Americký spevák, skladateľ a priekopník tzv. shock rocku Alice Cooper sa preslávil dramatickými koncertnými šou plnými hororových prvkov, divadelných efektov a kontroverznej estetiky. Na scéne pôsobí od konca 60. rokov a výrazne ovplyvnil generácie hudobníkov od glam rocku až po heavy metal. Aj po viac ako päťdesiatich rokoch zostáva jedným z najvýraznejších a najtrvalejších symbolov rockovej kultúry.
Box set The Studio Albums 1975–1978 mapuje kľúčové transformačné obdobie, keď sa vydal na sólovú dráhu po rozpade pôvodnej kapely. Kolekcia obsahuje štyri štúdiové albumy na piatich CD: prelomový koncepčný album Welcome to My Nightmare (1975), Alice Cooper Goes to Hell (1976), Lace and Whiskey (1977) a hlboko osobný From the Inside (1978). Ako bonus je pripojené piate CD s remixovanými singlami a raritami. Tieto nahrávky dokonale kombinujú prepracované divadelné príbehy, tvrdé gitarové riffy a nečakane citlivé hitové balady ako Only Women Bleed či How You Gonna See Me Now.
Skladby
1. WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE [5:19]
2. DEVIL’S FOOD [3:38]
3. THE BLACK WIDOW [3:37]
4. SOME FOLKS [4:19]
5. ONLY WOMEN BLEED [5:59]
6. DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH [3:18]
7. COLD ETHYL [2:51]
8. YEARS AGO [2:51]
9. STEVEN [5:52]
10. THE AWAKENING [2:25]
11. ESCAPE [3:20]
CD2 Alice Cooper Goes To Hell
1. GO TO HELL [5:02]
2. YOU GOTTA DANCE [2:44]
3. I’M THE COOLEST [3:57]
4. DIDN’T WE MEET [4:15]
5. I NEVER CRY [3:43]
6. GIVE THE KID A BREAK [4:13]
7. GUILTY [3:21]
8. WAKE ME GENTLY [5:03]
9. WISH YOU WERE HERE [4:35]
10. I’M ALWAYS CHASING RAINBOWS [2:13]
11. GOING HOME [3:47]
CD3 Lace And Whiskey
1. IT’S HOT TONIGHT [3:22]
2. LACE AND WHISKEY [3:15]
3. ROAD RATS [4:54]
4. DAMNED IF YOU DO [3:13]
5. YOU AND ME [5:11]
6. KING OF THE SILVER SCREEN [5:35]
7. UBANGI STOMP [2:12]
8. (NO MORE) LOVE AT YOUR CONVENIENCE [3:49]
9. I NEVER WROTE THOSE SONGS [4:34]
10. MY GOD [5:42]
CD4 From The Inside
1. FROM THE INSIDE [3:55]
2. WISH I WERE BORN IN BEVERLY HILLS [3:38]
3. THE QUIET ROOM [3:52]
4. NURSE ROZETTA [4:15]
5. MILLIE AND BILLIE [4:15]
6. SERIOUS [2:44]
7. HOW YOU GONNA SEE ME NOW [3:57]
8. FOR VERONICA’S SAKE [3:37]
9. JACKKNIFE JOHNNY [3:45]
10. INMATES (WE’RE ALL CRAZY) [5:03]
CD5 Bonus Misdemeanors
1. WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE (Single Version) [2:44]
2. DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH (Single Version) [2:50]
3. ONLY WOMEN BLEED (Single Version) [3:29]
4. YOU AND ME (Single Version) [3:25]
5. FROM THE INSIDE (Single Version) [3:26]
6. NO TRICKS - with Betty Wright [4:20]
7. ROAD RATS [2:44]
