Alice Cooper - Love It To Death - (1971) - Vinyl - {First US Pressing} 24-Bit/96kHz + 16-Bit/44kHz *NEW RIP*
Alice Cooper - Love It To Death (1971)
vinyl rip in 24/96 & 16/44.1 | 788 MB & 220 MB | FLAC | no cue or log (vinyl)
DR Analysis | FF & FP | Full LP Artwork | First US Pressing
Genre: Rock | Straight Records ~ WS 1883
vinyl rip in 24/96 & 16/44.1 | 788 MB & 220 MB | FLAC | no cue or log (vinyl)
DR Analysis | FF & FP | Full LP Artwork | First US Pressing
Genre: Rock | Straight Records ~ WS 1883
Love It to Death is the third album by Alice Cooper, released in 1971. Hits include "Ballad of Dwight Fry", "Is It My Body", and one of Cooper's trademark songs, "I'm Eighteen". After two failed albums, this was the album that brought the Alice Cooper band into the mainstream. Much credit is generally given to producer Bob Ezrin, cleaning up the band's sound with fresh ideas and making it more accessible, most notably on the track, 'I'm Eighteen'. It originally was a much longer song, and in more of a psychedelic vein like the band's first two albums, which contained several longer songs. The album cover caused much controversy at the time of its release. Early pressings show Cooper's thumb sticking out of his pants, thus giving the illusion of a penis (see cover photo). This led Warner Brothers to censor it (four different versions of the front cover exist on LP). The first pressing on Straight Records has Alice's thumb showing & does not have the white banner stating "Including Their Hit "I'm Eighteen"". The second cover is the later Straight Records pressing which is the same as the first but has the white banner & the thumb. The third and one of the more rare covers is the first Warner Brothers re-issue. To solve the problem with his thumb, Warner brothers printed big white bars across the top and bottom of the cover hiding the thumb. The fourth cover has Alice Cooper's thumb along with his right arm clearly airbrushed out of the picture entirely. I have included full scans of all four covers, both white label promo Straight Records & pink Straight Records labels. Also included are scans of the first Warner Brothers pressing labels. The version heard here is from the white label promo on Straight Records.
Track Listing
Side 1
1. Caught In A Dream
2. I'm Eighteen
3. Long Way To Go
4. Black Juju
Side 2
1. Is It My Body
2. Hallowed Be My Name
3. Second Coming
4. Ballad Of Dwight Fry
5. Sun Arise
Side 1
1. Caught In A Dream
2. I'm Eighteen
3. Long Way To Go
4. Black Juju
Side 2
1. Is It My Body
2. Hallowed Be My Name
3. Second Coming
4. Ballad Of Dwight Fry
5. Sun Arise
Musicians:
Alice Cooper - Vocals, Harmonica
Glen Buxton - Lead Guitar
Michael Bruce - Rhythm Guitar, Keyboards
Dennis Dunaway - Bass Guitar
Neal Smith - Drums
Bob Ezrin - Keyboards
Technics SL-1210MK2 Turntable
Origin Live OL1 fully modified tone arm (Rega RB250)
Audio-Technica AT33EV MC Cartridge
Sonic Bliss Audiophile Turntable Mat
Dennon AU-300LC Step Up Transformer
Custom built, all tube phono stage
Creative 0404 USB @ 24 bit / 192khz
WaveLab 6.11 for recording software
JBL LSR series studio monitors / subwoofer for playback listening
iZotope RX Advanced 2.02 for any cleaning needed (all done manually)
iZotope RX Advanced 2.02 for re-sampling to 24/96 & 16/44
Trader's Little Helper for SBE correction
mp3tag 2.50 for tagging & re-naming files
Adobe Photoshop for scans
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foobar2000 1.1.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: Alice Cooper / Love It To Death
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.22 dB -14.03 dB 3:04 01-Caught In A Dream
DR12 -0.11 dB -14.28 dB 2:56 02-I'm Eighteen
DR12 -0.69 dB -14.97 dB 3:02 03-Long Way To Go
DR12 -0.05 dB -15.95 dB 9:06 04-Black Juju
DR13 -0.07 dB -15.45 dB 2:39 05-Is It My Body
DR13 -0.06 dB -15.49 dB 2:27 06-Hallowed Be My Name
DR12 -1.22 dB -15.54 dB 3:04 07-Second Coming
DR12 -1.47 dB -17.38 dB 6:31 08-Ballad Of Dwight Fry
DR11 -1.82 dB -15.76 dB 3:52 09-Sun Arise
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 3000 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Alice Cooper - Love It To Death - (1971) - Vinyl - {First US Pressing} 24-Bit/96kHz + 16-Bit/44kHz *NEW RIP*
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