Rare SEALED '70s PROMO GIMMIX WINDOW COVER = ALICE COOPER FROM THE INSIDE

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   ORIGINAL '70s PRESSING  ~ PROMOTIONAL COPY

                           SEALED ~ UNPLAYED !! 

                                  From The INSIDE

                     Alice Cooper      

                          USA - Warner Brothers - BSK 3263   

MORE THAN RARE as a "SEALED" advanced release PROMOTIONAL COPY

This is a well designed gimmix cover that opens from the middle as well as "doors" that open on the back (see photos) ... the custom cover, being a promotional item, does not have the conventional cellophane wrapper SEALING the cover. Instead there are TWO stickers that SEAL the panels that open up to get the record out, one is an Alice Cooper sticker for the items title and the other sticker being a hit sticker for "How You Gonna See Me Now" ... very clever design and insures this copy has NEVER BEEN PLAYED....

The songs on this LP are based on actual people Alice encountered during his stay in a psychiatric hospital he voluntarily entered to seek treatment for his alcoholism. The stories involve characters ranging from a man obsessed with his dog to a compulsive gambler to a couple who have hacked the female's husband into little pieces. The latter song, "Millie and Billie", is a tender duet sung by Alice and Marcy Levy that fades with the sound of a circular saw grinding Millie's poor spouse to bits. Also included are a couple of personal songs Alice penned. "How You Gonna See Me Now" is a beautiful ballad written in the form of a letter to Sheryl Cooper, Alice's wife, in which he expresses his insecurities over whether or not Mrs. Cooper's love for her man has diminished as a result of his ordeal. Loaded with great musicianship by people like Dick Wagner from "The Frost" on guitar and Rick Nielsen from "Cheap Trick" on guitar ... our peek into the "Inside" concludes with the exuberent and haunting anthem, "Inmates (We're All Crazy)". The title song, From the Inside, is about Cooper’s crash – the pressure of being on the road, performing concerts every night and living out of a suitcase, spending the entire time with a toxic level of alcohol in his bloodstream finally driving him to get help. While delivered with ironic front-man mystique, it shows great vulnerability.  Where’s my makeup, where’s my face on the inside?Wish I Were Born in Beverly Hills is about a young debutante of privilege and wealth who losses her grip. She cracked one day at Cartier, when things came to head. They put her trinkets away and wrapped her up instead. The Quiet Room is an introspective song about the proverbial padded cell where a suicidal inmate has been placed to protect him from himself. Plastic forks and spoons. No laces in my shoes. They all know what I tried to do, outside the quiet room. Nurse Rosseta – A catchy song about an imbalanced priest in the asylum, fantasizing about one of the nurses. It’s raunchy and funny and wrong in all the right places. Nurse Rosetta, Make me better, let me feel your tongue depressor. Millie and Billie – A duet, with the characters of Millie and Billie confessing their love for each other and revealing what drove them mad. I love a song that tells a story, and this one didn’t disappoint. I liked your late husband, Donald, but what torture his memory brings. All sliced-up and sealed tight in baggies. I guess love makes you do crazy things. Serious –Silky is a man with a serious gambling and drinking habit.  Musically,  this is probably the best song on the album.  All of my life was a laugh and a joke, a drink and a smoke, until I passed out on the floor again and again and again and again.How You Gonna See Me Now – A ballad that plays uncharacteristically straight and a little sappy for a Cooper song. With his rehab behind him, he is going home and ponders how his wife will see him now that he is straight. Just like the first time, we are strangers again. I might have grown out of style in the place I’ve been. For Veronica’s Sake is done with twisted irony, dealing with an inmate’s struggle to get his grip on reality so he can get his dog out of the pound before she gets put down. We’ve both been put in cages. We’ve got our shots and tags. I got a sweaty fist to shake.  She’s got a tail to wag. Jackknife Johnny – a junkie and veteran of the Vietnam War, the song vaguely tells the story of how Johnny was drafted and that all his friends are dead. Jackknife Johnny, tool of a daggers drawn world. Inmates (We’re All Crazy) – This is a typical Cooper parody, echoing the attitude of the asylum’s inhabitants – We watch every day for the bus and driver says, “That’s where the lunatics stay.” I wonder if he’s talking about us.

 From The Inside 

 Wish I Were Born In Beverly Hills 

 The Quiet Room 

 Nurse Rozetta 

 Millie And Billie 

 Serious 

 How You Gonna See Me Now 

 For Veronica's Sake 

 Jackknife Johnny 

 Inmates (We're All Crazy)

CONDITION: The cover is solid and colorful, both front and back window covers have never been opened - essentially STILL SEALED VINYL...UNPLAYED ... no problematic issues!

The vinyl ...NEVER PLAYED

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