The Illustrated Collector's Guide to Alice Cooper [Paperback]

Dale Sherman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1999

One of the few rock performers to have become a household name, Alice Cooper is a living legend of theatrical rock. Bringing together biographical information, insights, stories, and detailed descriptions of his music, this fan guide to Alice Cooper covers his early bands in the 1960s, the Alice Cooper Group, and his solo career that continues to the present day. Each chapter is devoted to a specific time period in his career, and includes details about his personal life, recordings, tours, films, television appearances, and books within those years.

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About the Author

Dale Sherman is the author of 20th Century Rock and Roll: Women in Rock, Black Diamond: The Unauthorized Biography of Kiss, and Urban Legends of Rock Music: You Never Can Tell. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Collector's Guide Publishing, Inc. (May 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1896522467
• ISBN-13: 978-1896522463
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #661,218 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best book on ALICE collectibles available!, November 30, 1999

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Valerie Rodgers (Kentucky) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Illustrated Collector's Guide to Alice Cooper (Paperback)

This book is jam packed of any and every item imaginable on Alice. It is an amazingly informative as well. Each item is described in such detail you literally get lost in it.Has lots and lots of photos of the merchandise.Has rare bootlegs etc,too. Don't hestitate on getting this one. It is a winner!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive!, June 21, 2002

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Psychedelic Cowboy "psychedelic_cowboy" (Burbank, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Illustrated Collector's Guide to Alice Cooper (Paperback)

I was very impressed with the intensity of the research and detail of this book. The author takes you chronologically through Alice's career, focussing on recordings, tours, film and television and books. He goes bit by bit, album by album, single by single, and fills each entry with loads of detail. Minutiae including who played what, on which song, how the song did on the charts, variation in design, dates, formats, catalogue numbers, trivia-pretty much everything I wanted to know about Alice's output from 1964 to 1998. The book is split into five periods: 1964-74, 1975-79, 1980-82, 1984-1990, and 1991-1998. It is chock full of photos (many of which I had never seen before) both in black and white and in color and information (much of which I didn't know). It is a fascinating read for the Alice Cooper fan, and written so it can be read like a book (I read it cover to cover the first day I got it), or used as a reference guide (I have referred to it many times since). I can't recommend it enough for anyone who has questions about Alice or his music. This book answers it all.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars everything alice related is covered! A complete guide!, July 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Illustrated Collector's Guide to Alice Cooper (Paperback)

this collectors guide is ideal for the novice or advanced Alice fan. Everything is here including info about bootlegs and other unofficial stuff. Also included is tour info, details of AC recordings, and AC on film and video. This is not a price guide, rather a valuable reference. Softback, 300 pages including many color and rare photos.