ALICE COOPER - Welcome To My Nightmare [Hybrid Stereo SACD]

Analogue Productions/Atlantic 75 Series

£53.98

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: CAPA015SA
Barcode: 753088751561
Release Date: TBA 2024
Genre: Pop Rock

Hybrid Stereo SACD release
Mastered direct-to-DSD by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering

1975 was a banner year for superstar Alice Cooper with the release of the groundbreaking concept album Welcome To My Nightmare. This album showcases Cooper's theatricality, storytelling prowess, and ability to create an immersive world of horror and fantasy.

From the opening notes of the title track, "Welcome to My Nightmare," listeners are transported into a dark and twisted dreamscape. Cooper's signature blend of rock, glam, and theatricality shines throughout the album. His gritty yet melodic vocals, combined with a richly layered musical backdrop, create an atmosphere of eerie enchantment. The album's production incorporates haunting orchestral arrangements, catchy hooks, and powerful guitar riffs, crafting a sonically diverse and captivating listening experience.

Teaming up again with his longtime producer Bob Ezrin, the duo assembled some of the greatest music to go along with the David Winter-produced TV special, and in doing so, created some of his best known songs like the huge hit single "Only Women Bleed." This Top 5 single carried Welcome To My Nightmare into multiple platinum territory and forever etched the word superstar to the name of Alice Cooper.

All the hallmarks of a top-notch Analogue Productions reissue are here for you to savor: Mastered directly from the original master tape by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering and cut at 45 RPM. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings and RTI, and housed in tip-on old style gatefold double pocket jackets with film lamination by Stoughton Printing.

Track List
Side 1
1. Welcome To My Nightmare (5:19)
2. Devil's Food (3:38)
3. The Black Widow (3:37)

Side 2
1. Some Folks (4:19)
2. Only Women Bleed (5:59)

Side 3
1. Department Of Youth (3:18)
2. Cold Ethyl (2:51)
3. Years Ago (2:51)

Side 4
1. Steven (5:52)
2. The Awakening (2:25)
3. Escape (3:20)