The original ALICE COOPER GROUP disintegrated in the air during its peak. A valuable live album that allows you to experience that final tour is now available. What is inscribed in this work is “December 29, 1973 Utica performance”. This is a masterpiece audience recording. Speaking of 1973, it was the heyday when not only the biggest hit "BILLION DOLLAR BABIES" but also the final work of the group era "MUSCLE OF LOVE" was released in quick succession. However, even though we had two albums, the circumstances of the tour were a little different. In order to explain that, let's first look at the schedule at the time. 1973 [“BILLION DOLLAR BABIES” released on February 25th] ・February 27th: Dress rehearsal ・March 1st – June 7th: North America #1 (62 performances) ← *Official video “November 20th” MUSCLE OF LOVE” released》・December 8th-31st: North America #2 (13 performances)←★Here★ 1974・March 30th-April 8th: South America (5 performances)《August “GREATEST HITS ”》》This is ALICE COOPER in 1973/1974, when the group era was at its peak and final stage. The so-called “BILLION DOLLAR BABIES Tour” refers to “North America #1”, and the official video “GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN”, which is a symbol of this period, is also “North America #1”. However, the subsequent "North America #2/South America" is also called the "BILLION DOLLAR BABIES HOLIDAY Tour" instead of the "MUSCLE OF LOVE Tour." In fact, during this period, they were performing shows with a lot of production influenced by Broadway, and the contents of these two tours were very similar. For the “HOLIDAY Tour,” the members changed into sailor costumes and added several songs from “MUSCLE OF LOVE.” Although the details were different, such as beating up Santa Claus instead of Nixon, it was not enough to change the name of the highly successful tour. However, the story didn't end there. The ``HOLIDAY Tour'' started with the intention of not missing out on a big break, but soon Glenn Buxton's health problems came to light. The decision to add support players destroys the band's unity. Moreover, due to a series of misfortunes such as gasoline shortages due to the oil shock caused by the Yom Kippur War and fan riots, the US tour ended after only 13 performances. As a result, there are few records, and it has become a ``golden age tour that is unexplored.'' This work is a piece that allows you to experience the “HOLIDAY Tour” of such an unexplored region. This is the 12th live album of “North America #2”. And the quality is amazing, blowing away its preciousness. Although it is a vintage recording and there is some hiss, the freshness that was digitized from the 3rd Gene Master, which is known as the best, is the highest ever. The powerful core, dense mid-bass, and even more detailed details will make you forget the fact that this is an audience recording. And “HOLIDAY Tour” drawn with that sound is wonderful. Since it is a live album with only sound, the most important thing is the set. Let's organize it by comparing it with the official video "GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN". Billion Dollar Babies (6 songs) / Hello Hooray / Billion Dollar Babies / Elected / Unfinished Sweet / Sick Things / I Love The Dead Muscle of Love (3 songs) / Big Apple Dreamin' (Hippo) (★) / Muscle Of Love (★) / Working Up A Sweat (★) Others (4 songs)・Eighteen: I'm Eighteen・Killer: Dead Babies・School's Out: My Stars/School's Out *Note: Marked with "★" is a song that cannot be heard in the official work "GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN". ...and it looks like this. The highlight is the new songs from "MUSCLE OF LOVE." Although he played the title song from time to time even after becoming a solo artist, "Big Apple Dreamin' (Hippo)" and "Working Up A Sweat" were truly songs exclusive to this tour. Moreover, as per the above schedule, the “HOLIDAY Tour” is a tour with less than 20 performances. At the time, it may have been a “continuation of the “BILLION DOLLAR BABIES Tour” with very similar production, but it is also an unusually fresh live album. The original ALICE COOPER GROUP collapsed before it could fully experience global success. This is a live album that allows you to experience the stage that was in the countdown state at its finest. This is one of the most valuable Alice items out there. A masterpiece audience recording of the "December 29, 1973 Utica performance" at the end of the original group era. The freshness digitized from the 3rd Gene Master, known as the best, is at an all-time high, with a powerful core, dense mid-bass, and fine details that you will forget the fact that it is an audience recording while listening to it. Since the final work "MUSCLE OF LOVE" was released, you can also enjoy the extremely rare songs "Big Apple Dreamin' (Hippo)" and "Working Up A Sweat" that cannot be heard in the official video "GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN" with direct sound. . Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica, NY, USA 29th December 1973 TRULY AMAZING/PERFECT SOUND 1. Intro 2. Hello Hooray 3. Billion Dollar Babies 4. Elected 5. I'm Eighteen 6. Big Apple Dreamin' (Hippo) 7. Muscle Of Love 8. My Stars 9. Unfinished Sweet 10. Sick Things 11. Dead Babies 12. I Love The Dead 13. Night On Bald Mountain 14. School's Out 15. Working Up A Sweat Alice Cooper - Lead Vocals Glen Buxton - Guitar Michael Bruce - Guitar, Keyboards Dennis Dunaway - Bass Neal Smith - Drums Mick Mashbir - Guitar Bob Dolin - Keyboards
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