NEW-WEST Records PROMO CD NW-6078: ALICE COOPER - Dirty Diamonds - 2005 USA

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Limited-Edition Promo CD. Features 13 tracks.

Originally, there was a band called Alice Cooper led by a singer named Vincent Damon Furnier. Under his direction, Alice Cooper pioneered a grandly theatrical and violent brand of heavy metal that was designed to shock. Drawing equally from horror movies, vaudeville, heavy metal, and garage rock, the group created a stage show that featured electric chairs, guillotines, fake blood, and huge boa constrictors, all coordinated by the heavily made-up Furnier. By that time, Furnier had adopted the name for his androgynous on-stage personality. While the visuals were extremely important to the group's impact, the band's music was nearly as distinctive. Driven by raw, simple riffs and melodies derived from '60s guitar pop as well as show tunes, it was rock & roll at its most basic and catchy, even when the band ventured into psychedelia and art rock. After the original group broke up and Furnier began a solo career as Alice Cooper, his actual music lost most of its theatrical flourishes, becoming straightforward heavy metal, yet his stage show retained all of the trademark props that made him the king of shock rock. Furnier formed his first group, the Earwigs, as an Arizona teenager in the early '60s. Changing the band's name to the Spiders in 1965, the group was eventually called the Nazz (not to be confused with Todd Rundgren's band of the same name). The Spiders and the Nazz both released local singles that were moderately popular. In 1968, after discovering there was another band with the same name, the group changed its name to Alice Cooper. According to band legend, the name came to Furnier during a Ouija board session, where he was told he was the reincarnation of a 17th century witch of the same name. Comprised of vocalist Furnier -- who would soon begin calling himself Alice Cooper -- guitarist Mike Bruce, guitarist Glen Buxton, bassist Dennis Dunaway, and drummer Neal Smith, the group moved to California in 1968. There they met Shep Gordon, who became their manager, and Frank Zappa, who signed Alice Cooper to his Straight Records imprint. Alice Cooper released their first album, Pretties for You, in 1969. Easy Action followed early in 1970, but failed to chart. The group's reputation in Los Angeles was slowly shrinking, so the band moved to Furnier's hometown of Detroit. For the next year, the group refined their bizarre stage show. Late in 1970, the group's contract was transferred to Straight's distributor Warner Bros., and they began recording their third album with producer Bob Ezrin. With Ezrin's assistance, Alice Cooper developed their classic heavy metal crunch on 1971's Love It to Death, which featured the number 21 hit single "Eighteen"; the album peaked at number 35 and went gold. The success enabled the group to develop a more impressive, elaborate live show, which made them a highly popular concert attraction across the U.S. and eventually the U.K. Killer, released late in 1971, was another gold album. Released in the summer of 1972, School's Out was Alice Cooper's breakthrough record, peaking at number two and selling over a million copies. The title song became a Top Ten hit in the U.S. and a number one single in the U.K. Billion Dollar Babies, released the following year, was the group's biggest hit, reaching number one in both America and Britain; the album's first single, "No More Mr. Nice Guy," became a Top Ten hit in Britain, peaking at number 25 in the U.S. Muscle of Love appeared late in 1973, yet it failed to capitalize on the success of Billion Dollar Babies. After Muscle of Love, Furnier and the rest of Alice Cooper parted ways to pursue other projects. Having officially changed his name to Alice Cooper, Furnier embarked on a similarly theatrical solo career; the rest of the band released one unsuccessful album under the name Billion Dollar Babies, while Mike Bruce and Neal Smith both recorded solo albums that were never issued. In the fall of 1974, a compilation of Alice Cooper's five Warner albums, entitled Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits, became a Top Ten hit. For his first solo album, Welcome to My Nightmare, Cooper hired Lou Reed's backing band from Rock 'N' Roll Animal -- guitarists Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter, bassist Prakash John, keyboardist Joseph Chrowski, and drummer Penti Glan -- as his supporting group. Released in the spring of 1975, the record was similar to his previous work and became a Top Ten hit in America, launching the hit acoustic ballad "Only Women Bleed." Its success put an end to any idea of reconvening Alice Cooper the band. Its follow-up, 1976's Alice Cooper Goes to Hell, was another hit, going gold in the U.S. After that album, Cooper's career began to slip, partially due to changing trends and partially due to his alcoholism. Cooper entered rehab in 1978, writing an album about his treatment called From the Inside (1978) with Bernie Taupin, Elton John's lyricist. During the early '80s, Cooper continued to release albums and tour, yet he was no longer as popular as he was during his early-'70s heyday. Cooper made a successful comeback in the late '80s, sparked by his appearances in horror films and a series of pop-metal bands that paid musical homage to his classic early records and concerts. Constrictor, released in 1986, began his comeback, but it was 1989's Trash that returned Cooper to the spotlight. Produced by the proven hitmaker Desmond Child, Trash featured guest appearances by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and most of Aerosmith; the record became a Top Ten hit in Britain and peaked at number 20 in the U.S., going platinum. "Poison," a midtempo rocker featured on the album, became Cooper's first Top Ten single since 1977. After the release of Trash, he continued to star in the occasional film, tour, and record, although he wasn't able to retain the audience recaptured with Trash. Still, 1991's Hey Stoopid and 1994's The Last Temptation were generally solid, professional efforts that helped Cooper settle into a comfortable cult status without damaging the critical goodwill surrounding his '70s output. After a live album, 1997's Fistful of Alice, Cooper returned on the smaller Spitfire label in 2000 with Brutal Planet, and Dragontown a year later. The Eyes of Alice Cooper appeared in 2003 and found Cooper and company playing a more stripped-down brand of near-garage rock. Dirty Diamonds from 2005 was nearly as raw and hit the streets around the same time Cooper premiered his syndicated radio show Nights with Alice Cooper. Three years later he returned with Along Came a Spider, a concept album that told the story of a spider-obsessed serial killer. In 2010, he released the live album Theatre of Death, along with a download-only EP of redone Cooper classics titled Alice Does Alice. 2011's Welcome 2 My Nightmare, a sequel to his 1975 conceptual classic of the same name (minus the 2), was recorded with longtime co-conspirator Bob Ezrin, and featured 14 brand new cuts that spanned multiple genres and relied on the talents of a host of previous members of the Alice Cooper band (including Steve Hunter), as well as a guest spot from pop superstar Ke$ha. In the same year he was awarded the Kerrang! Icon Award. Advancing years didn't prevent Cooper from maintaining a hectic schedule, and by 2012 he was touring with Iron Maiden and headlining Bloodstock Open Air. As an aside from his musical pursuits, he also starred in Tim Burton's adaptation of Dark Shadows, playing himself alongside Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Depp, and Michelle Pfeiffer. He returned to touring in 2014 as the opening act for Mötley Crüe's final tour, and the following year he unveiled a new super group called Hollywood Vampires, which included Johnny Depp and Joe Perry. They subsequently released an album of rock covers. He reunited with Ezrin yet again for his 27th studio record. Paranormal was released in 2017, featuring contributions from ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, Deep Purple's Roger Glover, and U2's Larry Mullen, alongside original band members Smith, Dunaway, and Bruce. The album was also released in a special edition with a bonus disc of live material. - Stephen Thomas Erlewine Dirty Diamonds is the 24th studio album by Alice Cooper, released on July 4, 2005 internationally, and August 2 in the US. The album peaked on Billboard's "Top Independent Albums" chart at #17, and the Billboard 200 album chart at #169 - Cooper's highest charting album since The Last Temptation, 11 years prior. When the big fat advances from big fat record companies dried up, Alice Cooper pared down his sound and came to terms with his inner garage on the nearly overdubless The Eyes of Alice Cooper. The album was worthy redemption from the big-money blandness of his mid-'80s recordings and a nice return to form after flirting with the industrial-flavored metal that defined his late-'90s material. Dirty Diamonds stays the course, and while it's not Killer or Love It to Death, it at least sounds like it's from the guy who was responsible for those classics. Fortunately, Alice is well aware of his age, and without teen angst as his focus, he turns to hedonism, sexy women, and sly, sicko humor played bar band style by one of the tightest crews he's ever fronted. Delivered in an exaggerated Johnny Cash style, "I'm in jail in a Texas town/In my sister's wedding gown" opens the bizarre "The Saga of Jesse Jane," a tale of a trucker who drives his rig all night listening to Judy Garland. It's inspired, as is the cover of the Left Banke's "Pretty Ballerina" (harpsichord, flute, and all), the reckless party tune "Steal That Car," and the slinking "Six Hours," which smells a lot like Cooper during his Bob Ezrin heyday until the dramatic bridge comes along and makes the likeness uncanny. The album is filled with surprises, but recalling his Flush the Fashion era with the robotic snarl on "Your Own Worst Enemy" takes the cake for Cooper fanatics. The catchy "Perfect" is a worthy single and the filler is clearly marked "bonus track." Ending the album with the Southern-fried, horror show "Zombie Dance" would have made more sense, since "Stand" with rapper Xzibit -- lifted from Unity: The Official Athens 2004 Olympic Games Album -- is silly and forced. Those are traits the rest of this fine album avoids like they were poison, or for that matter, "Poison.” - David Jeffries Alice Cooper barely made it out of the '60s with what you might call a music career. He ruled the world and then self destructed in the '70s – only to rise again, phoenix-like, in the '80s and '90s. So what, you might understandably ask, did the father of shock rock possibly have to say midway through the third millennium's first decade? Quite a bit, as it turned out, in the form of his 24th album, Dirty Diamonds, which emerged on Aug. 2, 2005, packed with a dozen new songs, mostly written by the singer with Ryan Roxy, Cooper's guitarist of nearly a decade. Together, the pair had toured for the final half of the '90s before returning to the studio via 2000's Brutal Planet. It had proved to be a long, six-year recording hiatus for Cooper, now swapped for a productive period that yielded four albums over the next six. Dirty Diamonds, like its predecessor The Eyes of Alice Cooper, avoided big productions and exchanged technological artifice for a bare bones, raw sound that was perhaps inspired in part by young purists like the White Stripes. Cooper then threw in the sleazy raunch of the '80s L.A. Strip for a little spice. Or maybe it was because Dirty Diamonds was allegedly recorded in just 13 days, and that no doubt contributed to the direct, in-your-face appeal of opening triplets "Woman of Mass Distraction," the tongue-in-cheek "Perfect" and "You Make Me Wanna." The title track's more layered arrangement finally bucked this trend, and "The Saga of Jesse Jane" took Alice Cooper to the country. Beyond that, points of interest included the moody grind of "Run Down the Devil," the organ-backed hard rock with hooks of "Steal that Car," and the voodoo blues of "Zombie Dance." In sum, Dirty Diamonds offered quite a varied set that rarely strayed from its stated mission statement of accomplishing more with less, When a legend like Alice Cooper is involved, what else does one need but the familiar, charismatic original article itself? - Eduardo Rivadavia Dirty Diamonds is a bunch of songs, seemingly all unconnected in content - yet all share the well established Alice Cooper style. Each song has either some twisted comedy (Saga of Jesse Jane), drama (the title track) or rock'n'roll (Your Own Worst Enemy) about it - meaning that any song can be picked out, held up and be proudly shown as one of Alice's fine aspects of showmanship and musicianship. To the casual fan, this is a great hard rock sounding record. Some of the more witty lines which can be found in Run Down the Devil, Saga of Jesse Jane and Perfect catch would you unexpectedly and give a good sense of Alice's lyric style that dates back to his beginning from his older tracks like Mary Ann and Cold Ethyl. If it wasn't for these imaginative lyrics of either wit or storytelling, this would be the standard Hard Rock album. And Alice can sing the standard Hard Rock album if he wanted to, and furthermore make it decent, but it's these golden nuggets of lines which raises this album above standard. However, to the more informed fan, there's not much innovation here - nothing here will shock any decent Alice Cooper fan into thinking 'wow that's unexpected!' - no twists or turns which develops Alice's character into something new (like the jump from Raise Your Fist to Trash), but it will surely bring a smile to a fan's face when hearing new lines of the familiar Alice signature style, proving that it still works effectively after all these years. If you liked 'The Eyes of Alice Cooper' which came out 2 years before this, then chances are you'll enjoy Dirty Diamonds also as they share the same philosophy of very little polishing of songs with the intention of making each track a rough, gritty listen. This is in keeping with the style of The Darkness, White Stripes and the many other bands who wants to re-create a vintage style of music to the point where each band had a very similar style. Alice is famous for not following such fashions, it's what got him here - so maybe this is a weak spot for him (similar to Trash and the big hair, arena style of bands around then). But this might be more down to him having a soft spot for such vintage style of music - being brought up on Rolling Stones and the like will make any old rocker wish for the good old days of recording an album without all the most modern technology. This was the best time for him to do it ... so he did it.... And he did it well by making it 'Cooperised' which obviously no other band can do, making it this albums' saving grace - otherwise it would wallow in with the rest of the other pseudo vintage band albums out there at the time. And on the subject of band albums - this is definitely an Alice band album. the strength of the studio band was really needed to pull this album through due to lack of post production. They needed to be able to perform well live in order for this album to be of any quality as lyrics alone wouldn't compensate for bad sound ... and thankfully the band here is super sturdy. It's no wonder that the studio band was the same as the band that went out on tour - Alice seems to be proud of who he's got behind him due to the inclusion of band photo's in the artwork, something that hasn't been seen since the days of the original band. - timoldbean With bands such as Franz Ferdinand and Bloc Party occupying high positions in the charts and appearing regularly on MTV2, it only made sense for Alice Cooper to go back to his garage rock roots. After all, much of contemporary popular rock uses exactly the same aesthetic conventions as those pioneered by Alice, MC5 and The Stooges (among others) in the early 70s. Dirty Diamonds is the second such stripped down album by Cooper, following 2003's superb The Eyes Of Alice Cooper. Personally, I don't think he managed to top the previous release but Dirty Diamonds is still filled with great music and a lot of fun. Although garage rock minimalism is very much the aesthetic of choice here, this does in no way mean that Dirty Diamonds is not a varied record. On the contrary, I think people tend to forget just how much variety there was on seminal albums like School's Out and Billion Dollar Babies and the new record follows this trend. We have a number of sleazy, yet slick rockers, such as the wonderful opener "Woman Of Mass Distraction", the title track and the very clever "Sunset Babies". We also have the obligatory party tunes ("Steal That Car", "Run Down The Devil", "My Own Worst Enemy") and the deliberately cheesy ballad ("Six Hours") but then, we also have the few gems that all real Alice fans are always on the lookout for. Take "The Saga Of Jesse Jane" - a country-western track with exaggerated Johnny Cash-like vocals and one of the best opening lines in music history (I'm in jail in a Texas town/In my sister's wedding gown). The serene cover of the Left Banke's "Pretty Balerina" is similarly wacky and as such extremely successful. Finally, "Zombie Dance" is the creepy southern-gothic tinged rocker that Rob Zombie has been trying to record for the last decade or so. All in all, Dirty Diamonds is a really great album that makes up for its lack of focus with the pure genius of some of its particular ideas. Definitely one of Alice's best albums and easily one of the finest albums of 2005. - Jupitreas Fans of Alice Cooper's Brutal Planet and Dragontown albums who liked the modern, darker and more serious direction that he was taking with those albums must have found themselves feeling left out by 2003's The Eyes Of Alice Cooper. With that album, instead of continuing on the same path, he went back to the basics and offered a very stripped down album that sounded more like material he did in the early 70' on albums like Love it To Death, Killer and School's Out and bore very little resemblance to Brutal Planet and Dragontown. The premise was to get back to a garage band type of sound with no overdubs and an overall live-from-the-floor type of production; something Alice hadn't done in several decades. Long-time fans who have been patiently waiting for him to do another album like this were finally satisfied. With the follow-up album, Dirty Diamonds just recently released, it seems that the back-to-the-roots type of approach to writing and recording an album was not a one shot deal and is in fact the formula that he is going to stick with for a while. Steve Lindsey and Rick Boston handle the production duties and this time around, Alice allowed the band members to use overdubs. The production, although a bit slicker than his last album, still has the live feel to it along with a rough and ready sound. The whole album was written and recorded in just under two weeks time and Alice introduces two new band members in Damon Johnson (Brother Cane), who joins Ryan Roxie as the band's guitarists and Tommy Clufetos who takes over the drummers seat. Although the music of Alice's last couple of albums shows more of a 70's vibe, he certainly shows that he's keeping his eyes and ears open to the state of affairs in the world today. The opening track, Woman Of Mass Distraction (an obvious play on the weapons of mass destruction phrase we have all gotten so sick of hearing) is a solid riff-driven rocker with Alice's tongue-in-cheek lyrical approach. The chorus is very catchy and Alice is the only artist that I've ever seen use the word "castrate" as a rhyme for the word "date"....ouch!! Perfect takes us back to the bluesy old Alice Cooper feel of the early 70's and lyrically tells the story of someone who although is talented (and obviously boasts about it), keeps falling apart when performing in front of people. Other albums highlights include the fast, punk influenced title track Dirty Diamonds complete with a James Bond film score vibe to it and sounding like it could've been pulled from the Love It To Death sessions. The Saga Of Jesse Jane sees Alice at his storytelling best in this slow bluesy western flavored track about a cross-dressing truck driver who gets thrown in jail in a small town in Texas. Sung in the first person, this is classic Alice!! Sunset Babies(All Got Rabies) steals a little from the main riff to the Stones' Happy and is a very up tempo rocker that pokes fun at the newest Hollywood divas like Paris Hilton but without mentioning any names. By the clever phrasing and lyrical style, we all know who's he's really talking about!! Steal That Car features a fast punk-like feel and a great chorus in telling the saga of a car thief. Another track worth mentioning is Alice's cover of the 60's group The Lefte Banke's Pretty Ballerina. Quiet and laid back, it's mainly an acoustic flavored track with some flute and keyboard orchestrations and fits in very well with Alice's classic early 70's material particularly the quieter sections of tracks like Desperado from the Killer album and may have been an influence later on with the classic Only Women Bleed from Welcome To My Nightmare. There's lots of variety on this album and the production a little cleaner than The Eyes Of Alice Cooper. With Dirty Diamonds, there's lots of really great songs with each one having its own unique identity and story to tell. I really like the album but there's a couple tracks that are definitely sub par as far as the normal Alice Cooper quality of song writing and this album is “marred” by the inclusion of the bonus track Stand. With it’s funky hip-hop feel, Alice does a duet with rapper Xzibit. It’s a bonus track…..we can forgive him….this time!!! Rest assured, these are the few exceptions as there's lots of great catchy and witty Alice Cooper throughout this entire album. It's all about the wit and attitude with Alice Cooper as he's at his best when his material has both. For a man pushing 60, he still has the same approach to song writing as he did back when he was in his 20's. The master of the macabre has once again delivered a fresh new album albeit with a retro 70's style sound and will certainly please the fans of his early 70's material. It also goes to show that unlike many of his counterparts from the same era, he's not just a classic rock act nowadays and is still capable of putting out quality new material. - Marty, Metalreviews

This listing is for a rare, out of print PROMO CD title - a USED / OPENED, in Near Mint minus overall condition PROMO CD PRESSED and ISSUED by NEW WEST Records, of a highly collectible title, featuring -

Alice Cooper

PROMO CD Title -

Dirty Diamonds

Track Listing -
1. Woman Of Mass Distraction - 4:00 2. Perfect - 3:30 3. You Make Me Wanna - 3:31 4. Dirty Diamonds - 4:03 5. The Saga Of Jesse Jane - 4:16 6. Sunset Babies (All Got Rabies) - 3:28 7. Pretty Ballerina - 3:02 8. Run Down The Devil - 3:29 9. Steal That Car - 3:17 10. Six Hours - 3:25 11. Your Own Worst Enemy - 2:15 12. Zombie Dance - 4:23 13. Stand - Featuring Xzibit - 4:05

Credits / Performers on these discs include -

•  Alice Cooper - Vocals, Harmonica •  Ryan Roxie - Guitar •  Damon Johnson - Guitar •  Chuck Garric - Bass •  Tommy Clufetos - Drums •  Xzibit - Rap on "Stand" •  Eric Singer - Frequent drummer for Alice Cooper is pictured on the album booklet/tray, but does not play on Dirty Diamonds.

Other Information -

Promo Only - Not for Sale.  CD is housed in a plastic jewel case. Does NOT come with any printed front paper insert. There is a back paper insert.

The PROMO CD is from the ultra-rare series of audiophile CDs made by NEW WEST records (Out of Print).

  • PROMO CD catalog # NW 6078
  • PROMO CD first issued in 2005
  • PROMO CD made in the USA
  • For promotional use only - not for sale.

The PROMO CD, JEWEL CASE AND INSERTS are all in Near MINT minus overall condition! There are no serious marks on the reflective side of the disc that we could see. Top notch, collectors grade condition - see the pictures with this listing as they are of the actual item being offered. When play tested on our audio system, this item performed PERFECTLY!

This CD is an audiophile quality pressing (any collector of fine MFSL, half speeds, direct to discs, Japanese/UK pressings etc., can attest to the difference a quality pressing can make to an audio system).

Do not let this rarity slip by!
  • Condition: Sehr gut
  • Condition: Top notch collectors grade condition. Long out of print and made in the USA - PROMO CD that was issued in 2005. No serious marks on the reflective sides of the disc - just lovely. Pictures are of the actual item. Superb condition, superb collectible.
  • Artist: Alice Cooper
  • CD Grading: Near Mint (NM or M-)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Record Label: New West Records
  • Release Title: ALICE COOPER - Dirty Diamonds
  • Occasion: none
  • Case Type: Jewel Case: Standard
  • Custom Bundle: No
  • Color: Silver
  • Case Condition: Excellent (EX)
  • MPN: NEW-WEST Records PROMO CD NW-6078
  • Inlay Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
  • Catalog Number: NW-6078
  • Modified Item: No
  • Edition: PROMO CD, Collector's Edition, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Promo
  • Type: Album
  • Format: CD (Promo)
  • Release Year: 2005
  • Era: 2000s
  • Style: 2000s
  • Features: Out of Print, Audiophile Collectible, PROMO CD made in the USA, Collector's Edition, Limited Edition, Promo, Special Edition, CD issued in 2005, Import
  • Genre: Rock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • UPC: 0607396607822

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