School Days: The Early Recordings cover

School Days: The Early Recordings

Alice Cooper · 1973

71 min · 22 tracks · hard rock · heavy metal · garage rock

A raw, eclectic collection of early tracks that blend garage rock energy with theatrical flair.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic journey with varied pacing
  • theatrical flair and raw energy
  • short tracks for quick bursts
  • playful irreverence throughout album
  • engaging storytelling in snippets

Maybe skip if you want

  • prefer long cohesive pieces
  • dislike eclectic track variety

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 1973, 'School Days: The Early Recordings' captures Alice Cooper's transition from the underground scene to mainstream recognition. This compilation showcases the band's formative years, preceding their breakthrough album, 'Love It to Death', which would propel them into stardom later that year. At this point, they were still solidifying their identity as pioneers of shock rock.
Stylistic neighbors
David Bowie· Kiss· Queen

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Titanic Overture 1:12
  • 2 Ten Minutes Before the Worm 1:36
  • 3 Swing Low Sweet Cheerio 5:36
  • 4 Today Mueller 1:43
  • 5 Living 3:06
  • 6 Fields of Regret 5:41
  • 7 No Longer Umpire 1:56
  • 8 Levity Ball 4:40
  • 9 B.B. on Mars 1:10
  • 10 Reflected 3:13
  • 11 Apple Bush 3:03
  • 12 Earwings to Eternity 1:16
  • 13 Changing Arranging 3:00

Disc 2

  • 1 Mr. and Misdemeanor 2:59
  • 2 Shoe Salesman 2:33
  • 3 Still No Air 2:29
  • 4 Below Your Means 6:51
  • 5 Return of the Spiders 4:28
  • 6 Laughing at Me 2:11
  • 7 Refrigerator Heaven 1:52
  • 8 Beautiful Flyaway 3:01
  • 9 Lay Down and Die, Goodbye 7:36

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