Studio Albums 75-78

Alice Cooper’s 1975 platinum certified solo debut, "Welcome To My Nightmare", was the 1st of 8 studio albums and the beginning of a new chapter in a legendary career that has haunted music for half a century. Rhino Records covers the early years in a new set featuring Cooper’s 1st 4 solo albums with a selection of rarities.

After the original Alice Cooper band redefined rock with global anthems like “School’s Out” and “I’m Eighteen”, Cooper went solo in 1975 with "Welcome To My Nightmare". Produced by Bob Ezrin, the concept album exploring a child’s nightmares was certified platinum, peaking at #5 on the Billboard 200. It was followed by a TV special, a groundbreaking theatrical world tour, and a concert film.

Its concept continued a year later on the gold certified "Alice Cooper Goes To Hell", which introduced his biggest-selling single, “I Never Cry”.

Cooper shifted gears in 1977 on the platinum certified "Lace & Whiskey", adopting the persona of the bumbling, hard drinking private investigator Maurice Escargot. It featured the Top 10 ballad “You And Me”.

His 4th album in 4 years, 1978’s "From The Inside" is a concept album co-written with Bernie Taupin that draws directly from Cooper’s recent experience in an asylum. Produced by David Foster, the album includes the hit single, “How You Gonna See Me Now,” which peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100.

With a career spanning nearly 6 decades, Cooper has sold more than 50 million albums, headlined numerous sold out tours, and fundamentally influenced the trajectory of hard rock and heavy metal. A cultural icon and a 2011 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee, Cooper continues to evolve as a creative force. He hosts the long running national radio show “Alice’s Attic with Alice Cooper” and recently debuted “The Cooper Club”, a line of golf apparel.

This October, he will release his long awaited autobiography, "Devil On My Shoulder", offering an unfiltered look at one of the most enduring careers in music history.