Killer Expanded & Remastered

It's about time for Rhino to release some Alice Cooper reissues since it has been over 20 years since the amazing Life and Crimes of Alice Cooper Boxset, the updated greatest hits CD called Mascara and Monsters, the very cool 2CD reissue of Billion Dollar Babies and a very cool remaster of Welcome To My Nightmare. Prior to those reissues, Metal Blade Records released very cool remastered editions of Muscle Of Love, Lace and Whiskey and From The Inside. I never thought Rhino would put out more Alice Cooper reissues so I thought I would be doomed to the original WB CD issues which all sound horrible! I did get the Japanese mini-sleeve editions that came out about 10 years ago which are all fantastic and the mini album art was done with amazing attention to detail. Both new 2023 Rhino Reissues full of awesome live and studio outtakes are amazing and remastering is as good, if not better than the mini-sleeve editions.I hope Rhino has plans to reissue the rest of the Alice Cooper catalog very soon because I want to hear Love It To Death, Pretties For You and Easy Action get the same care and treatment! A re-reissue of Billion Dollar Babies would be welcome as well since I think the 2 disc version from 2001 is out of print. Hey Rhino? PLEASE REMEMBER THE COOP!

First of the packaging is really solid, and if you choose to stick the macabre calendar poster up on the wall, you don't have to tear it off at the perforations as It is a standalone.Great liner notes too, with interviews.LP 1. Original album - Best post-70's repress. Smashes the recent Friday Music versions. My original press is still more dynamic, but this is a very close second. Play it loud (how it is supposed to be) if you want to get the most out of this mastering. NO floor noise at all.LP 2/3. Live concert - Just fabulous. Great recording and a super snapshot of what made the Alice Cooper Band not just a visual assault, but a sonic explosion. Jamming in their own reckless Sunset Strip style, I hear a band that rivaled The Doors for a "What the hell did we get ourselves into?" vibe.LP Alternate extras - If you are a fan, these cuts are must listens.

Its about time that Warner Brothers Records/Rhino remastered this classic album as well as School's Out. There is a notable improvement in sound quality from CD version that has been available for over the last 30 years. This is arguably Alice Cooper's best album and I definitely recommend it to anyone who is only familiar with the band through various greatest his compilations. The album also includes a bonus disc of live performances from the era which were awesome to hear.The set also includes a brief essay when you open it up and a booklet containing photographs and interviews with the band members. The band members and Bob Ezrin all discuss the history behind each song on the album.Overall, this is a great set and I am hoping that Rhino will give Love it to Death and Billion Dollar Babies similar treatment in the next year or two.

The sound quality is definitely better than my original Warner Brothers CD and the live stuff, though a bit rough around the edges, is worth the admission.. The alternate tracks, particularly, "You Drive Me Nervous", are absolutely essential (as is the entire CD, come to think of it). But I have a real beef with the wasted space in the three panel inside. Why waste three panels with someone telling his story about what "Killer" has meant to him over the years. Duh! We bought the CD, you are talking to the choir. Granted the writer was a former editor of CREEM, but why not have two of the panels with the poster/calendar and one panel for the writer to wax enthusiastic? Or, here's an idea: put the writer's comments in the insert and give us another vintage photo? Speaking of the insert, the original group members' comments on the tracks are really informative. It's nice to hear from Mike, Neal and Dennis. Oh, by the way: RIP Glen!

Great reissue especially for second disc on this and Schools out Halo Of Flies live is the birth of prog metal and worth price of disc alone. Outstanding!!🐶👻🐶👻

Nicely remastered version of the KILLER album. The live stuff is mostly underwhelming, in my opinion. I have the 2-CD set. Can't imaging paying the unbelievably high price for the 3-LP set, since I'll rarely play the live set. Get it for the remastered studio recordings which are long overdue.

.Killer is one of the great rock albums of not only 1972, but of all time. The remastered edition is a significant upgrade in sound compared to the original release from the eighties. Many companies rushed popular catalog titles to cash in on the new cd market, sacrificing quality and packaging, the alternate tracks are good, and the live version of Halo of Flies made me go back and listen to it again. Here is hoping that a remastered version of Love It To Death will soon follow.

Finalmente un remaster fatto a regola d’arte su un album storico. Spesso queste operazioni si limitano ad un volume più alto. Qui siamo in presenza di una remasterizzazione di altissima cura e qualità. L’inedito concerto allegato ha un suono fantastico considerando che parliamo dei primi anni 70. Un lavoro che merita l’acquisto.