Album · Compilation
Prince of Darkness
Prince of Darkness is a compilation from Alice Cooper, released in November 1989 on MCA Records. It gathers no new songs, so it works as a collection of existing material rather than a fresh studio statement.
It arrived the same year as Trash, in the stretch between Raise Your Fist and Yell and Hey Stoopid. The reason to seek it out is the live version of "Billion Dollar Babies". It had previously appeared only as the B-side to the MCA single "He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)", and this disc gave it its only official digital release. For collectors who want that track on CD, it is the one place to find it.
Prince of Darkness: tracklist and credits
10 tracks · 38:24Tracklist
- 1Prince of DarknessAlice Cooper and Kane Roberts5:12
- 2Roses on White LaceAlice Cooper and Kane Roberts4:31
- 3Teenage FrankensteinAlice Cooper and Kane Roberts3:41
- 4He’s Back (The Man Behind the Mask)Cooper, Kelly, Roberts3:51
- 5Billion Dollar Babies (recorded live 1976)Bruce, Cooper, Vincent3:21
- 6Lock Me UpAlice Cooper and Kane Roberts3:27
- 7Simple DisobedienceAlice Cooper and Kane Roberts3:31
- 8Thrill My GorillaAlice Cooper and Kane Roberts2:58
- 9Life and Death of the PartyAlice Cooper and Kane Roberts3:43
- 10FreedomAlice Cooper and Kane Roberts4:09
- Produced by
- Michael Wagener, Beau Hill, Erik Scott
- Recorded at
- Amigo Studios, Atlantic Studios
- Mixed by
- Michael Wagener
- Mixed at
- Amigo Studios
- Engineered by
- Garth Richardson, Michael Wagener, Stephen Benben
- Label
- MCA Records
- Length
- 38:24
Line-up
- Alice Cooper · lead vocals
- Kane Roberts · drums (drum set), guitar, keyboard, bass, background vocals · guest
- Kip Winger · background vocals · guest
- Paul Delph · keyboard, background vocals · guest
- Tom Kelly · background vocals · guest
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1989-11-15 vs 1989-11-14 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 14 November 1989 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 15 November 1989 | |
| Wikidata | 1989 | |
| Wikipedia (other date) | 1989 | |
| US release | 14 November 1989 | earliest US date |
5 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | AL | Geffen | 076742231521 | other |
| 1989 | CA | MCA Records | 076742231521 | other |
| 14 November 1989 | CA | MCA Records | original | |
| 14 November 1989 | US | MCA Records | 076742231521 | original |
| 14 November 1989 | US | BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. | original |
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deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 280×280 | upscaled |