Alice Cooper
Metro Sports Arena
Minneapolis, MN, USA

May 30, 1973

SBD B+/A-

01 Hello Hooray (4:59)
02 Billion Dollar Babies (3:56)
03 Elected (2:32)
04 I'm Eighteen (4:13)
05 Raped And Freezin' (3:29)
06 No More Mr Nice Guy (3:04)
07 My Stars (7:56)
08 Unfinished Sweet (5:51)
(Night On Bald Mountain Interlude - Removed)
09 Sick Things (4:15)
10 Dead Babies (Incomplete, Fade Out) (1:13)
11 I Love The Dead (7:51)
(Night On Bald Mountain Interlude - Removed)
12 School's Out (11:26)
13 Under My Wheels (5:32)
(God Bless America - Removed)

TT - 66:24

Confirmed lossless with TLH

Vincent Furnier (Alice Cooper) - Lead Vocals
Glen Buxton - Lead Guitar
Michael Bruce - Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals
Dennis Dunaway - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Neal Smith - Drums, Backing Vocals
Mick Mashbir - Lead Guitar
Bob Dolin - Keyboards

Here's Alice Cooper (when the name applied to a band rather than a singer) on their 1973 North American tour in support of the "Billion Dollar Babies" album which broke box office records and featured 64 concerts in 59 cities in 90 days. The tour allegedly grossed $20 million but once the ruinous expenses were deducted, the profit came to something like $4 million. This was due to the costs of employing about 40 people (including illusionist James Randi, who appeared in the stage show as "The Executioner") as well as transporting 12 tonnes of equipment from city to city including a gibbet, a guillotine, a surgical table, hundreds of baby dolls, dozens of mannequins and the stage set itself. Bob Dolin was drafted in to play live keyboards and Mick Mashbir was allegedly brought in to cover for Glen Buxton's occasionally erratic performances due to his health issues at the time.

I recently received this from a fellow trader. None of this performance was used on the "Billion Dollar Babies" 2 CD deluxe edition as the live recordings featured there were taken from the April 28th and April 29th performances in Houston and Dallas respectively.

The 2 pre-recorded interludes "Night On Bald Mountain" as well as the closing "God Bless America" have beed removed.

Sound is pretty good although "Dead Babies" is incomplete.

Many thanks to hunter.

Enjoy!