Alice Cooper has announced a 50th anniversary deluxe edition of his seminal 1973 album Billion Dollar Babies. The expanded set arrives March 8th digitally and in 3-LP and 2-CD physical formats.
The “Trillion Dollar” edition, as Cooper is calling it, includes a remastered version of the original studio album and a wealth of era-specific rarities: two studio outtakes, four single mixes, and a concert recording from a Texas date in 1973. The vinyl edition will also replicate the original LP’s iconic snakeskin wallet sleeve design (and houses the original billion dollar bill insert of the band).
The liner notes for both the LP and CD editions features an oral history of the album, with Cooper himself reflecting on the songwriting process for what would become some of the biggest hits of his career (i.e. “Elected” and “No More Mr. Nice Guy”).
“We were writing those songs looking at each other, and every time we’d write a line I’d say, ‘Oh, this is gonna kill them. Oh, they’re gonna hate us on this one,’” said Cooper in the liner notes (as revealed in a press release). “But at the same time, it was almost like an Edgar Allan Poe short story when you listen to ‘I Love the Dead.’ I tried to write that the way Vincent Price would sing it.”
The album’s consistency and numerous hits rank it as arguably Cooper’s finest artistic achievement and a high mark of his band’s original lineup. The upcoming reissue follows previous deluxe repressing of his early ’70s work, including Killer and School’s Out.
Below you can see the tracklist for the 50th anniversary deluxe edition of Alice Cooper’s Billion Dollar Babies and stream the single mix of “Elected.” Pre-order the 3-LP edition here and the 2-CD edition here.
Billion Dollar Babies 50th Anniversary Edition 3-LP Vinyl Tracklist:
LP1 – Side A
01. Hello Hooray
02. Raped And Freezin’
03. Elected
04. Billion Dollar Babies
05. Unfinished Sweet
Side B
01. No More Mr. Nice Guy
02. Generation Landslide
03. Sick Things
04. Mary Ann
05. I Love The Dead
LP2 – Side C
01. Hello Hooray – Live, 1973
02. Billion Dollar Babies – Live, 1973
03. Elected – Live, 1973
04. I’m Eighteen – Live, 1973
05. Raped And Freezin’ – Live, 1973
06. No More Mr. Nice Guy – Live, 1973
Side D
01. My Stars – Live, 1973
02. 02. Unfinished Sweet – Live, 1973
03. Sick Things – Live, 1973
04. Dead Babies – Live, 1973
05. I Love The Dead – Live, 1973
LP3
Side E
01. School’s Out – Live, 1973
02. Under My Wheels – Live, 1973
03. Coal Black Model T – Outtake
04. Son Of Billion Dollar Babies (Generation Landslide) – Outtake
Side F
01. Hello Hooray – Single Version
02. Billion Dollar Babies – Single Version
03. Elected – Single Version
04. Mary Ann – Single Version
05. Slick Black Limousine
Billion Dollar Babies 50th Anniversary Edition 2-CD Tracklist:
CD1
01. Hello Hooray
02. Raped And Freezin’
03. Elected
04. Billion Dollar Babies
05. Unfinished Sweet
06. No More Mr. Nice Guy
07. Generation Landslide
08. Sick Things
09. Mary Ann
10. I Love The Dead
CD2
01. Hello Hooray – Live, 1973
02. Billion Dollar Babies – Live, 1973
03. Elected – Live, 1973
04. I’m Eighteen – Live, 1973
05. Raped And Freezin’ – Live, 1973
06. No More Mr. Nice Guy – Live, 1973
07. My Stars – Live, 1973
08. Unfinished Sweet – Live, 1973
09. Sick Things – Live, 1973
10. Dead Babies – Live, 1973
11. I Love The Dead – Live, 1973
12. School’s Out – Live, 1973
13. Under My Wheels – Live, 1973
14. Coal Black Model T – Outtake
15. Son Of Billion Dollar Babies (Generation Landslide) – Outtake
16. Hello Hooray – Single Version
17. Billion Dollar Babies – Single Version
18. Elected – Single Version
19. Mary Ann – Single Version
20. Slick Black Limousine
