four-pages in Veronica Magazine, December 9, 1972. ALICE COOPER HOT CONCERT He's been to Amsterdam and Rotterdam, and the cleaners at the Concertgebouw and Doelen, respectively, knew it. As expected, American idol Alice Cooper put on a show. The thousands who attended his concerts, organized by Paul Acket, will not easily forget what Alice Cooper did on stage. Weeks before he came to the Netherlands, the most bizarre rumors about Alice Cooper's act circulated in pop circles.

Alice shocks America coast-to-coast – some stations literally pull the plug! Alice Cooper Group’s Hofstra University performance (November 2, 1972) aired nationwide on the ABC In Concert series, November 24, 1972 – the full “Gutter Cat” fight and “Killer” hanging scenes intact. The backlash was instant: Kingsport, Tennessee’s ABC affiliate complained but ran it anyway. WPVI-TV Philadelphia buried it at 1:30 a.m. on tape delay. Cincinnati’s WKRC-TV Channel 12 yanked it off air

Shock rock invades the Highlands! Alice Cooper Group’s cover and two-page article in Disc, November 18, 1972.

Alice Cooper’s nightmare fuel exposed – Circus dives into the shock-rock engine! cover insert and three-page feature in Circus magazine, February 1972. (one page missing)