Pretties for You
Pretties for You is the debut album by Alice Cooper, released on 25 June 1969 on Straight Records. At that point Alice Cooper was the name of the whole band, though singer Vincent Furnier used it as his stage name too. Frank Zappa, his manager Herb Cohen and fellow Mother of Invention Ian Underwood produced it alongside Furnier, and the sound is a long way from the tight hard rock that later made the group famous.
Expect psychedelic, progressive leanings: unusual time signatures, jarring syncopation, sound effects and a wide spread of influences. "Levity Ball" shows the pull of Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd, whom the band spent time with on the Floyd's US tour. The record flopped, though it is a fascinating starting point. "Reflected", the first single, was later reworked as "Elected" on Billion Dollar Babies.
Pretties for You: tracklist, credits and charts
13 tracks · 38:31Tracklist
- 1Titanic OvertureBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith1:15
- 210 Minutes Before the WormBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith1:42
- 3Sing Low, Sweet CheerioBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith5:45
- 4Today MuellerBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith1:50
- 5LivingBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith3:14
- 6Fields of RegretBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith5:47
- 7No Longer UmpireBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith2:04
- 8Levity Ball (live at the Cheetah)Bruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith4:42
- 9B.B. on MarsBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith1:20
- 10ReflectedBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith3:17
- 11Apple BushBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith3:11
- 12Earwigs to EternityBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith1:22
- 13Changing ArrangingBruce, Buxton, Cooper, Dunaway, Smith3:04
- Produced by
- Alice Cooper, Ian Underwood, Herb Cohen, Frank Zappa
- Recorded at
- Whitney Recording Studios (Los Angeles)
- Recorded
- November 1968
- Engineered by
- Dick Kunc
- Labels
- Straight Records, Straight
- Length
- 38:31
Line-up
- Michael Bruce · guitar, background vocals, lead vocals
- Glen Buxton · guitar
- Dennis Dunaway · bass, background vocals
- Neal Smith · drums (drum set), background vocals
- Alice Cooper · lead vocals
Singles
- “Reflected” · 19 May 1969
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1969 | 193 |
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
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How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | June 1969 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 25 June 1969 | |
| Wikidata | 25 June 1969 | |
| US release | June 1969 | earliest US date |
6 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1969 | US | Straight Records | original | |
| 1989 | US | Enigma Retro | 018777336222 | other |
| 2005 | XW | Warner Bros. Records | 603497088966 | other |
| 2008 | XE | Rhino | 081227992712 | other |
| 21 December 2011 | JP | Straight Records | 4943674112609 | other |
| 3 October 2017 | XW | Warner Bros.‐Seven Arts Records | 081227933814 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · native: native 3600x3600, downscaled to 3000
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 3600×3600 | native: native 3600x3600, downscaled to 3000 |
| deezer | 1800×1800 | native |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |