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Alice Cooper – School’s Out [New Vinyl LP] Expanded Version, Rmst Artist: Alice Cooper Title: School’s Out Format: Vinyl LP Genre: Rock UPC: 603497841004 Release Date: 2023 Record Label: Rhino Album TracksDISC 1:1. * LP One: Original Album Remastered2. School’s Out3. Luney Tune4. Gutter Cat Vs. the Jets5. Street Fight (Instrumental)6. Blue TurkDISC 2:1. My Stars2. Public Animal #93. Alma Mater4. Grande Finale (Instrumental)DISC 3:1. * LP Two: Live in Miami, FL (May 27, 1972)2. Be My Lover3. You Drive Me Nervous4. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah5. I’m EighteenDISC 4:1. Halo of Flies2. Dead Babies3. KillerDISC 5:1. * LP Three: Live in Miami, FL (May 27, 1972)2. Long Way to Go3. School’s Out4. Is It My Body?DISC 6:1. School’s Out (Single Version)2. Gutter Cat (Single Version)3. Alma Mater (Alternate Version)4. Elected (Early Take) SCHOOL’S OUT (DELUXE EDITION) begins with a newly remastered version of the 1972 original, which peaked at #2 on the albums chart. Essential tracks like “Luney Tune” and “Alma Mater” are joined by “Gutter Cat vs. The Jets.” The latter is an homage to West Side Story, a significant influence on the band. The song incorporates lyrics from “Jet Song” from the 1957 musical, which led to an unlikely songwriting credit for Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim on an Alice Cooper track. The Deluxe Edition contains rarities like the single versions of “School’s Out” and “Gutter Cat vs. The Jets.” Two previously unreleased tracks are also included, an alternate version of “Alma Mater” and an early demo for “Elected,” a song that would appear in 1973 on the band’s first #1 album, BILLION DOLLAR BABIES. Alice Cooper’s concert in Miami on May 27, 1972, adds even more unreleased music to the collection. The show was recorded a few weeks before the band entered the studio to record School’s Out. The live performance features standout versions of “Halo Of Flies,” “School’s Out,” and “Yeah, Yeah, Yeah,” a song that gives Cooper a chance to show off his impressive harmonica skills. The vinyl versions for both Deluxe Editions recreate the original album sleeves down to the smallest detail. For KILLER, that means a gatefold sleeve that opens to reveal a detachable 1972 calendar with a photo of Cooper in the gallows. The cover of SCHOOL’S OUT looks like a wooden school desk and opens to reveal the LP wrapped in a pair of panties. The band stopped including the underwear following a controversy as to whether or not they were flammable. Thankfully, the lacy unmentionables in the new Deluxe Edition are not a fire hazard. Both sets come with booklets that include track-by-track commentary by band members and former Creem Magazine editor Jaan Uhelszki, plus liner notes by Bill Holdship, also a former Creem Magazine editor. In KILLER (DELUXE EDITION), Holdship writes: “Listening to Killer again after all these years to write these notes was rewarding because, like The Beatles and Elvis, it’s gratifying to realize I ended up ‘wasting’ my life on something that, even in retrospect, really was that great. Fifty years later, Killer remains a perfect – perfect! – rock ’n’ roll record.ALICE COOPER / SCHOOL’S OUT (DELUXE EDITION) (3xLP)© DirectToU LLC. All Rights Reserved.