School's Out (album)

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School's Out
Studio album by Alice Cooper
Released	June, 1972
Recorded	1972
Genre	Rock, hard rock, heavy metal, shock rock, glam rock, garage rock
Length	37:13
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Bob Ezrin
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone (mixed) link Robert Christgau (B-) link
Alice Cooper chronology
Killer (1971) School's Out (1972) Billion Dollar Babies (1973)

School's Out is an album released by Alice Cooper in 1972. The album's title track has remained a staple song in Alice Cooper's live setlist and receives regular airplay on many "Classic Rock" radio stations.

The original album cover (designed by Craig Braun^[1]) had the sleeve opening in the manner of an old school desk. The vinyl record inside was wrapped in a pair of girl's panties.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Covers 4 References

[edit] Track listing

1. "School's Out" (Alice Cooper, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith) – 3:26
2. "Luney Tune" (Cooper, Dunaway) – 3:36
3. "Gutter Cats vs. the Jets" (Buxton, Dunaway, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) – 4:39
4. "Street Fight" (Cooper, Buxton, Bruce, Dunaway, Smith) – 0:55
5. "Blue Turk" (Cooper, Bruce) – 5:29
6. "My Stars" (Cooper, Bob Ezrin) – 5:46
7. "Public Animal #9" (Cooper, Bruce) – 3:53
8. "Alma Mater" (Smith) – 4:27
9. "Grande Finale" (Cooper, Buxton, Bruce, Dunaway, Bob Ezrin, Smith, Mack David, Elmer Bernstein) – 4:36

[edit] Personnel

• Alice Cooper - vocals
• Glen Buxton - lead guitar
• Michael Bruce - rhythm guitar, keyboards
• Dennis Dunaway - bass guitar
• Neal Smith - drums
• Ryan Gains - additional guitar
• Dick Wagner - lead guitar on "My Stars"

[edit] Covers

• The title track was covered by the heavy metal band GWAR on their 2006 album Beyond Hell
• The title track was also covered by Swiss metal band Krokus.

[edit] References

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