Alice Cooper has announced a 50th anniversary deluxe edition of his seminal 1973 album. Billion dollar babies. The expanded set arrives on March 8th digitally and in physical 3LP and 2CD formats.
The “Trillion Dollar” edition, as Cooper calls it, includes a remastered version of the original studio album and a host of era-specific rarities: two studio outtakes, four single mixes, and a concert recording of one date in Texas in 1973. The vinyl edition will also replicate the iconic snakeskin wallet sleeve design of the original LP (and houses the band's original billion dollar bill).
The liner notes to the LP and CD editions present an oral history of the album, with Cooper himself reflecting on the writing process of what would become some of the biggest hits of his career (i.e., “Elected” and “No More Mr. Nice”). Boy”).
“We were writing those songs looking at each other, and every time we wrote a line I was like, 'Oh, this is going to kill them.' Oh, they're going to hate us for this,'” Cooper said in the notes (as revealed in a press release). “But at the same time, it was almost like an Edgar Allan Poe story when you hear 'I Love the Dead.' I tried to write it the way Vincent Price would sing it.”
The album's consistency and numerous hits rank it as arguably Cooper's finest artistic achievement and a high rating for his band's original lineup. The upcoming reissue follows the previous deluxe repression of his early '70s work, which includes Killer and School exit.
Below you can see the tracklist of the deluxe edition of the 50th anniversary of Alice Cooper's Billion dollar babies and stream the unique blend of “Elected.” Pre-order the 3LP edition here and the 2 CD edition here.
Billion dollar babies 50th Anniversary Edition 3LP Vinyl Track Listing:
LP1 – Side A
01. Hello Hooray
02. Raped and frozen
03. Chosen
04. Billion dollar babies
05. Unfinished Sweet
B side
01. No more Mr. Good Boy
02. Generation collapse
03. Sick things
04. María Ana
05. I love the dead
LP2 – Side C
01. Hello Hooray – Live, 1973
02. Billion Dollar Babies – Live, 1973
03. Chosen – Live, 1973
04. I'm eighteen years old – Live, 1973
05. Raped and frozen – Live, 1973
06. No more Mr. Nice Guy – Live, 1973
D Side
01. My Stars – Live, 1973
02. 02. Unfinished Sweet – Live, 1973
03. Sick Things – Live, 1973
04. Dead Babies – Live, 1973
05. I love the dead – Live, 1973
LP3
E side
01. School's Out – Live, 1973
02. Under my wheels – Live, 1973
03. Charcoal Black Model T – Outtake
04. Son Of Billion Dollar Babies (Generation Landslide) – Taken Out
F Side
01. Hello Hooray – Single version
02. Billion Dollar Babies – Single Version
03. Chosen – Single Version
04. Mary Ann – Single version
05. Elegant black limousine
Billion dollar babies 50th Anniversary Edition 2-CD Track Listing:
CD1
01. Hello Hooray
02. Raped and frozen
03. Chosen
04. Billion dollar babies
05. Unfinished Sweet
06. No more Mr. Good Boy
07. Generation collapse
08. Sick things
09. María Ana
10. I love the dead
CD2
01. Hello Hooray – Live, 1973
02. Billion Dollar Babies – Live, 1973
03. Chosen – Live, 1973
04. I'm eighteen years old – Live, 1973
05. Raped and frozen – Live, 1973
06. No more Mr. Nice Guy – Live, 1973
07. My Stars – Live, 1973
08. Unfinished Sweet – Live, 1973
09. Sick Things – Live, 1973
10. Dead Babies – Live, 1973
11. I Love the Dead – Live, 1973
12. School's Out – Live, 1973
13. Under my wheels – Live, 1973
14. Charcoal Black Model T: Discard
15. Son Of Billion Dollar Babies (Generation Landslide) – Taken out
16. Hello Hooray – Single version
17. Billion Dollar Babies – Single Version
18. Chosen – Single Version
19. Mary Ann – Single Version
20. Elegant black limousine
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