At the time of this concert, the band was on their way to the big time. The album "Killer" was released in late 1971, and it was their first big album success. It would eventually go Platinum in the U.S., which means sales of a million or more. The band also had a lot of success with the song "I'm Eighteen," which made the Top Twenty in the U.S. singles chart in early 1971. However, greater popularity was coming. The band's next album, "School's Out" would be an even bigger success in 1972, propelled by a single with the same name. That single would be released only a few weeks after this concert.
The band was making a big impression with audiences due to their theatrical stage performances. One fan who attended this concert later commented, "I was not a fan of Alice Cooper until I saw him in concert at Mar y Sol. I think I was more amazed at the crowd reaction then the actual show, but they could rock. I remember this chill going over me when Alice hung himself. He also did the throwing money bit into the crowd, and watching people scramble for it was pretty funny."
For this set, it happens that the entire performance has been officially released. It came out on a deluxe edition of the "Killer" album. Most of that album was performed in the concert, as well as "Public Animal the show previews "Public Animal #9" from the upcoming album. The band played most of "Killer" during the concert, plus three songs from their previous album "Love It to Death," including their sole hit at the time, "I'm Eighteen."
This album is an hour and five minutes long.
01 Be My Lover (Alice Cooper)
02 You Drive Me Nervous (Alice Cooper)
03 Yeah, Yeah, Yeah (Alice Cooper)
04 talk (Alice Cooper)
05 I'm Eighteen (Alice Cooper)
06 Halo of Flies (Alice Cooper)
07 Is It My Body (Alice Cooper)
08 Dead Babies (Alice Cooper)
09 Killer (Alice Cooper)
10 Long Way to Go (Alice Cooper)
11 Under My Wheels (Alice Cooper)
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I could be wrong, since it's been a long time since I make the cover art for this festival, but I'm pretty sure the cover image is from this exact concert. I found just two photos of him from it, this one, and one of him holding a skull in his hands.
Thanks for sharing. Black Sabbath & Badfinger were both supposed to perform on the third day April 3rd but pulled out. Bummer, would have liked to have those two bands play the festival.
ReplyDeleteBlack Sabbath, yes, but I haven't seen anything about Badfinger being supposed to play. The very comprehensive website about the festival that I mentioned in the write-up to the first album doesn't mention them.
DeleteMy mistake. It was the Pocono International Raceway Fest in Long Pond on July 8, 1972 where Black Sabbath & Badfinger cancelled. Here is the article.
Deletehttps://www.google.com/search?q=long+pond+pocono+international+raceway+fest+july+8%2C+1972&sca_esv=ba43fa757c43458e&sxsrf=ANbL-n6mUtB9AR478f2mJagvcq-Pmbj_-g%3A1776479802927&source=hp&ei=Ou7iadTRNs-HptQPlZSEYA&iflsig=AFdpzrgAAAAAaeL8Srn6G9eO2FdP9gM2wn_iBkxsoRXp&ved=0ahUKEwjU1uj8rvaTAxXPg4kEHRUKAQwQ4dUDCCQ&oq=long+pond+pocono+international+raceway+fest+july+8%2C+1972&gs_lp=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_TtA7IHBTI4LjI4uAfEK8IHBzguMzcuMTHIB1mACAA&sclient=gws-wiz
The festival featured a lineup of major rock acts, though high-profile bands Black Sabbath and Badfinger cancelled their scheduled appearances.
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Performances on the first day included:
Mother Night: 1:00 p.m.
Claire Hamill
The Groundhogs
Ramatam: 6:00 p.m.
Bull Angus
Cactus
Edgar Winter: 10:00 p.m. His set was noted by critics as receiving the best audience response of the show.
Here is the article. Sorry, it didn't copy right the first time.
I found some info here:
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Too bad there don't seem to be good recordings of it. I had never heard of it until you mentioned it.
Actually, I do see good recordings of the Emerson Lake and Palmer and Groundhogs sets at YouTube. But that's all I can find.
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ReplyDeleteAwesome share and thank you for the early Alice!
ReplyDeleteI was never a big fan of Alice, but I DID buy the Killer album and dug the songs 18 and School's Out. This was a very good listen. The band was on fire, although the vocals at times were quite off... Thanx for posting this.
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