ALICE COOPER – TRASH LP – Nr MINT A1/B2 UK POISON

Alice Cooper – Trash
(Epic Records  1989  4651301)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing

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Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and presidential candidate whose career spans over 50 years. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props, including pyrotechnics, guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood, reptiles, baby dolls, and dueling swords, Cooper is considered by music journalists and peers to be “The Godfather of Shock Rock”. He has drawn equally from horror films, vaudeville, and garage rock to pioneer a macabre and theatrical brand of rock designed to shock audiences.

Originating in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1964, “Alice Cooper” was originally a band consisting of Furnier on vocals and harmonica, Glen Buxton on lead guitar, Michael Bruce on rhythm guitar, Dennis Dunaway on bass guitar, and Neal Smith on drums. The original Alice Cooper band released their debut album in 1969, and broke into the international music mainstream with the 1971 hit song “I’m Eighteen”. The band reached their commercial peak in 1973 with their sixth studio album, Billion Dollar Babies. They broke up in 1975 and Furnier adopted the band’s name as both his legal name and his stage name, beginning his solo career with the 1975 concept album Welcome to My Nightmare.

Expanding from his Detroit rock roots, Cooper has experimented with a number of musical styles, including art rock, hard rock, heavy metal, new wave, glam metal, and industrial rock. He helped to shape the sound and look of heavy metal, and has been described as the artist who “first introduced horror imagery to rock and roll, and whose stagecraft and showmanship have permanently transformed the genre”. He is also known for his wit offstage, with The Rolling Stone Album Guide calling him the world’s most “beloved heavy metal entertainer”. Away from music, Cooper is a film actor, a golfing celebrity, a restaurateur, and, since 2004, a radio DJ with his classic rock show Nights with Alice Cooper.

Trash is the eighteenth studio album released by Alice Cooper in 1989.

The album featured “Poison”, Cooper’s first top ten hit since his single “You And Me” in 1977. After Alice’s return to the music industry in 1986 with the successful tour “The Nightmare Returns”, Cooper had sought assistance from Desmond Child to create a comeback album. Trash became one of Cooper’s biggest albums, accompanied by music videos for “Poison”, “Bed of Nails”, “House of Fire”, and “Only My Heart Talkin'”. A successful year-long worldwide concert tour in support of the album was documented in the home video release Alice Cooper Trashes The World. Additionally, much of the album conveys a sexual theme.

The album features many guest performances including Jon Bon Jovi, Stiv Bators, Steven Tyler, as well as singer/guitarist Kane Roberts, who left Cooper’s band in 1988. Songwriting contributions were also made by Joan Jett, Diane Warren, Jon Bon Jovi, and Richie Sambora.

Backing vocalist Louis “Louie” Merlino and drummer Bobby Chouinard later played together in Beggars & Thieves. Chouinard died in 1997.

Track listing

1. “Poison” (Alice Cooper, Desmond Child, John McCurry) – 4:29
2. “Spark in the Dark” (Cooper, Child) – 3:52
3. “House of Fire” (Cooper, Child, Joan Jett) – 3:47
4. “Why Trust You” (Cooper, Child) – 3:12
5. “Only My Heart Talkin'” (Cooper, Bruce Roberts, Andy Goldmark) – 4:47
6. “Bed of Nails” (Cooper, Child, Kane Roberts, Diane Warren) – 4:20
7. “This Maniac’s in Love with You” (Cooper, Child, Bob Held, Tom Teeley) – 3:48
8. “Trash” (Cooper, Child, Mark Frazier, Jamie Sever,) – 4:01
9. “Hell Is Living Without You” (Cooper, Child, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora) – 4:11
10. “I’m Your Gun” (Cooper, Child, McCurry) – 3:47

Production

• Produced By Desmond Child
• Executive Producer: Bob Pfeifer
• Production Co-Ordination: Michael Anthony
• Engineers: Obie O’Brien, Sir Arthur Payson
• Assistant Engineers: George Cowan, Nick DiDia, Ben Fowler, Robert Hart, John Herman, Don Peterkofsky, Duane Seykora, Mark Tanzer
• Mixing: Michael Barbiero, Steve Thompson
• Mastering: George Marino

Personnel

• Guitars: Kane Roberts on “Bed of Nails”, Mark Frazier, Jack Johnson, Steve Lukather, Guy Mann-Dude, John McCurry, Joe Perry on “House of Fire”, Richie Sambora on Hell is Living Without You
• Keyboards: Paul Chiten, Steve Deutsch, Gregg Mangiafico, Allan St. John
• Bass: Tom Hamilton on “Trash”, Hugh McDonald
• Drums, Percussion: Bobby Chouinard, Joey Kramer on “Trash”
• Programming: Steve Deutsch
• Special Effects: Gregg Mangiafico
• Additional Vocals: Michael Anthony, Stiv Bators, Jon Bon Jovi on “Trash”, Steven Tyler on “Only My Heart Talkin”, Desmond Child, Diana Grasselli, Jango, Hugh McDonald, Louis Merlino, Allan St. John, Jamie Sever, Bernie Shanahan, Tom Teeley, Joe Turano, Myriam Naomi Valle, Maria Vidal, Kip Winger, Kane Roberts