Sunday, June 3, 2012

Madhouse Rock Tour Book

This is the second edition of The Madhouse Rock Tour book according to The Alice Cooper Tour Program Website. The original our book came out in '78 I'm guessing the second edition may have been published in '79 during the tour. This is an oversized book that I had to scan in pieces so there may be some cropped off images near the edge. I also found a few images from The Alice Cooper Tour Program Website to save some time. The actual book size is 10x14 inches so you can imagine the spreads being double the size. The last tour book I got close to this size was the Trash tour. I haven't seen tour books at concerts in a long time.

The cover is the image that now graces "The Strange Case of Alice Cooper" DVD.


Inside cover and page 1.

There are some performers that reappear from "Welcome To My Nightmare" tour 
that makes "Madhouse Rock" tour seem even bigger. 

If the illustration on left looks familiar it was by Bill Garland who did the inside sleeve on "Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits" album.  The black & white illustration of Alice Cooper inside the garage surrounded by movie stars from the 1920's to 1950's.

This creature on the left looks so much like a left over from Jim Henson's Muppet Show.
This is the first time Alice incorporated the athletic support cup as part of his costume.



Alice states in "The Strange Case" DVD that the electric chair isn't as dramatic as the gallows or guillotine. I have to agree it just sparks and smokes as Alice shakes in the chair.




Here's a picture of Alice w/ baby and carriage. This usually appears when Alice 
sings "Dead Babies" a song that didn't appear on the DVD.
Next page check out the prices. $3 for a tour book!
I remember trying to purchase the jacket but it was sold out.



Back cover