ALICE COOPER
School's Out 50th Anniversary Edition (3LP)
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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. This 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 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.
Tracklisting:
1. School's Out (2023 Remaster)
2. Luney Tune (2023 Remaster)
3. Gutter Cat vs. The Jets (2023 Remaster)
4. Street Fight (2023 Remaster)
5. Blue Turk (2023 Remaster)
6. My Stars (2023 Remaster)
7. Public Animal #9 (2023 Remaster)
8. Alma Mater (2023 Remaster)
9. Grande Finale (2023 Remaster)10. Be My Lover (Live in Miami, FL, May 27, 1972)
11. You Drive Me Nervous (Live in Miami, FL, May 27, 1972)
12. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah (Live in Miami, FL, May 27, 1972)
13. I'm Eighteen (Live in Miami, FL, May 27, 1972)
14. Halo of Flies (Live in Miami, FL, May 27, 1972)
15. Dead Babies (Live in Miami, FL, May 27, 1972) ?
16. Killer (Live in Miami, FL, May 27, 1972)
17. Long Way to Go (Live in Miami, FL, May 27, 1972)
18. School's Out (Live in Miami, FL, May 27, 1972)
19. Is It My Body (Live in Miami, FL, May 27, 1972)
20. School's Out (Single Version)
21. Gutter Cat (Single Version)
22. Alma Mater (Alternate Version)
23. Elected (Early Take)