Top 10 Alice Cooper Album Covers

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Our Top 10 Alice Cooper Album Covers list will look at a legendary rock band. The band was named Alice Cooper in 1964. The band members are Vince Furnier (Alice Cooper), Glen Buxton (lead guitar), Michael Bruce (rhythm guitar and keyboards), Dennis Dunaway (bass guitar) and Neal Smith (drums). Vince Furnier went on to take on the name Alice Cooper Casual fans might have thought that Alice Cooper was just a man, but the name was originally used for the band. The band Alice Cooper rose to fame in 1971. Their hit single “I’m Eighteen” helped put them on the map. Their success didn’t stop there because School’s Out became one of the breakthrough albums. The band was known for shock value when they performed on stage. Alice Cooper as a band and a solo act sold over 50 million records worldwide. Alice Cooper (the man) is known for being the godfather of shock rock. His love of horror movies, mysteries and vaudeville shows helped shape the album covers for the band as well as his solo albums.

Alice Cooper (the band) wanted to take some time off to do solo projects. They didn’t get back together. Once the band broke up, Vincent Furnier continued to use the name Alice Cooper. He ended up working with new musicians. He had a successful run as a solo artist. His album covers are also memorable. Looking at his album covers will take your breath away. If you are fan of horror movies, you will enjoy looking at his album covers. If you are not a fan of horror movies, they may scare you. His eccentric style is reflected in his solo album covers. Unlike his album covers with the band, he appears on most of the album covers for his solo projects.

If you look at Alice Cooper’s album covers, you could never say they aren’t original. Alice Cooper’s album covers are like looking at horror movie posters or horror movies. Alice Cooper experimented with different looks for their album covers and it paid off. They are innovators of including horror on their album covers. Our Top 10 Alice Cooper Album Covers list will feature album covers from the band as well as Alice Cooper’s solo projects.

# 10 – Zipper Catches Skin

The first pick on our Top 10 Alice Cooper Album Covers list is Zipper Catches Skin. Zipper Catches Skin is Alice Cooper’s seventh solo studio album. This album blends new wave, pop and rock music. He was trying to keep up with the trends that were going on during that time. He considered it a hardcore album. The album cover has song lyrics written on the cover. His name is blended in the back in red letters. They look like a watermark. He uses a smear of blood to underline the album title. The album title is small. You might miss it if it weren’t underlined in blood. The song lyrics are written on a white background in black letters.

Alice Cooper and Jonathan Exley came up with the concept of the album cover. Alice Cooper didn’t want to exploit the title of the album. It is better that he didn’t do it so the album cover wouldn’t have had to be censored. Alice Cooper and Jonathan Exley still managed to capture the horror flair of the album by adding blood to the album cover. It is not a typical horror album cover, but the blood adds something extra to the cover. The lyrics will give you something to read while you are listening to the album. It is amazing how Jonathan Exley was able to capture a picture of the lyrics when they were written in small type. He also managed to get Alice Cooper’s name embedded on the album cover. Jonathan Exley was a celebrity photographer. He worked with Alice Cooper, Michael Jackson, Albert Hammond, Leslie Uggams, Chango, Becky Hobbs, Glend Griffith, Crystal Gayle, Eddie Rabbit, The Gapp Band, Maxine Nightingale, Ava Barber, The Electric Light Orchestra, Kansas, as well as others. Zipper Catches Skin was released in August 1982. The album features the singles “I Am the Future,” “I Like Girls,” “Remarkably Insincere” and “I Better Be Good.”

# 9 – Pretties for You

The next pick on our Top 10 Alice Cooper Album Covers list is Pretties for You. Pretties for You is Alice Cooper’s debut album. This is the album that introduced the world to the band. The band had a psychedelic and hard rock sound for the album. The album cover is unique. It is a picture of a girl lifting her dress to an older man. He has his back to her. The girl is standing by a table. She is wearing a blue dress. The man is wearing a black suit. There is a cake sitting on the table. There is traffic in the background. The cover has a gray background with a lavender border. The letters are yellow.

This is a tame cover compared to their future ones. It is an unusual picture because the people in it look as if they are in the middle of the street, but the cars are behind them. She appears to be standing by a table. It would make sense to assume that it was a table because a cake appears to be sitting on a table. Ed Bearsley created a portrait that will have you asking different questions. Why is she lifting her dress to the older man while his back was turned? If they are not near a table, why is there a cake in the middle of the picture? If the people are on the street, why aren’t the cars in the street? Why are they the background? Ed Bearsley used solid colors for the painting. The band used Ed Bearsley’s painting for the album cover. Ed Bearsley was a painter whose painting was used for Alice Cooper’s album cover. Pretties for You was released in June 1969. The album peaked at number 193 on Billboard 200. Pretties for You features the singles “Reflected,” “Living” and “No Longer Umpire.”

# 8 – Lace and Whiskey

The eighth pick on our Top 10 Alice Cooper Album Covers list is Lace and Whiskey. Lace and Whiskey is Alice Cooper’s third solo studio album. Alice Cooper took on a different persona for this album. He came up with a fictional character reminiscent of Inspector Clouseau. The songs are still rock and roll based, but they were influenced by his love of classic movies and music. The album cover is a black and white picture. The picture features a revolver, bullet, book, bottle of whiskey, cigarette and ashtray. It contains the things that a private investigator would have on their desk. The book cover has the same things that are on the table. The album cover looks like it belongs in a murder mystery. His name and album title are in the book. The album title is written as if it is the name of the book while his name is written as if he is the author of the book.

Richard Seireeni created an original album cover. It is like a plot from a mystery. You will get old school mystery vibes while you are looking at the album cover. Alice Cooper’s love for mysteries was represented in the picture. Richard Seireeni did a great job making the cover look like a murder mystery instead of an album cover. This is an engaging photo that will encourage you to want to know more about what is going on in the picture. We were impressed by the way Richard Seirenni designed the book cover. He made it look as if Alice Cooper wrote the book. Richard Seirenni is an art director and designer. He has worked with Alice Cooper, Brenda Lee, Tom Ranier, Leona Williams, Wet Willie, Diana Ross, Lisa Dal Bellow, The Gapp Band, Kansas, Richard Wagner, Jimmy Buffett, Rod Stewart, Stargard, Shaun Cassidy, Chaka Khan as well as others. Lace and Whiskey was released in April 1977. The album peaked at number 42 on Billboard 200. Lace and Whiskey features the singles “You and Me,” “Lace and Whiskey,” “It’s Hot Tonight” and “King of the Silver Screen.”

# 7 – Killer

The seventh pick on our list is Killer. Killer is Alice Cooper’s (the band) fourth studio album. The band made this album so it could play out like a movie. The band stuck with rock music, but they wanted the album to be more theatrical. The album cover features a picture of a boa constrictor with its tongue sticking out. The snake’s picture was taken from its right side. It looks as if it is a profile picture. The snake looks like it is ready to pounce on someone. The name and album title appear to be handwritten. The snake is in front of a blood red background cover.

Alice Cooper enjoyed horror and macabre. He has a fascination with shocking people in horrific ways. He succeeded by creating a creepy looking picture of a snake. The snake looks as if it is ready to attack someone. His knack for darkness is shown in the artwork for this album cover. Alice Cooper designed the album cover himself. In fact, his boa constrictor is the one featured on the album cover. Photographer Pete Turner took a dark photo of the boa constrictor.

The dark shot makes the snake look scarier. He used the right color for this album cover. It represents Alice Cooper’s fascination with blood. Pete Turner was a photographer who worked with Alice Cooper, The Creed Taylor Orchestra, Cal Tjader, Dizzy Gillespie, Lee Konitz, Curtis Fuller, Quincy Jones and His Orchestra, The John Coltrane Quartet, Ray Charles and Betty Carter, Oliver Nelson, Herbie Mann, Wes Montgomery, George Benson, as well as others. Killer was released in November 1971. The album peaked at number 21 on Billboard 200. Killer features the singles “Under My Wheels,” “Be My Lover” and “Halo of Flies.” The album sold over one million copies.

# 6 – Raise Your Fist and Yell

Raise Your Fist and Yell is Alice Cooper’s 10th solo studio album. This album has a horror movie vibe. The album cover features a left fist with a face in the middle. The face is Alice Cooper with his mouth wide open. The face in the fist has dark eye makeup on. It also has dark lines around the mouth. There is a cut on the third finger. There is makeup on the fingers. The background looks as if the hand shattered something. It is reminiscent of a horror movie. The background is a mix of black and blue. The album title is written in blue letters while Alice Cooper’s name is written in blood red letters.

This album was released when horror movies were popular so it makes sense that Alice Cooper would want an album cover that looks horrific. The album cover is unique because you don’t see a face in a hand often. Jim Warren painted an interesting portrait of Alice Cooper. He managed to capture Alice Cooper’s essence inside of a fist. He used beautiful colors to tell this story. Everything about this picture reminds you of a horror movie. He even included blood dripping from Alice Cooper’s name. He balanced out the dark and light colors brilliantly. Jim Warren is a painter who likes to do horror movie type pictures. He worked with Alice Cooper, Prince, Bob Seger, The Sylvers, Briar, Six Feet Under, Loudness, as well as others. Raise Your Fist and Yell was released in October 1987. The album peaked at number 73 on Billboard 200. Raise Your Fist and Yell features the singles “Freedom,” “Lock Me Up,” “Not That Kind of Love” and “Prince of Darkness.”

# 5 – Constrictor

The next pick on our Top 10 Alice Cooper Album Covers list is Constrictor. Constrictor is Alice Cooper’s ninth solo studio album. Alice Cooper took a break from the music industry. He starred in the horror movie Monster Dog. The songs on the album were horror movie themed. The theme of the album coincided with the album cover. The horrific album cover features a boa constrictor wrapping itself around Alice Cooper’s neck. Part of the boa constrictor is in his mouth. He is wearing his signature black eye makeup. His eyes are opened wide. There is pink on the top part of the snake. He is standing in front of a black background. This is the type of cover you would expect from Alice Cooper.

Alice Cooper had the chance to pose with a boa constrictor. He used this picture for shock value by having the snake in his mouth. He looks petrified in the picture. It is understandable that he looks this way since he has a snake wrapped around him and in his mouth. David Hale Associates did a fantastic job of creating a horror picture. This picture looks like something that would be in a horror movie. If you didn’t know any better, you would think you looking at someone who is about to get killed in a horror movie. David Hale Associates made an odd choice to have pink lighting on the boa constrictor, but it doesn’t keep it from being an interesting shot. David Hale Associates is best known for working with Alice Cooper. Constrictor was released in September 1986. The album peaked at number 59 on Billboard 200. Constrictor features the singles “Teenage Frankenstein,” “He’s Back (The Man Behind the Mask),” “The Great American Success Story” and “Give It Up.”

# 4 – Hey Stoopid

Hey Stoopid is Alice Cooper’s 12th solo studio album. Alice Cooper put his own personality into the album. It is an honest album. This album proved he was a creative force in music. This eye-catching album cover is a picture of a skull dressed up like Alice Cooper. It is wearing Alice Cooper’s makeup. The skull is wearing a black wig reminiscent of Alice Cooper’s hair. The hands are from a mannequin. One hand is wearing a black lace glove with a snake wrapped around it. The other mannequin hand has a chain wrapped around it. The cover also has money, jewels, makeup brushes and nails. There are pastel colors around the skull.

This album cover will grab your attention immediately. It proves that Alice Cooper hasn’t lost it when it comes to shocking his listeners. Mike McNeilly created an amazing album cover. He stuck with Alice Cooper’s love of horror movies for the cover. He used a scary looking skull to create the album cover. He chose a black background to complete the look. The bright colors take away the darkness from the album cover. You may not be able to take your eyes off this album cover. The album cover keeps up with the theme of the album. Some of the songs are represented on the album cover. Mike McNeilly is a visual artist. He is best known for working with Alice Cooper. Hey Stoopid was released in July 1991. The album peaked at number 47 on the Billboard 200. Hey Stoopid features the singles “Hey Stoopid,” “Loves a Loaded Gun” and “Feed My Frankenstein.”

# 3 – Billion Dollar Babies

Coming in at number three on our list is Billion Dollar Babies. Billion Dollar Babies is Alice Cooper’s (the band) sixth studio album. This is one of the band’s most successful albums. They wanted to expose the idea that people had sick preferences when it comes to what they want. Alice Cooper (the man) used Chuck Berry as an influence. The album cover features a snakeskin wallet. There is a picture of a gold coin with a baby in the middle. The baby is wearing eye makeup like Alice Cooper. The band’s name and album title are above and below the baby. There are diamonds around the coin.

Alice Cooper wanted to make fun of themselves because of the money they were getting. The band thought success was crazy, so they were making fun of it. The band wanted to shock people with the album cover. They never hid the fact that they were in it for the money so the cover of the wallet was supposed to prove their point. This is why it has a billion-dollar coin on the cover. David Bailey did an excellent job conveying the message of Alice Cooper being in the business for money. They wanted the fans to know that they were in on the joke and David Bailey gave them what they wanted. David Bailey made that shade of green work for the album cover. He also managed to make the face on the coin look like Alice Cooper (the man).

David Bailey is a photographer. He has worked with Alice Cooper, The Rolling Stones, Marianne Faithfull, Amen Corner, Fanny, Matthew Fisher, Tycoon, Elton John, Nine Below Zero, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, John Waite, Barbara Streisand, Cat Stevens, Dire Straits, Donny Osmond, Pink Floyd, Pete Townshend, Queen, as well as others. Billion Dollar Babies was released in March 1973. The album peaked at number one on Billboard 200. Billion Dollar Babies features the singles “Elected,” “Hello Hooray,” “No More Mr. Nice Guy” and “Billion Dollar Babies.” The album sold over one million copies.

# 2 – School’s Out

School’s Out is Alice Cooper’s (the band) fifth studio album. The album is a concept album about children losing their youth when they get out of school. This is another successful album by the band. The album cover features a picture of a desk with carvings from the band. The desk looks like a school desk. The carvings on the desk are something you would see on a desk at school. The band’s initials are carved on the desk. The wooden desk is brown. The band’s name and album title are written on the right side in a heart. The heart has a knife going through it.

The band didn’t go with a scary theme for the album cover. They went with a realistic look for the cover. The album cover fits with the theme of the album. Craig Braun wanted to depict a look that would suit the title of the album. This album cover proves that the band didn’t need to have snakes and horror movie imagery in order to have an intriguing cover. Craig Braun kept the album cover simple and easy to the point. It is a picture you don’t have to interpret because you can tell what it is. Craig Braun is a designer who has worked with Alice Cooper, The Rolling Stones, Joe Cocker, The Carpenters, Quincy Jones, Four Tops, Solomon Burke, Clarence Carter, Love Sculpture, Kaye Hart, Bobby Sherman, Marvin Gaye, Flaming Ember, Freda Payne, Jimmy Hendrix, Albert Hammond, Barry White, as well as others. School’s Out was released June 1972. The album peaked at number two on Billboard 200. School’s Out features the singles “School’s Out,” “Luney Tunes,” “Blue Turk” and “My Stars.” The album sold over one million copies.

# 1 – Welcome to My Nightmare

The number one pick on our Top 10 Alice Cooper Album Covers list is Welcome to My Nightmare. Welcome to My Nightmare is Alice Cooper’s debut solo album. This is a concept album. He told the story about a person’s journey through nightmares. The album cover is Alice Cooper like you have never seen him before. He doesn’t have his signature makeup on. He is drawn like a cartoon. He is wearing a black tuxedo. He is holding a top hat in his right hand. His left hand is on his chest. Alice Cooper is inside of a triangle. There are pictures of butterflies in the background. The background is sky blue.

Drew Struzan captured a different side of Alice Cooper. The Alice Cooper most people recognize is the one who wears makeup on his face. This album cover gives you a chance to see him without the makeup on. Alice Cooper is also wearing a top hat and tails instead of his standard leather outfit. He also doesn’t have the boa constrictor on the cover. It is a colorful picture. Drew Struzan used mostly light colors for the cover. The color of the tuxedo, hat and album title brings darkness to the cover. The picture doesn’t resemble a nightmare unless it is because Alice Cooper is wearing a tuxedo. It looks like a portrait that could be hanging up in an art gallery. This album cover was picked as one of the top 100 album covers of all time and it is easy to see why.

Drew Struzan is an artist who has worked with Alice Cooper, Liberace, The First Edition, Canned Heat, Black Oak Arkansas, Carole King, Black Sabbath, Anne Murray, Tony Orlando & Dawn, Lakeside, Brothers Johnson, The Beach Boys, Michael Jackson, as well as others. Welcome to My Nightmare was released in February 1975. The album peaked at number five on Billboard 200. Welcome to My Nightmare features the singles “Welcome to My Nightmare,” “Devil’s Food,” “Only Women Bleed” and “Department of Youth.” The album sold over one million copies.