Alice Cooper - Easy Action download album

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- Title:Easy Action
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- Style:Psychedelic Rock, Garage Rock, Experimental
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- Size MP3 version1884 megabytes
- Size WMA version1375 megabytes
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Easy Action is the second studio album by the American rock band Alice Cooper, released by Straight Records in March 1970. As with Pretties for You, the band's debut from the previous year, Easy Action was neither a commercial nor critical success. Singles include "Shoe Salesman" and "Return of the Spiders".
Band Name Alice Cooper. Album Name Easy Action. Erscheinungsdatum Juni 1970. Musik GenreHard Rock. Mitglieder die dieses Album besitzen112. 1. Mr. and Mis Demeanor.
Album cover, vinyl color and labels are "Easy Action" - but the actual tracks are those from the 2018 Rhino re-release of "Killer" (also a mispress). Other Versions (5 of 56) View All. Cat.Easy Action (LP, Album, Gat).
The best of the best from the Alice Cooper group. Considering that the ACG never did a bad song, choosing the tracks for this album must have been a challenge. Bob Ezrin did some remixing on some of the earlier tracks from Killer bringing Alice's voice more to the forefront than the original recordings. The album cover was the first one that was not a gatefold or other gimic with the exception of the Australian '74 release nd features a sepia-toned Drew Struzan illustration of the band members in front of a 1930s garage
Easy Action is often regarded as the middle child of Alice Cooper’s early years. The 1970 sophomore album is more palatable than 1969’s Pretties For You, yet void of the gargantuan insta-hits mixed by Bob Ezrin on 1971’s Love It To Death. But three of these nine tunes reveal Alice Cooper finding his voice. Some songs even sound like blueprints for Love It To Death, like the first cut Mr. And Misdemeanor which reveals Alice experimenting with the signature snarl that overtook his later inflections.
It can be argued that Easy Action was the album that laid the foundation for the rise of one of the most controversial and spectacular rock n’ roll bands of the 70’s, as well as one of the most recognised and acknowledged rock legends of all time. If not, the record was at least the first step in the evolution of the Alice Cooper band. There is evidence of change on the opening track, Mr & Misdemeanour, with Vince ditching his clean, poppy vocal style occasionally, in favour of a more familiar Cooper snarl
Tracklist
A1 | Mr. & Misdemeanor | 3:20 |
A2 | Shoe Salesman | 2:33 |
A3 | Still No Air | 2:30 |
A4 | Below Your Means | 6:50 |
B1 | Return Of The Spiders | 4:25 |
B2 | Laughing At Me | 2:16 |
B3 | Refrigerator Heaven | 2:17 |
B4 | Beautiful Flyaway | 3:00 |
B5 | Lay Down And Die, Goodbye | 7:30 |
Companies, etc.
- Produced At – Sunwest Studios
- Mastered At – Customatrix
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
- Produced For – Alive Productions
- Record Company – Bizarre Inc.
- Published By – Bizarre Music Inc.
Credits
- Art Direction – John Williams
- Bass, Vocals – Dennis Dunaway
- Drums, Vocals – Neal Smith
- Engineer – Barry Keene
- Executive-Producer – Herb Cohen
- Lead Guitar – Glen Buxton
- Music By, Lyrics By, Arranged By – Alice Cooper , Dennis Dunaway, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Neal Smith
- Photography By – Lorrie Sullivan
- Piano – David Briggs (tracks: A2)
- Producer – David Briggs
- Rhythm Guitar – Michael Bruce
- Vocals – Alice Cooper
Notes
Original Pitman Pressing variant of this Terre Haute press on Straight label by same catalog #.Produced at Sunwest Studios, Hollywood
Gatefold - Printed in U.S.A.
Displays tracks B4 & B5 and their times reversed from how they are pressed on vinyl and listed on labels.
B1 for Gene Vincent
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (A Side Label): S39648
- Matrix / Runout (B Side Label): S39649
- Matrix / Runout (A Side Etch exc ᴘ, º, A stamps): P 39648 WS 1845A - 1C º A
- Matrix / Runout (B Side Etch exc ᴘ, º, C stamps): P 39649 WS 1845B -1C º C
- Rights Society: BMI
Other versions
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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WS 1845 | Alice Cooper | Easy Action (LP, Album, Gat) | Straight | WS 1845 | US | 1970 |
7 73391-2 | Alice Cooper | Easy Action (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Enigma Retro, Straight | 7 73391-2 | US | 1989 |
WS 1845 | Alice Cooper | Easy Action (LP, Album, M/Print) | Straight | WS 1845 | US | 1970 |
WS 1845 | Alice Cooper | Easy Action (LP, Album, Gat) | Warner Bros. Records, Straight | WS 1845 | US | 1970 |
WPCR-14300 | Alice Cooper | Easy Action (CD, Album, RE, Unofficial) | Warner Bros. Records , Straight | WPCR-14300 | Unknown |
Tracklist Hide Credits
A1 | Mr. And Misdemeanor | 3:20 |
A2 | Shoe SalesmanPiano – David Briggs |
2:33 |
A3 | Still No Air | 2:30 |
A4 | Below Your Means | 6:50 |
B1 | Return Of The Spiders (For Gene Vincent) | 4:25 |
B2 | Laughing At Me | 2:16 |
B3 | Refrigerator Heaven | 2:17 |
B4 | Beautiful Flyaway | 3:00 |
B5 | Lay Down And Die, Goodbye | 7:00 |
Credits
- Art Direction – John Williams
- Engineer – Barry Keene
- Executive-Producer – Herb Cohen
- Music By, Lyrics By, Arranged By – Alice Cooper , Dennis Dunaway, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Neal Smith
- Photography By – Lorrie Sullivan
- Producer – David Briggs
Notes
The sleeve incorrectly lists track B4 with a length of 7:30 and B5 with a length of 3:00.Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Etched): WS 1845 39648 A-1C B11
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Etched): WS 1845 39649 B-1C B7
Other versions
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WS 1845 | Alice Cooper | Easy Action (LP, Album, Gat) | Straight | WS 1845 | US | 1970 |
7 73391-2 | Alice Cooper | Easy Action (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Enigma Retro, Straight | 7 73391-2 | US | 1989 |
WS 1845 | Alice Cooper | Easy Action (LP, Album, M/Print) | Straight | WS 1845 | US | 1970 |
WS 1845 | Alice Cooper | Easy Action (LP, Album, Gat) | Warner Bros. Records, Straight | WS 1845 | US | 1970 |
WPCR-14300 | Alice Cooper | Easy Action (CD, Album, RE, Unofficial) | Warner Bros. Records , Straight | WPCR-14300 | Unknown |
Tracklist Hide Credits
A1 | Mr. And Misdemeanor | 3:20 |
A2 | Shoe SalesmanPiano – David Briggs |
2:33 |
A3 | Still No Air | 2:30 |
A4 | Below Your Means | 6:50 |
B1 | Return Of The Spiders (For Gene Vincent) | 4:25 |
B2 | Laughing At Me | 2:16 |
B3 | Refrigerator Heaven | 2:17 |
B4 | Beautiful Flyaway | 3:00 |
B5 | Lay Down And Die, Goodbye | 7:30 |
Credits
- Bass, Vocals – Dennis Dunaway
- Drums, Vocals – Neal Smith
- Lead Guitar – Glen Buxton
- Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Piano, Organ – Michael Bruce
- Vocals – Alice Cooper
Notes
Early cassette pressing in slipcase box with no computer bar codeOther versions
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WS 1845 | Alice Cooper | Easy Action (LP, Album, Gat) | Straight | WS 1845 | US | 1970 |
7 73391-2 | Alice Cooper | Easy Action (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Enigma Retro, Straight | 7 73391-2 | US | 1989 |
WS 1845 | Alice Cooper | Easy Action (LP, Album, M/Print) | Straight | WS 1845 | US | 1970 |
WS 1845 | Alice Cooper | Easy Action (LP, Album, Gat) | Warner Bros. Records, Straight | WS 1845 | US | 1970 |
WPCR-14300 | Alice Cooper | Easy Action (CD, Album, RE, Unofficial) | Warner Bros. Records , Straight | WPCR-14300 | Unknown |