More of the Music of Alice Cooper
Reviews and Commentaries for Warner Bros. Records
This White Hot Stamper copy had the two best sides back to back we heard in our shootout, with a Triple Plus side two that really brought this music to life.
Which is not easy to do, given that the average copy of this album is a sonic mess —
There are a lot of green label Warner Bros. records from the 70s that sound like that, one might even call it their “house sound.”
When you play the later pressings, it’s obvious that they’ve gone overboard in cleaning up the murk, leaving a sound that is lean, flat and modern — in other words, unmusical, inappropriate and just plain wrong.
Finding the right balance of fullness and clarity, especially on this album, may not be easy, but it can be done. This side two was far and away the best we heard and proves that the album can sound good. (more…)