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ALICE COOPER: SCHOOL'S OUT

School's Out catapulted Alice Cooper into the hard rock stratosphere, largely due to its timeless, all-time classic title track. But while the song became Alice's highest-charting single ever (reaching number seven on the U.S. charts) and recalled the brash, three-and-a-half-minute garage rock of yore, the majority of the album signaled a more complex compositional directional for the band. Unlike Cooper's previous releases (Love It to Death, Killer), which contained several instantly identifiable hard rock classics, School's Out appears to be a concept album, and aside from the aforementioned title track anthem, few of the other tracks have ever popped up in concert.

Tracklist:

1.School's Out 2.Luney Tune 3.Gutter Cat Vs. The Jets 4.Street Fight 5.Blue Turk 6.My Stars 7.Public Animal #9 8.Alma Mater 9.Grande Finale

Lineup:

Alice Cooper - vocals, Glen Buxton - lead guitar, Michael Bruce - rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, Dennis Dunaway - bass guitar, backing vocals, Neal Smith - drums, backing vocals. Additional musicians: Bob Ezrin - keyboards, Dick Wagner - lead guitar on "My Stars", Rockin' Reggie Vinson - guitar, backing vocals, Wayne Andre - trombone on "Blue Turk"

Release date: June 21, 1972