very minor light surface marks.

Excellent   The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. Light surface marks. 

Very Good   The record has been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality despite noticeable surface marks. 

Covers   

We will not send grossly damaged /torn or dirty sleeves. 

Excellent Minimal creasing, no tears, no sticker damage, no writing. Many are as new. 

Very Good   May have small tears (nothing over 5mm), minimal sticker damage, creasing or small writing.